Stock comparison
American Electric Power
PPL Corporation Corporate Unit
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
AEP
American Electric Power
Market cap
$71.6B
Sector
Utilities
PPLC
PPL Corporation Corporate Unit
Market cap
$36.29B
Sector
Utilities
Overall winner
American Electric Power AEP
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | AEP | PPLC | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 60D | 43D | AEP |
| Benjamin Graham | 52C | 62C | PPLC |
| Philip Fisher | 45D | 42D | AEP |
| Peter Lynch | 55C | 59C | PPLC |
| Joel Greenblatt | 37D | 37D | Tie |
| Charlie Munger | 47D | 32F | AEP |
| Terry Smith | 43D | 24F | AEP |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | AEP | PPLC |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $71.6B | $36.29B |
| P/E (TTM) | 18.6x | 29.3x |
| EV/EBIT | 22.6x | 25.5x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 4.69% | 4.07% |
| Gross margin | 40.39% | 35.29% |
| Net margin | 16.49% | 13.09% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.99% | - |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 7.59% | - |
| Debt / Equity | 1.6x | 1.3x |
| Dividend yield | 3.02% | 1.59% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
AEP leads on
- Market cap$71.6Bvs $36.29B+49%
- Dividend yield3.02%vs 1.59%+47%
- P/E (TTM)18.6xvs 29.3x+37%
- Net margin16.49%vs 13.09%+21%
PPLC leads on
- Debt / Equity1.3xvs 1.6x+17%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.