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AES logoThe AES Corporation(AES)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

AES•NYSE•Utilities
11.6× P/E·Price updated Jun 19, 2026
SectorUtilitiesIndustryDiversified UtilitiesSub-IndustryIndependent power and renewables developers
AboutThe AES Corporation operates as a diversified power generation and utility company. It owns and/or operates power plants to generate and sell power to customers, such as utilities, industrial users, and other intermediaries. The company also 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. It uses a range of fuels and technologies to generate electricity, including coal, gas, hydro, wind, solar, and biomass; and renewables, such as energy storage and landfill gas. The company owns and/or operates a generation portfolio of approximately 31,459 megawatts. It has operations in the United States, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. 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 headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.Show more
  • Revenue$12.23B-0.4%
  • EBITDA$3.43B+4.1%
  • Net Income$949M-43.7%
  • Free Cash Flow-$1.62B+65.0%
  • EBITDA Margin28.01%+4.5%
  • Net Margin7.76%-43.5%
  • ROE9.67%-60.8%
  • Interest Coverage1.05-34.1%
  • Debt/Equity2.54-32.5%

AES Key Insights

The AES Corporation (AES) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 85.7%
  • ✓13 years of consecutive dividend growth
  • ✓13 consecutive years of dividend growth
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 4.8%
  • ✓Trading at only 0.9x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.5x
  • ✗High leverage: 8.8x Debt/EBITDA
  • ✗Weak interest coverage of 1.0x

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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AES Price & Volume

The AES Corporation (AES) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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AES Growth Metrics

The AES Corporation (AES) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-1.42%
5 Years4.83%
3 Years-1.03%
TTM3.04%

Profit CAGR

10 Years11.98%
5 Years85.68%
3 Years-
TTM-4.22%

EPS CAGR

10 Years11.09%
5 Years78.26%
3 Years-
TTM-4.57%

Return on Capital

10 Years7.35%
5 Years6.74%
3 Years5.68%
Last Year4.8%

AES Recent Earnings

The AES Corporation (AES) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 10/12 qtrs (83%)●Beat Revenue 3/12 qtrs (25%)
Q2 2026Latest
May 5, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.67+34.0%
$0.50
Rev
$3.2B+2.4%
$3.1B
Q2 2026
Mar 2, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.81+30.6%
$0.62
Rev
$3.1B+2.3%
$3.0B
Q4 2025
Nov 5, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.75+5.3%
$0.71
Rev
$3.4B-0.5%
$3.4B
Q3 2025
Jul 31, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.51+30.8%
$0.39
Rev
$2.9B-15.2%
$3.4B
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026LatestMay 5, 2026
$0.67vs $0.50+34.0%
$3.2Bvs $3.1B+2.4%
Q2 2026Mar 2, 2026
$0.81vs $0.62+30.6%
$3.1Bvs $3.0B+2.3%
Q4 2025Nov 5, 2025
$0.75vs $0.71+5.3%
$3.4Bvs $3.4B-0.5%
Q3 2025Jul 31, 2025
$0.51vs $0.39+30.8%
$2.9Bvs $3.4B-15.2%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

AES Peer Comparison

The AES Corporation (AES) competitors in Independent power and renewables developers — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
NRG logoNRGNRG Energy, Inc.Direct Competitor28.5B135.0633.689.17%0.74%8.84%9.97
VST logoVSTVistra Corp.Direct Competitor55.21B163.7574.10-12.41%13.82%43.14%3.99
GEN logoGENGen Digital Inc.Direct Competitor14.64B24.1815.4027.06%19.46%39.86%3.14
NEE logoNEENextEra Energy, Inc.Product Competitor180.9B86.7526.3711%29.3%12.66%1.44
D logoDDominion Energy, Inc.Product Competitor60.12B68.4019.8214.16%13.48%7.08%1.46
DUK logoDUKDuke Energy CorporationProduct Competitor96.56B123.8619.636.19%15.44%9.6%1.71
SO logoSOThe Southern CompanyProduct Competitor104.94B93.0923.7510.59%14.46%11.3%1.69
AEP logoAEPAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc.Product Competitor69.48B127.6919.179.37%16.49%11.45%1.56

Compare AES vs Peers

The AES Corporation (AES) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs NRG

Most directly comparable listed peer for AES.

