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The AES Corporation AES SPX

Utilities · Utilities - Diversified · United States
https://www.aes.com
Company Profile ↓
$14.80
+23.70% 1Y
Mkt Cap$10.55B
P/E7.71
P/B2.37
Div. Yield4.79%
52W High$17.07
52W Low$11.96
Book Value$6.20
EPS (TTM)$1.92

Company Overview

The AES Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a power generation and utility company. It operates through four segments: Renewables, Utilities, Energy Infrastructure, and New Energy Technologies. The company owns and/or operates power plants to generate and sell power to customers, such as utilities, industrial users, and other intermediaries; owns and/or operates utilities to generate or purchase, distribute, transmit, and sell electricity to end-user customers in the residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental sectors; and generates and sells electricity on the wholesale market, as well as investments in technologies to support leading-edge greener energy solutions. It uses various fuels and technologies to generate electricity, such as solar, hydro, wind, coal, and gas, as well as renewables comprising energy storage and landfill gas. The company owns and/or operates a generation portfolio of approximately 34,740 megawatts and distributes power to 2.7 million customers. The company operates in the United States, Chile, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Bulgaria, Panama, Colombia, Argentina, Vietnam, Jordan, Puerto Rico, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Applied Energy Services, Inc. and changed its name to The AES Corporation in April 2000. The AES Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.

Why Investors Should Care

Consistent Profit Growth

Net profit has compounded at 88.9% per year over the last five years.

Reasonable Valuation

Trades at a P/E of 7.7, below the sector median of 22.0.

Healthy Margins

Operating margin of 18.7% supports profitability.

Dividend Income

Offers a dividend yield of 4.79%.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $12.23B (-0.4% YoY); net profit $910.00M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +8.7%, earnings +951.1%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -1.0%, profit CAGR 88.9%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:-1.02%
1 Year:8.70%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:88.89%
1 Year:951.10%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+23.70%
6 Months:+5.86%
3 Months:+4.05%
1 Month:+0.89%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bullish
52-Week Range 56% of range
$11.96 $17.07
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMAAbove
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)65.37 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M+0.89%
3M+4.05%
6M+5.86%
1Y+23.70%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 7.71 is below the sector median of 21.98 — relatively cheaper than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Profit CAGR of 88.9% over 5 years.
  • Attractive dividend yield of 4.79%.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Revenue declined at -1.0% CAGR over 5 years.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
7.71
Industry PE
21.98
Forward P/E
6.22
PEG Ratio
0.81
Book Value
$6.20
Price to Book
2.37
P/S
0.84
EV/EBITDA
12.90
Dividend Yield
4.79%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
-1.02%
Profit 5Y
88.89%
Revenue (YoY)
8.70%
Earnings (YoY)
951.10%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
3.42%
ROE
5.26%
ROA
2.71%
Profit Margin
10.82%
Op Margin
18.74%
Gross Margin
19.30%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.68
EPS (TTM)
$1.92

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
2.60
Quick Ratio
0.42
Current Ratio
0.73
Debt
$31.80B
Total Assets
$52.82B
Current Assets
$6.11B
Working Capital
$-1.99B

