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What drives American Electric Power Company, Inc.’s return on equity?

ROE is five filed business factors multiplied together.

DuPont return on equity factor treeReturn on equity branches into tax burden, interest burden, operating margin, asset turnover, and the equity multiplier.Return on equity13%Tax burden97%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden72%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin25%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.20×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier3.75×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 2 SEC filing sourcesBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$3.7BFY2025
Income before tax$3.8BFY2025
Operating income$5.3BFY2025
$21.7BFY2025
Ending assets$114.5BFY2025
Beginning assets$103.1BFY2024
$31.1BFY2025
$26.9BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 18, 2026 · annual-row source set
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