Scale Benchmark

vs GE

Larger-name benchmark to compare AES against a more recognizable public peer.

Peer Set

Compare Top 5

vs NRG, VST, GEN, NEE

AES Income Statement

The AES Corporation (AES) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Revenue
10.51B10.74B10.19B9.66B11.14B12.62B12.68B12.28B12.23B12.49B
Revenue Growth %
3.29%2.26%-5.14%-5.19%15.33%13.25%0.46%-3.14%-0.37%3.04%
Cost of Revenue
8.04B8.16B7.84B6.97B8.43B10.07B10.16B9.96B10.02B10.08B
Gross Profit
2.45B▲ 0%
2.58B▲ 5.3%
2.36B▼ 8.5%
2.69B▲ 14.1%
2.71B▲ 0.7%
2.55B▼ 6.1%
2.52B▼ 1.3%
2.32B▼ 7.9%
2.21B▼ 4.5%
2.41B▲ 0%
Gross Margin %
23.33%24.04%23.18%27.89%24.35%20.19%19.84%18.86%18.07%19.31%
Gross Profit Growth %
5.37%5.34%-8.52%14.06%0.71%-6.08%-1.3%-7.91%-4.53%-
Operating Expenses
215M192M196M165M166M207M255M288M241M354M
Other Operating Expenses
----------
EBITDA
3.4B3.39B3.21B3.6B3.6B3.39B3.39B3.29B3.43B3.61B
EBITDA Margin %
32.41%31.59%31.51%37.23%32.34%26.9%26.73%26.81%28.01%28.91%
EBITDA Growth %
2.93%-0.35%-5.36%12.02%0.17%-5.8%-0.18%-2.83%4.1%14.97%
Depreciation & Amortization
1.17B1B1.04B1.07B1.06B1.05B1.13B1.26B1.46B1.55B
D&A / Revenue %
11.13%9.34%10.26%11.05%9.48%8.35%8.9%10.29%11.91%12.44%
Operating Income (EBIT)
2.24B▲ 0%
2.39B▲ 6.9%
2.17B▼ 9.4%
2.53B▲ 16.8%
2.55B▲ 0.7%
2.34B▼ 8.1%
2.26B▼ 3.5%
2.03B▼ 10.3%
1.97B▼ 2.9%
2.06B▲ 0%
Operating Margin %
21.29%22.25%21.26%26.18%22.86%18.55%17.83%16.52%16.1%16.47%
Operating Income Growth %
4.88%6.89%-9.37%16.76%0.71%-8.09%-3.46%-10.27%-2.86%-
Interest Expense
1.09B1.01B1.02B978M826M1.06B1.3B1.52B1.42B4M
Interest Coverage
1.71x3.00x1.98x1.50x-0.29x0.84x1.08x1.59x1.05x-
Interest / Revenue %
10.39%9.37%10.05%10.12%7.41%8.39%10.27%12.36%11.57%0.03%
Non-Operating Income
-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-2M
Pretax Income
842M▲ 0%
2.06B▲ 144.3%
829M▼ 59.7%
365M▼ 56.0%
-1.09B▼ 398.1%
-240M▲ 77.9%
72M▲ 130.0%
868M▲ 1105.6%
20M▼ 97.7%
762M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %
8.02%19.15%8.14%3.78%-9.76%-1.9%0.57%7.07%0.16%6.1%
Income Tax
990M708M352M216M-133M265M261M59M-181M213M
Effective Tax Rate %
117.58%34.42%42.46%59.18%12.22%-110.42%362.5%6.8%-905%27.95%
Net Income
-550M▲ 0%
1B▲ 282.5%
302M▼ 69.9%
43M▼ 85.8%
-413M▼ 1060.5%
-546M▼ 32.2%
242M▲ 144.3%
1.69B▲ 596.7%
949M▼ 43.7%
1.34B▲ 0%
Net Margin %
-5.24%9.35%2.96%0.45%-3.71%-4.33%1.91%13.73%7.76%10.72%
Net Income Growth %
-4900%282.55%-69.92%-85.76%-1060.47%-32.2%144.32%596.69%-43.71%-4.22%
EPS (Diluted)
-1.76▲ 0%
1.81▲ 202.8%
0.45▼ 75.1%
0.07▼ 84.4%
-0.61▼ 971.4%
-0.82▼ 34.4%
0.35▲ 142.7%
2.36▲ 574.3%
1.26▼ 46.6%
1.87▲ 0%
EPS Growth %
-2.33%202.84%-75.14%-84.44%-971.43%-34.43%142.68%574.29%-46.61%-4.57%
EPS (Basic)
-1.761.820.460.07-0.61-0.820.372.381.26-
Diluted Shares Outstanding
660M665M667M668M666M668M712M713M712M715M

