How many employees does American Electric Power Company, Inc. have?

American Electric Power Company, Inc. reported 17,581 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 12, 2026. That is up 7.7% from a year earlier.

What is American Electric Power Company, Inc.'s revenue per employee?

American Electric Power Company, Inc. brought in $21.8B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.24M per employee. That ranks 13 of 31 companies we track in Regulated Electric, where the median is $1.18M.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

American Electric Power Company, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

AEP · Regulated Electric · $65.1B market cap

American Electric Power Company, Inc. had 17,581 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 7.7% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $21.8B, up 9.4% from a year earlier, or $1.24M per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

17,581

+7.7% YoY

Revenue

$21.8B

+9.4% YoY

Revenue / employee

$1.24M

Peer median $1.18M

Rank in industry

13 of 31

Regulated Electric

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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AEP employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	17,581	$21.8B	$1.24M	+7.7%	+9.4%
Dec 2024	16,330	$19.9B	$1.22M	-5.3%	+2.8%
Dec 2023	17,250	$19.4B	$1.12M	+1.6%	+0.3%
Dec 2022	16,974	$19.3B	$1.14M	+1.7%	+16.2%
Dec 2021	16,688	$16.6B	$996K	-0.6%	+11.5%
Dec 2020	16,787	$14.9B	$888K	-3.6%	-4.0%
Dec 2019	17,408	$15.5B	$892K	-1.0%	-3.9%
Dec 2018	17,582	$16.2B	$920K	-0.5%	+5.1%
Dec 2017	17,666	$15.4B	$870K	+0.2%	-5.8%
Dec 2016	17,634	$16.3B	$925K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

American Electric Power Company, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Regulated Electric.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
NEE NextEra Energy, Inc.	17,300	$27.5B	$1.59M	Efficient growth
EIX Edison International	13,725	$19.3B	$1.41M	Leaner
AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc.	17,581	$21.8B	$1.24M	Efficient growth
EXC Exelon Corporation	20,571	$24.3B	$1.18M	Efficient growth
ED Consolidated Edison, Inc.	15,407	$16.9B	$1.10M	Efficient growth
D Dominion Energy, Inc.	15,200	$16.5B	$1.09M	Efficient growth
SO The Southern Company	29,800	$29.6B	$992K	Efficient growth
SOJC The Southern Company JR 2017B NT 77	29,800	$29.6B	$992K	Efficient growth
PCG PG&E Corporation	29,010	$24.9B	$860K	Hiring ahead

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Questions about American Electric Power Company, Inc.

How many employees does American Electric Power Company, Inc. have?: American Electric Power Company, Inc. reported 17,581 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 12, 2026. That is up 7.7% from a year earlier.
What is American Electric Power Company, Inc.'s revenue per employee?: American Electric Power Company, Inc. brought in $21.8B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.24M per employee. That ranks 13 of 31 companies we track in Regulated Electric, where the median is $1.18M.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in American Electric Power Company, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 12, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell AEP.