American Electric Power Company, Inc. Q2 FY2026 Earnings Call

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Financial Performance

  • Q2 2026 Operating Earnings: $1.36 per share ($742 million) vs. $1.43 per share in Q2 2025. Decline primarily due to 2025 transmission minority interest sale and timing-related tax items.
  • Year-to-Date (H1 2026) Operating Earnings: $3.01 per share vs. $2.98 per share in H1 2025. Underlying strength from regulatory outcomes, higher normalized sales, and transmission revenue growth, offset by prior-year favorable weather and increased O&M for reliability.
  • Guidance Update: Raised 2026 full-year operating earnings guidance to $6.25–$6.55 per share (from prior $6.15–$6.45). Reaffirmed 7%–9% annual operating earnings growth rate and >9% operating EPS CAGR through 2030 (based on 2025 midpoint and $78B capital plan).
  • Credit Metrics: Targeting FFO/debt ratio of 14%–15% amid growth period.

Growth and Capital Plan

  • Contracted Large Load: 69 GW through 2030 (up 6 GW from 63 GW last quarter), supported by executed ESAs/LOAs. Breakdown: Texas 45 GW, Ohio 12 GW, remaining states (OK, IN, KY, LA, VA) 12 GW. Focus on high-quality, well-capitalized hyperscalers and industrials with take-or-pay protections.

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Operator: Hello, and thank you for standing by. My name is Lacey, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the American Electric Power second quarter 2026 earnings call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question during this time, simply press star followed by the number one on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw your question, press star one again. Thank you. I would now like to turn the call over to Andy Gurgol, Vice President of Investor Relations. You may go ahead. Andy Gurgol: Good morning, and welcome to American Electric Power's second quarter 2026 earnings call. A live webcast of this teleconference and slide presentation are available on our website under the Events and Presentation section. Joining me today are Bill Fehrman, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, and Trevor Mihalik, Chief Financial Officer. In addition, we have other members of our management team in the room, including Kate Dixon, Senior Vice President, Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer, and Darcy Reese, Vice President, Investor Relations. 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 discu

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