What if I had invested $1,000 in American Electric Power in 2022?

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$1,000 in American Electric Power in 2022

$1,000 put into American Electric Power (AEP) on January 3, 2022, its first trading day of 2022 in our data, was worth $1,497 on September 23, 2026, with dividends counted to the end of 2024. Over the same days to July 31, 2026, $1,000 in the whole US stock market became $1,637.

$1,000 became$1,497by September 23, 2026

Total return+49.7%dividends counted to 2024

A year, on average+8.9%over 4.7 years

The whole US market$1,637same days to July 31, 2026, dividends counted; AEP by then: $1,616

The S&P 500 index$1,607price only, no dividends

Bought at the close on January 3, 2022, dividends put back in, no costs and no tax. Dividends are counted to the end of 2024; from 2025 on our prices are adjusted for splits only, so dividends paid since then are left out. The stock figure counts dividends; the S&P 500 index figure does not, so compare the stock with the whole-market figure. The market figure is the Fama-French US market return (Kenneth R. French data library), which runs to July 31, 2026. Our stock prices run to September 23, 2026.

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