AES Balance Sheet

The AES Corporation (AES) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Total Assets
33.11B32.52B33.65B34.6B32.96B38.36B44.8B47.41B51.77B52.82B
Asset Growth %
-8.33%-1.78%3.47%2.84%-4.74%16.38%16.78%5.82%9.2%20.94%
PP&E (Net)
20.3B21.4B22.57B22.83B19.91B23.04B29.96B33.17B38.19B39.29B
PP&E / Total Assets %
61.29%65.79%67.09%65.97%60.39%60.06%66.87%69.96%73.77%74.39%
Total Current Assets
6.4B5.01B5.23B5.41B5.36B7.64B6.65B6.83B6.5B6.11B
Cash & Equivalents
949M1.17B1.03B1.09B943M1.37B1.43B1.52B2.07B1.6B
Receivables
1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Inventory
562M577M487M461M604M1.05B712M593M612M648M
Other Current Assets
2.94B1.23B1.76B2.13B2.02B2.59B2.52B2.83B1.7B2.03B
Long-Term Investments
1.2B1.11B966M835M1.08B952M941M1.12B2.01B5.13B
Goodwill
1.06B1.06B1.06B1.06B1.18B362M348M345M342M342M
Intangible Assets
366M436M469M827M1.45B1.84B2.24B1.95B2.04B2.02B
Other Assets
3.67B3.4B3.19B3.35B3.58B4.21B4.26B3.63B2.29B3.63B
Total Liabilities
28.27B26.92B28.42B29.88B28.4B33.86B38.81B39.7B39.84B43.46B
Total Debt
19.96B19.3B20.17B19.88B18.7B23.5B26.88B29.02B30.33B31B
Net Debt
19.02B18.13B19.14B18.79B17.76B22.12B25.45B27.49B28.25B29.4B
Long-Term Debt
17.8B17.64B18.3B18.45B17.33B21.74B22.75B25.43B26.07B27.8B
Short-Term Borrowings
2.16B1.66B1.87B1.43B1.37B1.76B4.13B3.59B3.15B3.2B
Capital Lease Obligations
000000001.11B1.11B
Total Current Liabilities
6.03B4.4B5.1B5.36B4.73B6.49B9.73B8.57B8.49B8.37B
Accounts Payable
1.37B1.33B1.31B1.16B1.15B2.39B3.17B2.57B1.98B2.77B
Accrued Expenses
1.21B1.15B1.19B1.41B1.39B1.74B1.65B1.5B05.46B
Deferred Revenue
0034M438M85M00000
Other Current Liabilities
1.03B8M442M667M474M354M499M662M3.25B0
Deferred Taxes
1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K6.71B
Other Liabilities
3.43B3.6B3.81B4.97B5.36B4.49B5.09B4.21B2.59B5.68B
Total Equity
4.84B▲ 0%
5.6B▲ 15.7%
5.23B▼ 6.7%
4.72B▼ 9.7%
4.57B▼ 3.2%
4.5B▼ 1.4%
5.99B▲ 32.9%
7.7B▲ 28.7%
11.93B▲ 54.8%
9.36B▲ 0%
Equity Growth %
-15%15.67%-6.69%-9.73%-3.24%-1.38%32.88%28.72%54.84%123.1%
Shareholders Equity
2.46B3.21B3B2.63B2.8B2.44B2.49B3.64B6.89B4.42B
Minority Interest
2.38B2.4B2.23B2.09B1.77B2.07B3.5B4.06B5.04B4.94B
Common Stock
8M8M8M8M8M8M8M9M9M9M
Additional Paid-in Capital
8.5B8.15B7.78B7.56B7.12B6.69B6.36B5.91B5.9B5.88B
Retained Earnings
-2.28B-1B-692M-680M-1.09B-1.64B-1.39B293M641M1B
Accumulated OCI
-1.88B-2.07B-2.23B-2.4B-2.22B-1.64B-1.51B-766M-698M-696M
Return on Assets (ROA)
-1.59%3.06%0.91%0.13%-1.22%-1.53%0.58%3.66%1.91%2.62%
Return on Equity (ROE)
-10.43%19.22%5.58%0.86%-8.89%-12.04%4.61%24.63%9.67%13.55%
Debt / Equity
4.12x3.44x3.86x4.21x4.09x5.22x4.49x3.77x2.54x3.31x
Debt / Assets
60.3%59.33%59.95%57.45%56.73%61.25%60%61.21%58.58%58.69%
Net Debt / EBITDA
5.58x5.34x5.96x5.22x4.93x6.52x7.51x8.35x8.24x8.14x
Book Value per Share
7.348.437.847.076.866.748.4110.8116.7513.09

