American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP)

American Electric Power Company Employees

American Electric Power Company had 17,581 employees as of December 31, 2025. The number of employees increased by 1,251 or 7.66% compared to the previous year. That makes American Electric Power Company the 2,076th largest employer in the world and 516th in the United States.

• Employees: 17,581
• Change (1Y): 1,251
• Growth (1Y): 7.66%
• Revenue / Employee: $1,296,343
• Profits / Employee: $178,659
• Market Cap: 68.16B

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Employees History

Date	Employees	Change (1Y)	Growth (1Y)
Dec 31, 2025	17,581	1,251	7.66%
Dec 31, 2024	16,330	-920	-5.33%
Dec 31, 2023	17,250	276	1.63%
Dec 31, 2022	16,974	286	1.71%
Dec 31, 2021	16,688	-99	-0.59%
Dec 31, 2020	16,787	-621	-3.57%
Dec 31, 2019	17,408	-174	-0.99%
Dec 31, 2018	17,582	-84	-0.48%
Dec 31, 2017	17,666	32	0.18%
Dec 31, 2016	17,634	229	1.32%
Dec 31, 2015	17,405	-1,124	-6.07%
Dec 31, 2014	18,529	8	0.04%
Dec 31, 2013	18,521	8	0.04%
Dec 31, 2012	18,513	-197	-1.05%
Dec 31, 2011	18,710	-2	-0.01%
Dec 31, 2010	18,712	-2,961	-13.66%
Dec 31, 2009	21,673	-239	-1.09%
Dec 31, 2008	21,912	1,051	5.04%
Dec 31, 2007	20,861	419	2.05%
Dec 31, 2006	20,442	812	4.14%
Dec 31, 2005	19,630	-263	-1.32%
Dec 31, 2004	19,893	-2,182	-9.88%
Dec 31, 2003	22,075	-8	-0.04%
Dec 31, 2002	22,083	-5,643	-20.35%
Dec 31, 2001	27,726	1,350	5.12%
Dec 31, 2000	26,376	9,070	52.41%
Dec 31, 1999	17,306	-637	-3.55%
Dec 31, 1998	17,943	99	0.55%
Dec 31, 1997	17,844	-107	-0.60%
Dec 31, 1996	17,951	-551	-2.98%
Dec 31, 1995	18,502	-1,158	-5.89%
Dec 31, 1994	19,660	-	-

Data Source: Official company filings Last updated: Dec 31, 2025

The employees data for this stock was gathered manually by the Stock Analysis team based on SEC filings and investor relations materials.

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Oct 16, 2026

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