American Electric Power Company (AEP) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
4.6%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
N/A
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: N/A (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.52B | -2.1% | — |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.53B | 2.1% | — |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.52B | 1.3% | — |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $63.30M | −$63.30M | 0.51B | 2.3% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.50B | 0.9% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.50B | 0.4% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.50B | 0.3% | — |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.49B | 0.2% | — |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.49B | 0.2% | — |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $66.50M | −$66.50M | 0.49B | 0.2% | — |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.49B | 0.3% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.49B | 0.4% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $56.40M | −$56.40M | 0.49B | 0.4% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $51.77M | −$51.77M | 0.49B | 0.5% | — |
| 2011 | $64.00M | $0.00 | $64.00M | 0.48B | 0.6% | 0.32% |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.48B | 4.5% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.46B | 13.7% | — |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.40B | 0.9% | — |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.40B | 0.9% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.40B | 1.3% | — |
| 2005 | $427.00M | $0.00 | $427.00M | 0.39B | -1.2% | 2.94% |
| 2004 | $10.00M | $0.00 | $10.00M | 0.40B | 4.4% | 0.07% |
| 2003 | $9.00M | $0.00 | $9.00M | 0.38B | 14.3% | 0.08% |
| 2002 | $10.00M | $0.00 | $10.00M | 0.33B | 3.1% | 0.11% |
| 2001 | $5.00M | $0.00 | $5.00M | 0.32B | 0.0% | 0.04% |
| 2000 | $20.00M | $0.00 | $20.00M | 0.32B | 0.3% | — |
| 1999 | $170.00M | $0.00 | $170.00M | 0.32B | 68.1% | — |
| 1998 | $500.00K | $0.00 | $500.00K | 0.19B | 0.9% | — |
| 1997 | $433.30M | $0.00 | $433.30M | 0.19B | 1.2% | — |
| 1996 | $70.80M | $0.00 | $70.80M | 0.19B | — | — |
| 1995 | $158.80M | $0.00 | $158.80M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $35.90M | $0.00 | $35.90M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $4.81B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does American Electric Power Company buy back its own stock?
- Yes, American Electric Power Company (AEP) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is American Electric Power Company diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has American Electric Power Company's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 4.6% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).