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SelectedToday5Y Return

AEPAmerican Electric Power Company Inc− 0.46%+ 39.81%
CEGConstellation Energy Corp+ 3.46%+ 491.82%
Partial Period · Jan 31, 2022 — Aug 31, 2026
SOSouthern Co− 0.91%+ 32.82%

Period Return

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+ 39.8%CEG+ 491.8%SO+ 32.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	AEPAmerican Electric Power Company Inc	CEGConstellation Energy Corp	SOSouthern Co
Return
Last Price	124.14	294.92	87.96
Daily Change	− 0.46%	+ 3.46%	− 0.91%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	+ 39.81%	+ 491.82%Jan 31, 2022 — Aug 31, 2026	+ 32.82%
Valuation
Market Cap	$70.5 B	$106 B	$99.2 B
P/E Ratio	21.49	28.73	21.21
Dividend Yield	4.48%	0.91%	4.02%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	14.1%	11.1%	16.1%
Risk
Beta	0.47	1.13	0.30
52-Week Range	105.70 — $140.58	228.63 — $412.70	83.80 — $100.84
Company
Sector	Utilities	Utilities	Utilities
Industry	Utilities	Utilities	Utilities

Company

AEPUtilities · Utilities
CEGUtilities · Utilities
SOUtilities · Utilities

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