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AEPAmerican Electric Power Company Inc− 0.41%+ 7.26%
CEGConstellation Energy Corp+ 3.47%− 19.00%
SOSouthern Co− 0.90%+ 0.89%
DUKDuke Energy Corp− 0.82%+ 2.47%

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Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

AEP+ 7.3%CEG− 19.0%SO+ 0.9%DUK+ 2.5%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	AEPAmerican Electric Power Company Inc	CEGConstellation Energy Corp	SOSouthern Co	DUKDuke Energy Corp
Return
Last Price	124.20	294.94	87.97	120.40
Daily Change	− 0.41%	+ 3.47%	− 0.90%	− 0.82%
Period ReturnYear to Date	+ 7.26%	− 19.00%	+ 0.89%	+ 2.47%
Valuation
Market Cap	$70.5 B	$106 B	$99.2 B	$93.9 B
P/E Ratio	21.51	28.74	21.22	17.86
Dividend Yield	4.48%	0.91%	4.02%	4.52%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	14.1%	11.1%	16.1%	15.8%
Risk
Beta	0.47	1.13	0.30	0.33
52-Week Range	105.70 — $140.58	228.63 — $412.70	83.80 — $100.84	113.90 — $134.49
Company
Sector	Utilities	Utilities	Utilities	Utilities
Industry	Utilities	Utilities	Utilities	Utilities

Company

AEPUtilities · Utilities
CEGUtilities · Utilities
SOUtilities · Utilities
DUKUtilities · Utilities

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