AES Cash Flow Statement

The AES Corporation (AES) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Cash from Operations
2.49B2.34B2.47B2.75B1.9B2.71B3.03B2.75B4.31B4.96B
Operating CF Growth %
-13.7%-5.87%5.25%11.72%-30.96%42.74%11.75%-9.29%56.47%337.79%
Operating CF / Revenue %
23.69%21.81%24.2%28.52%17.07%21.52%23.93%22.41%35.2%39.74%
Net Income
-507M985M302M43M-413M-546M242M1.69B939M1.34B
Depreciation & Amortization
1.17B1B1.04B1.07B1.06B1.05B1.13B1.26B1.46B1.55B
Deferred Taxes
672M313M-8M-233M-406M4M-54M111M92M73M
Other Non-Cash Items
1.22B228M1.17B1.59B3.03B2.49B1.41B-217M1.62B1.6B
Working Capital Changes
-66M-186M-39M290M-1.36B-289M310M-92M199M356M
Capital Expenditures
-2.18B-2.12B-2.4B-1.9B-2.12B-4.55B-7.72B-7.39B-5.93B-6.44B
CapEx / Revenue %
20.72%19.74%23.6%19.67%18.99%36.07%60.93%60.21%48.47%52.54%
CapEx / D&A
1.86x2.11x2.30x1.78x2.00x4.32x6.85x5.85x4.07x4.22x
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)
1.14x1.10x1.03x1.45x0.90x0.60x0.39x0.37x0.73x0.76x
Cash from Investing
-2.65B-462M-2.7B-2B-3B-5.7B-6.28B-6.23B-3.83B-4.51B
Acquisitions
-531M2B3M327M-507M-102M1.63B1.65B2.38B2.21B
Purchase of Investments
-3.4B-1.56B-1.09B-985M-946M-1.72B-1.11B-921M-204M-185M
Sale of Investments
3.54B1.3B666M627M616M1.05B1.32B796M93M186M
Other Investing
-88M-84M126M-70M-42M-368M-379M-360M-170M-166M
Cash from Financing
-51M-1.69B-103M-372M741M3.62B3.49B3.49B-403M-800M
Dividends Paid
-317M-344M-362M-381M-401M-422M-444M-483M-501M-501M
Dividend Payout Ratio %
-34.26%119.87%886.05%--183.47%28.65%52.79%-
Debt Issuance (Net)
1000K-1000K1000K1000K-1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K0
Stock Issued
000112M1.17B60M421M0992M1.1B
Share Repurchases
0000000000
Other Financing
-582M-514M-453M-534M12M-62M-454M-666M-1.02B-1.51B
Net Change in Cash
-298M▲ 0%
313M▲ 205.0%
-171M▼ 154.6%
21M▲ 112.3%
-139M▼ 761.9%
663M▲ 577.0%
-114M▼ 117.2%
165M▲ 244.7%
112M▼ 32.1%
-289M▲ 0%
Exchange Rate Effect
-81M118M170M-361M213M26M-365M150M41M62M
Cash at Beginning
1.52B1.22B1.54B1.36B1.39B1.25B1.91B1.8B1.96B2.07B
Cash at End
1.22B1.54B1.36B1.39B1.25B1.91B1.8B1.96B2.07B2.2B
Free Cash Flow
312M▲ 0%
222M▼ 28.8%
61M▼ 72.5%
855M▲ 1301.6%
-214M▼ 125.0%
-1.84B▼ 757.9%
-4.69B▼ 155.4%
-4.64B▲ 1.1%
-1.62B▲ 65.0%
-1.48B▲ 0%
FCF Growth %
-42.12%-28.85%-72.52%1301.64%-125.03%-757.94%-155.45%1.07%65.02%57.6%
FCF Margin %
2.97%2.07%0.6%8.85%-1.92%-14.55%-37%-37.79%-13.27%-11.84%
FCF / Net Income %
-56.73%22.11%20.2%1988.37%51.82%336.26%-1938.02%-275.21%-171.02%-110.54%

