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The AES Corporation
AES Utilities Utilities Diversified
The AES Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $12.2 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +15.6%
- EPS
- −17.0%
- Free cash flow
- +39.9%
- Total debt
- +7.83%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
14.90
0.00
0.00%
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM Sep ’26 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e | Next 3/yr |
| Income, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 10,281 | 10,530 | 10,736 | 10,189 | 9,660 | 11,141 | 12,617 | 12,668 | 12,278 | 12,233 | 13,575 | +2.0% | 13,596 | 13,438 | 13,982 | +4.6% | |
| Gross margin, % | 23.18 | 23.41 | 23.97 | 23.05 | 27.88 | 24.33 | 20.19 | 19.77 | 18.85 | 18.07 | 21.33 | (5.1) pt | ||||||
| EBT | 187 | 771 | 2,018 | 1,001 | 488 | (1,064) | (169) | 104 | 894 | 75 | 927 | (9.7%) | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | 1.82 | 7.32 | 18.80 | 9.82 | 5.05 | (9.55) | (1.34) | 0.82 | 7.28 | 0.61 | 6.83 | (1.2) pt | ||||||
| Net income | (777) | (777) | 1,565 | 478 | 152 | (951) | (505) | (182) | 802 | 162 | 1,057 | n/m | ||||||
| Per share, $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 15.58 | 15.95 | 16.22 | 15.34 | 14.53 | 16.73 | 18.89 | 18.94 | 17.39 | 17.18 | 19.04 | +1.1% | |||||
| Earnings | (1.72) | (1.76) | 1.82 | 0.46 | 0.07 | (0.61) | (0.82) | 0.37 | 2.38 | 1.26 | 2.47 | n/m | ||||||
| Cash flow | 4.39 | 3.79 | 3.54 | 3.71 | 4.14 | 2.86 | 4.06 | 4.54 | 3.90 | 6.05 | 6.92 | +3.6% | ||||||
| Capex | (3.55) | (3.30) | (3.20) | (3.62) | (2.86) | (3.18) | (6.81) | (11.55) | (10.47) | (8.33) | (9.05) | +9.9% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 0.84 | 0.50 | 0.34 | 0.09 | 1.29 | (0.32) | (2.75) | (7.01) | (6.57) | (2.28) | (2.13) | n/m | ||||||
| Book value | 8.64 | 7.34 | 8.47 | 7.88 | 7.10 | 6.86 | 6.74 | 8.95 | 10.91 | 12.79 | 15.12 | +4.5% | ||||||
| Shares, m | 660 | 660 | 662 | 664 | 665 | 666 | 668 | 669 | 706 | 712 | 713 | +0.8% | ||||||
| Valuation, × | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.95 | 44.22 | 293.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 53.72 | 5.38 | 11.38 | 6.03 | 41.6 | |||||
| P/S | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.89 | 1.30 | 1.62 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.02 | 0.74 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 1.1 | ||||||
| P/B | 1.35 | 1.48 | 1.71 | 2.53 | 3.31 | 4.34 | 5.12 | 2.51 | 1.18 | 1.12 | 0.99 | 2.5 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 2.44 | 2.42 | 2.52 | 3.10 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 3.14 | 2.97 | 2.94 | 3.09 | 3.04 | 2.9 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | 45.47 | 77.98 | 121.71 | 518.39 | 39.52 | (156.09) | (21.59) | (8.02) | (7.77) | (23.33) | (27.22) | 58.6 | ||||||
| Cash, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 2,897 | 2,504 | 2,343 | 2,466 | 2,755 | 1,902 | 2,715 | 3,034 | 2,752 | 4,306 | 4,935 | +4.5% | |||||
| Capex | (2,345) | (2,177) | (2,121) | (2,405) | (1,900) | (2,116) | (4,551) | (7,724) | (7,392) | (5,929) | (6,451) | +10.9% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 552 | 327 | 222 | 61 | 855 | (214) | (1,836) | (4,690) | (4,640) | (1,623) | (1,516) | n/m | ||||||
| Balance, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 1,139 | 370 | 616 | 135 | 52 | 624 | 1,152 | (3,082) | (1,740) | (1,990) | (1,053) | n/m | |||||
| Net debt | 17,403 | 18,318 | 17,446 | 18,408 | 18,160 | 17,220 | 20,858 | 24,687 | 26,978 | 27,650 | 30,647 | +5.3% | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 5,700 | 4,845 | 5,604 | 5,229 | 4,720 | 4,567 | 4,504 | 5,985 | 7,704 | 9,105 | 10,783 | +5.3% | ||||||
| Returns, % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | (3.11) | (3.35) | 3.67 | 0.92 | 0.13 | (1.21) | (1.53) | 0.60 | 3.64 | 1.81 | 3.34 | +4.9 pt | |||||
| ROIC | 0.51 | 2.08 | 5.87 | 2.89 | 1.88 | (3.05) | 0.01 | 0.21 | 1.61 | 0.32 | 1.51 | (0.2) pt | ||||||
| ROE | (19.04) | (22.02) | 23.03 | 5.59 | 0.92 | (9.68) | (14.77) | 5.65 | 26.13 | 10.71 | 18.57 | +29.8 pt | ||||||
| People | ||||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 21,000 | 19,000 | 10,500 | — | 8,200 | 8,450 | 9,100 | 9,600 | 9,100 | 8,336 | — | (9.8%) | |||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.49 | 0.55 | 1.02 | 0.00 | 1.18 | 1.32 | 1.39 | 1.32 | 1.35 | 1.47 | — | +13.0% | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Sep 2026 · fundamentals updated 5 Nov 2026
