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The AES Corporation

AES Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$14.87

▲ +0.02 (+0.1%)

52w hi$16.87
52w lo$12.41
Vol5.16M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.04

Short+0.25
Medium-0.12
Long-0.04

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

The AES Corporation

Utilities · Utilities - Diversified

Market cap$10.61B
Enterprise value$49.58B
Trailing P/E5.57x
Forward P/E6.27x
EV / EBITDA12.18x
P / S (ttm)0.81x
Profit margin14.3%
Return on equity9.6%
Revenue growth+19.9%
Debt / equity256.89

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.31
Sector-0.10
Technical+0.10
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business 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.

United States · www.aes.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.77
Corr SPX0.30
Annual vol41.6%
Annual ret-3.4%
Sharpe-0.08
Max DD-52.4%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$15.11
High / Low$16.00 / $15.00
Median$15.00
Analysts9
Strong Buy0
Buy1
Hold10
Sell0
Strong Sell0

Recent rating actions

2026-04-09Susquehanna→ Neutral
2026-03-26Argus Research→ Hold
2026-03-06Morgan Stanley→ Equal-Weight
2026-02-27Seaport Global→ Neutral
2026-02-04Jefferies→ Hold
2026-02-04Barclays→ Equal-Weight

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-05Material Agreement, Exhibitsread
2026-07-27Auditor Change, Exhibitsread
2026-06-26Shareholder Vote, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-06-16Material Agreement, Material Obligation…read
2026-06-12Other Material Eventread
2026-04-30Shareholder Voteread
2026-04-16Officer / Director Changeread
2026-03-19Material Agreement, Exhibitsread
2026-03-02Material Agreement, Officer / Director Change…read
2026-01-162.06, Exhibitsread
2025-11-04Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2025-08-01Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-04-23Mendoza TishEVP & Chief HR OfficerGrant46.55K—

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net$0
Insider buys / sells0 / 0
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders0
Top-5 share0.0%
HHI0 (—)

Dividends

Yield (TTM)3.55%
$ / share (TTM)$0.53
5y CAGR+4.2%

Annual dividend per share

2021$0.60
2022$0.63
2023$0.66
2024$0.69
2025$0.70
2026$0.35

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-058-Kview
2026-08-0410-Qview
2026-07-278-Kview
2026-06-268-Kview
2026-06-2511-Kview
2026-06-2511-Kview
2026-06-168-Kview
2026-06-128-Kview
2026-06-12424B2view
2026-06-11424B2view
2026-06-09DEFA14Aview
2026-05-194view
2026-05-083view
2026-05-0510-Qview
2026-05-014view

The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 17 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$12.67B-2.2%
Gross profit$2.50B-2.3%
Net income$1.68B+8.1%
Cash from ops$3.03B+1.6%

Indices

S&P 500

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$14.88$14.89$14.85$14.875.16M
Sep 24$14.81$14.87$14.81$14.856.16M
Sep 23$14.82$14.84$14.80$14.8110.76M
Sep 22$14.82$14.86$14.82$14.8214.08M
Sep 21$14.84$14.84$14.81$14.834.79M

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