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Video: Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Definition
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Date |
Open |
High |
Low |
Close |
Volume |
04/18/2018 |
$69.00 |
$69.67 |
$68.68 |
$68.73 |
2.04M | 04/19/2018 |
$68.63 |
$68.87 |
$68.10 |
$68.52 |
2.46M | 04/20/2018 |
$68.69 |
$68.88 |
$68.15 |
$68.46 |
2.63M | 04/23/2018 |
$68.57 |
$68.91 |
$68.19 |
$68.44 |
1.88M | 04/24/2018 |
$68.51 |
$69.35 |
$68.35 |
$68.88 |
2.01M |
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American Electric Power Company is a public utility holding company. The public utility subsidiaries of Co. provide electric service, consisting of generation, transmission and distribution, on an integrated basis to their retail customers. The service areas of Co.'s public utility subsidiaries cover portions of the states of Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. Transmission networks are interconnected with distribution facilities in the territories served. |
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American Electric Power (AEP) has the following price history information. Looking back at AEP historical stock prices for the last five trading days, on April 18, 2018, AEP opened at $69.00, traded as high as $69.67 and as low as $68.68, and closed at $68.73. Trading volume was a total of 2.04M shares. On April 19, 2018, AEP opened at $68.63, traded as high as $68.87 and as low as $68.10, and closed at $68.52. Trading volume was a total of 2.46M shares. On April 20, 2018, AEP opened at $68.69, traded as high as $68.88 and as low as $68.15, and closed at $68.46. Trading volume was a total of 2.63M shares. On April 23, 2018, AEP opened at $68.57, traded as high as $68.91 and as low as $68.19, and closed at $68.44. Trading volume was a total of 1.88M shares. On April 24, 2018, AEP opened at $68.51, traded as high as $69.35 and as low as $68.35, and closed at $68.88. Trading volume was a total of 2.01M shares.
AEP Historical Stock Prices By Date:

Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into American Electric Power shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of AEP, and working forward through the historical stock price information to today.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
04/25/2008 |
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End date: |
04/24/2018 |
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Start price/share: |
$44.28 |
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End price/share: |
$68.88 |
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Starting shares: |
225.84 |
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Ending shares: |
347.95 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$19.72 |
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Total return: |
139.67% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
9.13% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$23,963.24 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
04/25/2008 |
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End date: |
04/24/2018 |
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Start price/share: |
$44.28 |
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End price/share: |
$68.88 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$19.72 |
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Total return: |
100.09% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
7.18% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$20,008.75 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Date |
Close |
04/18/2018 | $68.73 | 04/19/2018 | $68.52 | 04/20/2018 | $68.46 | 04/23/2018 | $68.44 | 04/24/2018 | $68.88 |
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