AES Key Ratios

The AES Corporation (AES) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201720182019202020212022202320242025TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)
-10.43%19.22%5.58%0.86%-8.89%-12.04%4.61%24.63%9.67%13.55%
EBITDA Margin
32.41%31.59%31.51%37.23%32.34%26.9%26.73%26.81%28.01%28.91%
Net Debt / EBITDA
5.58x5.34x5.96x5.22x4.93x6.52x7.51x8.35x8.24x8.14x
Interest Coverage
1.71x3.00x1.98x1.50x-0.29x0.84x1.08x1.59x1.05x-
CapEx / Revenue
20.72%19.74%23.6%19.67%18.99%36.07%60.93%60.21%48.47%52.54%
Dividend Payout Ratio
-34.26%119.87%886.05%--183.47%28.65%52.79%37.44%
Debt / Equity
4.12x3.44x3.86x4.21x4.09x5.22x4.49x3.77x2.54x3.31x
EPS Growth
-2.33%202.84%-75.14%-84.44%-971.43%-34.43%142.68%574.29%-46.61%-4.57%
Related:AES Dividend History·AES Revenue History·AES Price History·AES P/E History·AES Financial Ratios·AES Institutional Holders

AES SEC Filings & Documents

The AES Corporation (AES) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

6
Material company update

Apr 30, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Apr 16, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Mar 19, 2026·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

3
FY 2026

Mar 2, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Mar 11, 2025·SEC

FY 2024

Feb 26, 2024·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

6
FY 2026

May 5, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Nov 4, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Aug 1, 2025·SEC

AES Frequently Asked Questions

The AES Corporation (AES) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

The AES Corporation (AES) reported $12.49B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 1395% increase from $835.0M in 1996.

The AES Corporation (AES) saw revenue decline by 0.4% over the past year.

Yes, The AES Corporation (AES) is profitable, generating $1.34B in net income for fiscal year 2025 (7.8% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, The AES Corporation (AES) pays a dividend with a yield of 4.81%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

The AES Corporation (AES) has a return on equity (ROE) of 9.7%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

The AES Corporation (AES) had negative free cash flow of $1.48B in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.

Industry Metrics

The AES Corporation (AES) has a dividend payout ratio of 53%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.

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