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AEPAmerican Electric Power Company Inc− 0.17%+ 7.20%
SOSouthern Co− 0.70%+ 1.04%
DUKDuke Energy Corp− 0.91%+ 2.46%

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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+ 7.2%SO+ 1.0%DUK+ 2.5%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	AEPAmerican Electric Power Company Inc	SOSouthern Co	DUKDuke Energy Corp
Return
Last Price	124.50	88.15	120.29
Daily Change	− 0.17%	− 0.70%	− 0.91%
Period ReturnYear to Date	+ 7.20%	+ 1.04%	+ 2.46%
Valuation
Market Cap	$70.7 B	$99.4 B	$93.8 B
P/E Ratio	21.56	21.26	17.84
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

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AEPUtilities · Utilities
SOUtilities · Utilities
DUKUtilities · Utilities

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