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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 19.9%, EPS grew 500.0%, free cash flow fell 67.7% and total debt rose 6.10%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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The AES Corporation (AES) Return on equity
The AES Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 21.5%, up 10.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (10.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.0% (fiscal 2017) to 26.1% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Utilities Diversified industry median of 8.31% and above the Utilities sector median of 9.00%.
Return on equity, annual
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| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10.7% | (15.42) |
| FY2024 | 26.1% | 20.48 |
| FY2023 | 5.65% | 20.42 |
| FY2022 | −14.8% | (5.09) |
| FY2021 | −9.68% | (10.60) |
| FY2020 | 0.92% | (4.67) |
| FY2019 | 5.59% | (17.44) |
| FY2018 | 23.0% | 45.05 |
| FY2017 | −22.0% | (2.98) |
| FY2016 | −19.0% | (23.57) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| AES The AES Corporation | 21.5% |
| UTL Unitil Corporation compare | 9.57% |
| AVA Avista Corporation compare | 8.31% |
| SRE Sempra compare | 5.85% |
| BIP Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP compare | 1.05% |
| ELPC Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Unsponsored ADR compare | — |
| Utilities Diversified industry median | 8.31% |
| Utilities sector median | 9.00% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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