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AEP vs SO // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
American Electric Power Company Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Southern Company (The) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AEP 6
— SO 8
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $130.21 (+0.67%) • MKT CAP: $70.43B
gross-margins
41.00%
LAST: $93.71 (+0.77%) • MKT CAP: $106.97B
gross-margins
41.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AEP VS. SO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AEP | SO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 41.00% | 41.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.60% | 6.90% | -1.30 | SO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.6x | 8.5x | +10.10 | SO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.47% | -2.74% | +11.21 | AEP | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 24.50% | 24.70% | -0.20 | SO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 19.10% | 14.70% | +4.40 | AEP | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.70% | 10.60% | -1.90 | SO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.85% | 2.82% | +0.03 | AEP | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.97 | 0.98 | -0.01 | SO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | AEP | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.20% | 5.50% | +0.70 | SO | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 63.2 | 66.6 | -3.40 | SO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.78 | 0.58 | +0.20 | AEP | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 15.8x | 22.9x | -7.10 | AEP | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $70.43B | $106.97B | -$36.54B | SO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AEP REV | SO REV | AEP GROSS % | SO GROSS % | AEP FCF | SO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $21.70B | $29.55B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $5.97B | -$2.94B |
| FY 2024 | $19.97B | $26.72B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $5.91B | $833.0M |
| FY 2023 | $19.46B | $25.25B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $4.14B | $6.42B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AEP // BETA 0.78
SO // BETA 0.58