Ownership

Promoter Holding
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Chg in Prom Hold
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FII / Inst Holding
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Chg in FII Hold
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Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$10.55B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$12.49B
EBITDA
$3.76B
Free Cash Flow
$-2.96B
Operating Cash Flow
$4.96B
Shares Outstanding
713.16M
Gross Margin
19.30%
Payout Ratio
36.66%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Utilities).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 AES The AES Corporation SPX 14.80 7.71 $10.55B 4.79% 3.42% 5.26% -1.02% 88.89%
2 NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. SPX 89.54 22.73 $186.75B 2.90% 4.36% 10.32% 4.12% 8.76%
3 SO The Southern Company SPX 95.96 24.54 $108.18B 3.23% 5.25% 10.99% 3.71% 5.23%
4 DUK Duke Energy Corporation SPX 126.37 19.44 $98.52B 3.41% 4.94% 9.66% 5.53% 6.88%
5 CEG Constellation Energy Corporation NDXSPXAI 256.43 22.26 $91.57B 0.67% 6.26% 16.10% 5.18% 31.53%
6 AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. NDXSPX 134.94 19.96 $73.42B 2.94% 5.68% 12.58% 3.66% 15.77%
7 D Dominion Energy, Inc. SPX 71.30 21.03 $62.71B 3.93% 4.19% 9.79% 0.61% 0.93%
8 SRE Sempra SPX 93.36 31.76 $61.03B 2.85% 3.46% 5.69% 3.05% 3.18%
9 VST Vistra Corp. SPXAI 158.43 26.49 $53.42B 0.61% 7.08% 42.90% 8.92% 58.98%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Revenue 2.53B2.45B2.64B2.66B2.58B2.61B2.69B2.64B2.74B2.54B2.84B2.62B2.65B2.48B2.62B2.43B2.34B2.22B2.54B2.56B2.63B2.70B3.04B2.77B2.85B3.08B3.63B3.06B3.24B3.03B3.43B3.08B2.94B--2.93B2.85B3.35B3.10B3.18B
Cost of Revenue -----------------------------------2.48B2.40B2.62B2.52B2.54B
Gross Profit 501.00M556.00M691.00M632.00M557.00M623.00M640.00M645.00M656.00M600.00M671.00M646.00M586.00M502.00M701.00M560.00M507.00M524.00M756.00M906.00M664.00M728.00M760.00M559.00M530.00M563.00M892.00M563.00M594.00M498.00M918.00M619.00M553.00M--441.00M453.00M735.00M582.00M640.00M
Operating Expenses -----------------------------------77.00M49.00M46.00M69.00M55.00M
Operating Income -----------------------------------364.00M404.00M689.00M513.00M585.00M
EBITDA -----------------------------------657.00M745.00M1.04B497.00M1.03B
Interest Expense -----------------------------------342.00M352.00M348.00M365.00M353.00M
Pretax Income ------------------------------------22.00M39.00M327.00M-269.00M242.00M
Tax Provision -----------------------------------17.00M167.00M-226.00M-139.00M-41.00M
Net Income 126.00M-482.00M175.00M-949.00M-24.00M53.00M152.00M-1.34B684.00M290.00M101.00M128.00M154.00M17.00M210.00M-78.00M144.00M-83.00M-333.00M318.00M-148.00M28.00M343.00M-632.00M115.00M-179.00M421.00M-903.00M151.00M-39.00M231.00M432.00M276.00M--46.00M-95.00M639.00M320.00M487.00M
Diluted EPS 0.19-0.730.26-1.44-0.040.080.23-2.031.030.440.150.190.230.020.32-0.120.22-0.12-0.500.47-0.220.040.48-0.950.16-0.270.59-1.350.21-0.060.320.600.39-0.790.07-0.150.89-0.68

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue --13.11B15.44B16.10B17.16B15.89B16.12B11.26B10.28B10.53B10.74B10.19B9.66B-12.62B12.67B12.28B12.23B
Cost of Revenue ---------------10.07B10.16B9.96B10.02B
Gross Profit 3.30B3.57B3.36B3.82B4.04B3.58B3.25B2.98B2.66B2.38B2.46B2.57B2.35B2.69B-2.55B2.50B2.31B2.21B
Operating Expenses ---------------207.00M255.00M288.00M241.00M
Operating Income ---------------2.34B2.25B2.03B1.97B
EBITDA ---------------2.02B2.57B3.64B2.94B
Interest Expense ---------------1.12B1.32B1.49B1.41B
Pretax Income ----------------169.00M104.00M894.00M75.00M
Tax Provision ---------------265.00M261.00M59.00M-181.00M
Net Income -95.00M1.23B658.00M9.00M58.00M-912.00M114.00M769.00M306.00M-1.13B-1.16B1.20B303.00M46.00M--546.00M249.00M1.68B910.00M
Diluted EPS -0.141.820.980.010.07-1.210.151.060.44-1.72-1.761.810.450.07--0.820.352.361.26