Business profile
Where the money comes from and where it goes Fiscal 2025
| Energy Infrastructure | 5,402 | 44.16% |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 4,122 | 33.70% |
| Renewables | 2,913 | 23.81% |
| AES Andes | 900 | 7.36% |
| Corporate Other And Other | 149 | 1.22% |
| New Energy Technologies | 1 | 0.01% |
| Gross margin | 18.07% | |
| Operating margin | 1.54% | |
| Pre-tax margin | 0.61% |
The AES Corporation vs peers in Utilities Diversified (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRE Sempra | $52.2B | 17.1× | 16.4× | +1.27% (above 0%: growing) | +1,016.67% (above 0%: growing) | +25.78% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | 0.00% | Compare |
| BIP Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP | $24.5B | 61.0× | 39.9× | +19.40% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +17.47% (above 0%: growing) | 24.53% | 22.77% | Compare |
| AES The AES Corporation | $10.6B | 6.0× | 7.3× | +15.55% (above 0%: growing) | −16.96% (below 0%: shrinking) | +39.92% (above 0%: growing) | 25.36% | 13.04% | |
| ELPC Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Unsponsored ADR | $7.8B | 15.1× | — | — | +100.00% (above 0%: growing) | — | — | — | Compare |
| AVA Avista Corporation | $3.4B | 13.6× | 14.2× | +4.47% (above 0%: growing) | +62.50% (above 0%: growing) | −237.84% (below 0%: shrinking) | 100.00% | 15.68% | Compare |
| UTL Unitil Corporation | $1.1B | 18.3× | 16.9× | +11.37% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +14.36% (above 0%: growing) | 59.59% | 6.04% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $7.8B | 17.1× | 16.7× | +7.92% | +100.00% | +15.92% | 42.06% | 10.86% |
Largest institutional holders 13F, quarter to 30 June 2026
Held by institutions
89.31%
Held by the ten largest
46.19%
| Holder | Shares | Stake | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 88.26m | 12.38% | +117.97k |
| BlackRock | 49.28m | 6.91% | +2.11m |
| State Street | 42.89m | 6.01% | −89.40k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | 34.63m | 4.86% | +23.45m |
| Geode Capital Management | 25.12m | 3.52% | +610.68k |
| Millennium Management | 21.30m | 2.99% | +11.38m |
| Morgan Stanley | 21.00m | 2.94% | −3.30m |
| Invesco | 18.55m | 2.60% | +285.46k |
| Goldman Sachs | 14.65m | 2.05% | +1.77m |
| Citadel Advisors | 13.70m | 1.92% | +11.49m |
13F filings for the quarter to 30 June 2026: long positions in US-listed shares reported by managers with $100m or more, ~45 days after the quarter.
Pay and ownership Proxy statement filed 20 March 2026
Chief executive’s pay
| Year | Total pay | Actually paid | $100 invested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.15m | 13.43m | 73.00 |
| 2024 | 13.36m | 5.90m | 62.00 |
| 2023 | 12.72m | (5.55m) | 89.00 |
| 2022 | 12.53m | 27.93m | 129.00 |
| 2021 | 14.38m | 13.46m | 106.00 |
Ownership
Directors and executive officers, together
0.76%
The Vanguard Group
12.31%
State Street Corporation One Congress Street, Suite
6.13%
BlackRock, Inc.
5.91%
Total pay is as the Summary Compensation Table states it; actually paid revalues the year’s share awards
at its end, as the SEC’s pay-versus-performance rule asks. $100 invested is what $100 in the company’s
shares at the start of the earliest year shown was worth at each year’s end.
Ownership is the proxy’s own table: the directors and officers as a group, and every holder of 5% or more.
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AES metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
AES is a global energy company that develops, owns and operates electric generation facilities and utilities. It was founded in 1981, is headquartered in Arlington County, and its chief executive is Andrés R. Gluski.
Its generation business produces electricity from solar, wind, energy storage, hydro, natural gas, LNG, coal, pet coke, diesel and oil. It sells power to utilities, industrial users and other intermediaries. The company also develops new generation facilities and can transfer projects to third parties before construction under Develop-Transfer Agreements, or develop customized assets under development-service contracts.