American Electric Powervs.Exelon
AEP vs EXC · both in Utilities & power producers, part of the Energy, grid & critical infrastructure value chain: Electricity utilities and large power producers, from nuclear to renewable portfolios.
American Electric Power is about 1.6× larger than Exelon by market cap; Exelon trades at the lower P/E (15.5 vs 21.3); year to date, American Electric Power leads (+5.9% vs −4.3%).
Side by side
| AEP | EXC | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $66.9B | $43.1B |
| Price | $122.81 | $41.76 |
| Today | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| Return YTD | +5.9% | −4.3% |
| Return 1Y | +3.3% | −10.5% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | −11.4% | −11.9% |
| P/E | 21.3 | 15.5 |
| P/S | 3.0 | 1.7 |
| P/B | 2.1 | 1.5 |
Data as of 2026-10-09 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since June 26, 2026: the change in the closing price, from the daily closes Sectivia records itself since that date.
The two companies
American Electric PowerAEP
Regulated transmission and distribution wires across 11 states, one of the largest such networks in the US.
Full AEP profile →ExelonEXC
Distributes electricity and gas to several large US cities, ComEd and PECO among them.
Full EXC profile →More AEP & EXC comparisons
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