American Electric Power Company, Inc. Q2 FY2025 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • Strongest second-quarter operating earnings in AEP’s 100-year history: $1.43 per share ($766 million), up 14% from $1.25 per share in Q2 2024.
  • AEP raised its full-year 2025 EPS guidance to the upper half of the $5.75–$5.95 range.
  • Long-term operating EPS growth reaffirmed at 6% to 8%.
  • Company signals major expansion: current $54 billion 5-year capital plan to grow to approximately $70 billion this fall.

Key Financial Performance Drivers

  • Vertically Integrated Utilities: $0.56/share, up $0.10 year-over-year, driven by rate changes and rising data center load.
  • T&D Utilities: $0.42/share, up $0.01. Benefits from rider recovery in Ohio and Texas base rate increases, partly offset by higher O&M and storm costs.
  • Transmission Holdco: $0.42/share, up $0.03 from continued grid investment.
  • Generation & Marketing: $0.17/share, up $0.05 due to stronger energy margins.
  • Corporate & Other: Flat year-over-year.
  • FERC decision on NOLC treatment added $480 million ($0.90/share) to GAAP results; ongoing EPS impact expected at ~$0.03 annually.

Load Growth and Customer Activity

  • Weather-normalized peak demand increased 4+ GW year-over-year (from 33.5 GW to 37.6 GW), generating ~$200 million additional revenue.

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Operator: Thank you for standing by. My name is Greg, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to today's American Electric Power Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the call over to Darcy Reese, Vice President of Investor Relations. Darcy? Darcy Reese: Good morning, and welcome to American Electric Power's Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. A live webcast of this teleconference and slide presentation are available on our website under the Events and Presentations section. Joining me today are Bill Fehrman, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Trevor Mihalik, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In addition, we have other members of our management team in the room to answer questions, if needed, including Kate Sturgess, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. We will be making forward-looking statements during the call. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement we make today. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially are discussed in the company's most recent SEC filings. Please refer to the presentation slides that accompany this call for a reconciliation to GAAP measures. We will take your questions following opening remarks. Please turn to Slide 4, and let me hand the call over to Bill. William J. Fehrman: Thank you, Darcy. Good morning, and welcome to American Electric

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