AEP vs ETR

American Electric Power and Entergy, both Utilities

American Electric Power is the larger company at $69B against $51B. On trailing earnings AEP is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 18.1 against 26.2, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year ETR returned +19% against +18% for AEP. The RyuScore puts AEP ahead, 51 against 42 out of 100.

American Electric Power and Entergy compared on valuation, return and the RyuScore
FigureAEPETR
Last close$123$103
Market cap$69B$51B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better18.126.2
Dividend yield3.1%2.4%
1-year return+18%+19%
5-year return+65%+115%
RyuScoresector-relative, 1–1051/10042/100

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

American Electric Power

Revenue of $6.0B in Q1 2026, net income $903M. Its largest reported line is Electricity, 51% of the disclosed total.

Entergy

Revenue of $3.2B in Q1 2026, net income $391M. Its largest reported line is Electricity Us Regulated, 100% of the disclosed total.

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