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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. 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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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 8.22 | 10.00 | 9.87 | 13.97 | 8.11 | 22.60 | 18.62 | 11.43 | 12.24 | 9.46 |
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| High | 13.32 | 12.06 | 16.28 | 20.12 | 23.62 | 29.07 | 29.89 | 29.11 | 22.21 | 15.51 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 21,000 | 19,000 | 10,500 | — | 8,200 | 8,450 | 9,100 | 9,600 | 9,100 | 8,336 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.49 | 0.55 | 1.02 | 0.00 | 1.18 | 1.32 | 1.39 | 1.32 | 1.35 | 1.47 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 23.18 | 23.41 | 23.97 | 23.05 | 27.88 | 24.33 | 20.19 | 19.77 | 18.85 | 18.07 | |||||
| EBT | 187 | 771 | 2,018 | 1,001 | 488 | (1,064) | (169) | 104 | 894 | 75 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 1.82 | 7.32 | 18.80 | 9.82 | 5.05 | (9.55) | (1.34) | 0.82 | 7.28 | 0.61 | |||||
| Net income | (777) | (777) | 1,565 | 478 | 152 | (951) | (505) | (182) | 802 | 162 | |||||
| Depreciation | 1,176 | 1,169 | 1,003 | 1,045 | 1,068 | 1,056 | 1,072 | 1,147 | 1,264 | 1,457 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Earnings | (1.72) | (1.76) | 1.82 | 0.46 | 0.07 | (0.61) | (0.82) | 0.37 | 2.38 | 1.26 | |||||
| Cash flow | 4.39 | 3.79 | 3.54 | 3.71 | 4.14 | 2.86 | 4.06 | 4.54 | 3.90 | 6.05 | |||||
| Capex | (3.55) | (3.30) | (3.20) | (3.62) | (2.86) | (3.18) | (6.81) | (11.55) | (10.47) | (8.33) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 0.84 | 0.50 | 0.34 | 0.09 | 1.29 | (0.32) | (2.75) | (7.01) | (6.57) | (2.28) | |||||
| Book value | 8.64 | 7.34 | 8.47 | 7.88 | 7.10 | 6.86 | 6.74 | 8.95 | 10.91 | 12.79 | |||||
| Shares, m | 660 | 660 | 662 | 664 | 665 | 666 | 668 | 669 | 706 | 712 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.95 | 44.22 | 293.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 53.72 | 5.38 | 11.38 | ||||
| P/S | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.89 | 1.30 | 1.62 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.02 | 0.74 | 0.83 | |||||
| P/B | 1.35 | 1.48 | 1.71 | 2.53 | 3.31 | 4.34 | 5.12 | 2.51 | 1.18 | 1.12 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 2.44 | 2.42 | 2.52 | 3.10 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 3.14 | 2.97 | 2.94 | 3.09 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 45.47 | 77.98 | 121.71 | 518.39 | 39.52 | (156.09) | (21.59) | (8.02) | (7.77) | (23.33) | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Capex | (2,345) | (2,177) | (2,121) | (2,405) | (1,900) | (2,116) | (4,551) | (7,724) | (7,392) | (5,929) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 552 | 327 | 222 | 61 | 855 | (214) | (1,836) | (4,690) | (4,640) | (1,623) | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 1,139 | 370 | 616 | 135 | 52 | 624 | 1,152 | (3,082) | (1,740) | (1,990) | ||||
| Total debt | 19,454 | 19,965 | 19,295 | 20,173 | 19,881 | 18,699 | 23,498 | 26,878 | 29,018 | 29,897 | |||||
| Net debt | 17,403 | 18,318 | 17,446 | 18,408 | 18,160 | 17,220 | 20,858 | 24,687 | 26,978 | 27,650 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 5,700 | 4,845 | 5,604 | 5,229 | 4,720 | 4,567 | 4,504 | 5,985 | 7,704 | 9,105 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | (3.11) | (3.35) | 3.67 | 0.92 | 0.13 | (1.21) | (1.53) | 0.60 | 3.64 | 1.81 | ||||
| ROIC | 0.51 | 2.08 | 5.87 | 2.89 | 1.88 | (3.05) | 0.01 | 0.21 | 1.61 | 0.32 | |||||
| ROE | (19.04) | (22.02) | 23.03 | 5.59 | 0.92 | (9.68) | (14.77) | 5.65 | 26.13 | 10.71 | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
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 | $53.6B | 24.0× | 17.8× | −0.10% (below 0%: shrinking) | +71.83% (above 0%: growing) | +39.61% (above 0%: growing) | 96.40% | 27.76% | Compare |
| BIP Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP | $24.3B | 60.4× | 33.4× | +19.40% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +17.47% (above 0%: growing) | 24.53% | 22.77% | Compare |
| AES The AES Corporation | $10.7B | 5.7× | 7.3× | +19.86% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −67.70% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.22% | 13.12% | |
| ELPC Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel Unsponsored ADR | $10.2B | 20.0× | — | — | +100.00% (above 0%: growing) | — | — | — | Compare |
| AVA Avista Corporation | $3.0B | 13.2× | 16.3× | +0.49% (above 0%: growing) | +152.94% (above 0%: growing) | +47.57% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | 13.08% | Compare |
| UTL Unitil Corporation | $972.6M | 17.1× | 15.7× | +14.04% (above 0%: growing) | +4.00% (above 0%: growing) | +505.00% (above 0%: growing) | 61.71% | 13.16% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $10.2B | 20.0× | 17.1× | +7.26% | +85.92% | +43.59% | 79.06% | 17.97% |
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
The AES Corporation (AES) key facts
- The AES Corporation (AES) is an Utilities Diversified company in the Utilities sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- The AES Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $12.2 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2024.
- As of October 16, 2026, AES traded at $14.95, a market capitalization of $10.7 billion.
- The AES Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share, a yield of 4.71%, with a payout ratio of 26.9%.
- Return on equity was 10.7% and debt-to-equity 3.29.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 4 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 0.36 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.