American Electric Power Cash Flow Statement
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American Electric Power free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, American Electric Power generated $6.94 billion of operating cash flow and spent $3.45 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $3.49 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 16.0% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 45.5% from the prior year's $6.41 billion.
American Electric Power returned $2.01 billion to shareholders through dividends, equal to 58% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 1.7 times.
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American Electric Power cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 3.70B | 2.98B | 2.21B | 2.31B | 2.49B | 2.20B | 1.92B | 1.93B | 1.93B | 618.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +24.19% | +34.48% | -4.02% | -7.33% | +13.27% | +14.42% | -0.60% | +0.12% | +212.12% | -69.89% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 3.33B | 3.15B | 2.93B | 3.07B | 2.72B | 2.49B | 2.20B | 1.97B | 1.71B | 1.69B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 53.00M | 53.00M | 51.00M | 63.30M | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Change in Working Capital | 121.00M | 101.00M | -521.00M | -506.40M | 381.10M | -307.50M | 5.40M | 203.20M | -11.60M | -1.50M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 6.94B | 6.80B | 5.01B | 5.29B | 3.84B | 3.83B | 4.27B | 5.22B | 4.27B | 4.52B |
| Capital Expenditures | -3.45B | -399.00M | -155.00M | — | — | 0 | -918.40M | 0 | 0 | -107.90M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -11.94B | -7.60B | -6.27B | -7.75B | -6.43B | -6.23B | -7.14B | -6.35B | -3.66B | -4.99B |
| Dividends Paid | -2.01B | -1.90B | -1.75B | -1.65B | 1.52B | -1.42B | -1.35B | -1.26B | -1.19B | -1.12B |
| Debt Issued | 8.26B | 5.12B | 5.46B | 4.65B | 6.49B | 5.63B | 4.54B | 4.95B | 3.85B | 2.59B |
| Debt Repaid | -3.65B | -2.69B | -2.20B | -2.35B | -2.99B | -1.34B | -1.22B | -2.78B | -3.09B | -1.79B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 5.02B | 659.00M | 1.08B | 2.57B | 2.61B | 2.41B | 2.86B | 1.16B | -604.90M | 503.90M |
| Net Change in Cash | 22.00M | -133.00M | -178.00M | 105.10M | 13.10M | 5.70M | -11.50M | 31.50M | 9.10M | 34.10M |
| Free Cash Flow | 3.49B | 6.41B | 4.86B | 5.29B | 3.84B | 3.83B | 3.35B | 5.22B | 4.27B | 4.41B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of American Electric Power's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow AEP's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?