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2006Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Jan 2014Dec 2014Jan 2015Dec 2015Jan 2016Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --34.81B39.53B40.51B45.35B41.83B40.41B-38.56B-36.55B-36.12B33.11B32.52B33.65B34.60B-38.36B44.80B47.91B50.27B47.41B51.77B
Current Assets -------------------7.64B6.65B--6.83B6.50B
Cash & Equivalents 1.34B2.02B865.00M1.75B2.36B1.62B1.90B1.64B1.64B1.52B1.45B1.22B1.22B1.24B949.00M1.17B1.03B1.09B-1.37B1.43B1.77B1.92B1.52B1.38B
Inventory -------------------1.05B712.00M--593.00M612.00M
Receivables -------------------1.80B1.42B--1.65B1.68B
Total Liabilities -------------------33.86B38.81B--39.70B42.66B
Current Liabilities --5.18B6.62B8.06B8.44B8.32B7.65B-7.00B-6.93B-5.28B6.03B4.40B5.10B5.36B-6.49B9.73B9.82B12.38B8.57B8.49B
Long Term Debt -------------------21.74B22.75B--25.43B26.79B
Total Debt -------------------23.50B26.88B--29.02B29.90B
Total Equity --3.67B4.67B6.47B5.95B4.57B4.33B-4.27B-3.15B-2.79B2.46B3.21B3.00B2.63B-2.44B2.49B3.17B3.38B3.64B4.06B
Shares Outstanding -------------------818.79M819.05M--859.71M859.84M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 2.35B2.16B2.21B3.46B2.88B2.90B2.71B1.79B2.13B2.90B2.50B2.34B2.47B2.75B-2.71B3.03B2.75B4.31B
Investing Cash Flow -1.97B-3.58B-1.92B-2.04B-4.91B-895.00M-1.77B-656.00M-2.37B-2.14B-2.60B-505.00M-2.72B-2.29B--5.84B-8.19B-7.70B-6.21B
Financing Cash Flow 244.00M362.00M610.00M-706.00M1.41B-1.87B-1.14B-1.26B28.00M-747.00M43.00M-1.64B-86.00M-78.00M-3.76B5.41B4.96B1.98B
Capital Expenditure -2.42B-2.85B-2.52B-2.31B-2.43B-2.11B-1.99B-2.02B-2.31B-2.35B-2.18B-2.12B-2.40B-1.90B--4.55B-7.72B-7.39B-5.93B
Free Cash Flow -71.00M-690.00M-309.00M1.16B454.00M793.00M727.00M-225.00M-174.00M552.00M327.00M222.00M61.00M855.00M--1.84B-4.69B-4.64B-1.62B
Net Change in Cash ---------------659.00M173.00M112.00M150.00M
Share Buybacks 0143.00M099.00M279.00M301.00M322.00M308.00M482.00M79.00M00-------

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % --25.6%24.7%25.1%20.9%20.4%18.5%23.7%23.2%23.4%24.0%23.1%27.9%-20.2%19.8%18.8%18.1%
Operating Margin % ---------------18.6%17.8%16.5%16.1%
Net Margin % --5.0%0.1%0.4%-5.3%0.7%4.8%2.7%-11.0%-11.0%11.2%3.0%0.5%--4.3%2.0%13.7%7.4%
ROE % -33.6%14.1%0.1%1.0%-20.0%2.6%18.0%9.7%-40.4%-47.1%37.5%10.1%1.7%--22.4%10.0%46.1%22.4%
ROCE % ---------------7.3%6.4%5.2%4.6%

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AES — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of The AES Corporation (AES)?

As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, The AES Corporation (AES) trades at $14.80 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $11.96 to $17.07.

What is the market capitalisation of AES?

The AES Corporation (AES) has a market capitalisation of $10.55B on NYSE.

What is the P/E ratio of AES?

AES trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 7.71. The industry average P/E is 21.98. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 2.37.

Does AES pay a dividend?

The AES Corporation (AES) currently offers a dividend yield of 4.79%.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of AES?

AES has a return on equity (ROE) of 5.26%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 3.42%.

Is AES a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of The AES Corporation (AES), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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