American Electric Power Company, Inc. Q3 FY2025 Earnings Call

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Financial Highlights

  • Q3 2025 operating earnings were $1.80 per share (or $963 million), compared with $1.85 per share in Q3 2024. The decline was primarily due to the prior-year sale of the on‑site distributed resources business.
  • Year-to-date operating earnings rose to $4.78 per share, up from $4.38 in the prior-year period (+$0.40 per share, +9%). Drivers included favorable rate changes, strong transmission investment, and substantial load growth.
  • AEP reaffirmed full-year 2025 operating earnings guidance of $5.75–$5.95 per share and expects results in the upper half of that range.
  • Initiated 2026 guidance of $6.15–$6.45 per share (midpoint $6.30), representing roughly 8% growth versus the midpoint of 2025 guidance.

Growth Outlook

  • AEP raised its long-term operating earnings growth rate to 7%–9% annually for 2026–2030, with an expected 9% CAGR over the 5‑year span.
  • Growth is expected to be below the midpoint of the 7%–9% range in 2026–2027, then at or above the high end (9%+) in 2028–2030.
  • This trajectory is supported by extraordinary system load growth and a significantly expanded capital plan.

Load Growth & Customer Commitments

  • AEP now forecasts system peak demand reaching 65 gigawatts by 2030, driven by data centers, industrial reshoring, and economic development.

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Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. My name is Colby, and I'll be your conference operator today. At this time, I'd like to welcome you to the American Electric Power Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] I'd now like to turn the call over to your host for today, Darcy Reese, Vice President of Investor Relations. You may begin. Darcy Reese: Good morning, and welcome to American Electric Power's Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. A live webcast of this teleconference and slide presentation are available on our website under Events and Presentations. Joining me today are Bill Fehrman, Chair, 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, Controller 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 6, and let me hand the call over to Bill. William Fehrman: Thank you, Darcy, and welcome

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