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SelectedToday5Y Return

AEPAmerican Electric Power Company Inc—+ 40.16%
SOSouthern Co− 1.09%+ 33.08%
DUKDuke Energy Corp− 1.10%+ 16.42%

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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+ 40.2%SO+ 33.1%DUK+ 16.4%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	AEPAmerican Electric Power Company Inc	SOSouthern Co	DUKDuke Energy Corp
Return
Last Price	—	87.80	120.07
Daily Change	—	− 1.09%	− 1.10%
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	+ 40.16%	+ 33.08%	+ 16.42%
Valuation
Market Cap	$70.7 B	$99.0 B	$93.6 B
P/E Ratio	—	21.17	17.81
Dividend Yield	4.48%	4.02%	4.52%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	14.1%	16.1%	15.8%
Risk
Beta	0.47	0.30	0.33
52-Week Range	105.70 — $140.58	83.80 — $100.84	113.90 — $134.49
Company
Sector	Utilities	Utilities	Utilities
Industry	Utilities	Utilities	Utilities

Company

AEPUtilities · Utilities
SOUtilities · Utilities
DUKUtilities · Utilities

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