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Total Debt for American Electric Power Company (AEP)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$51.78B

YoY change

+9.8%

5Y CAGR

+7.9%

Peak year (2025)

$50.24B

Total Debt history chart for American Electric Power Company (AEP) from 1994 to 2025

Latest: $50.24B

Total Debt growth chart for American Electric Power Company (AEP) from 1994 to 2025

Latest: +9.8%

Total Debt history table for American Electric Power Company (AEP) from 1994 to 2025

  • 2025$50.24B+9.8%
  • 2024$45.76B+4.9%
  • 2023$43.61B+4.9%
  • 2022$41.58B+13.4%
  • 2021$36.66B+6.5%
  • 2020$34.43B+12.8%
  • 2019$30.53B+20.9%
  • 2018$25.26B+10.7%
  • 2017$22.81B+3.8%
  • 2016$21.97B+7.8%
  • 2015$20.37B+1.7%
  • 2014$20.03B+4.7%
  • 2013$19.13B+2.1%
  • 2012$18.74B+3.1%
  • 2011$18.17B+0.0%
  • 2010$18.16B+3.0%
  • 2009$17.62B-1.9%
  • 2008$17.96B+14.7%
  • 2007$15.65B+14.1%
  • 2006$13.72B+12.1%
  • 2005$12.24B-0.6%
  • 2004$12.31B-14.7%
  • 2003$14.43B+2.0%
  • 2002$14.14B-7.0%
  • 2001$15.21B+0.8%
  • 2000$15.09B+79.1%
  • 1999$8.43B+9.4%
  • 1998$7.70B+26.7%
  • 1997$6.08B+14.9%
  • 1996$5.29B-4.1%
  • 1995$5.52B+4.2%
  • 1994$5.30B—

Total Debt values are taken from American Electric Power Company's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Total Debt at American Electric Power Company (AEP)

According to American Electric Power Company's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $51.78B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual total debt for American Electric Power Company (AEP) came in at $50.24B – grew 9.8% year-over-year.

Through 2020–2025 (5 years), American Electric Power Company total debt delivered a +7.9% annualised rate; with mixed annual results across the window.

The record annual total debt stands at $50.24B, reached in 2025; the historical low of $5.29B was recorded in 1996.

American Electric Power Company Total Debt by Year

American Electric Power Company Total Debt 2025: $50.24B

American Electric Power Company total debt in 2025 was $50.24B, grew 9.8% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

American Electric Power Company Total Debt 2024: $45.76B

2024's total debt for American Electric Power Company came in at $45.76B, edged up 4.9% from 2023.

American Electric Power Company Total Debt 2023: $43.61B

American Electric Power Company posted total debt of $43.61B in 2023, edged up 4.9% from 2022.

American Electric Power Company Total Debt 2022: $41.58B

In 2022, American Electric Power Company reported total debt of $41.58B, grew 13.4% from 2021.

American Electric Power Company Total Debt 2021: $36.66B

American Electric Power Company total debt in 2021 was $36.66B.

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