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The AES Corporation (AES) Stock Analysis

The AES Corporation (AES) is a Utilities - Diversified stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

AES

$14.97

$0.00 (0.00%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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AES Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$14.97
Previous Close
$14.97
Day's Range
14.93–14.97
52-Week Range
13.21–17.65
Volume
12.14M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.95
Valuation
Market Cap
$10.68B
P/E Ratio
5.61
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
6.28
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
0.81
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
0.82
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
2.67
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$12.23B−0.37%
Net Income (FY)
$910.00M−45.80%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
14.34%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
713.44M
1-Year Return
+9.74%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.70+4.70%
Ex-Dividend Date
October 30, 2026
Earnings Date
November 4, 2026estimated
Avg Volume
7.97M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, AES closed at $14.97, +9.74% over 1 year.

The AES Corporation (AES) has a market capitalization of $10.68B.

In fiscal 2025, AES reported revenue of $12.23B.

AES Stock Return by Calendar Year

The AES Corporation (AES) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $10,974
+9.74%
5 years
$10,000 $7,389
−26.11%
10 years
$10,000 $18,198
+81.98%

If you had invested $10,000 in The AES Corporation (AES) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $18,198 at the close on October 21, 2026: +81.98% in total, +6.17% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+8.21%
2025+18.27%
2024−30.39%
2023−30.88%
2022+21.69%
2021+5.95%
2020+22.15%
2019+42.16%
2018+39.02%
2017−2.69%
2016 (partial year)−3.70%

As of October 21, 2026.

AES Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$12.23B$910.00M7.4%
2024$12.28B$1.68B13.7%
2023$12.67B$249.00M2.0%
2022$12.62B−$546.00M−4.3%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$12.23B$2.21B$1.97B$910.00M7.4%
2024$12.28B$2.31B$2.03B$1.68B13.7%
2023$12.67B$2.50B$2.25B$249.00M2.0%
2022$12.62B$2.55B$2.34B−$546.00M−4.3%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

AES Dividend History

$0.70+1.7% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.533—
2025$0.704+1.7%
2024$0.694+4.2%
2023$0.664+5.1%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.533—
2025$0.704+1.7%
2024$0.694+4.2%
2023$0.664+5.1%
2022$0.634+4.6%
2021$0.604+5.6%
2020$0.574+4.4%
2019$0.554+5.4%
2018$0.524+8.3%
2017$0.484+336.4%
2016$0.111—

Most recent payment: $0.18 per share, ex-dividend July 31, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

AES Valuation vs Utilities - Diversified Median

Median of 7 stocks
MetricAESUtilities - Diversified medianvs median
P/E5.6122.130.3x the median
P/S ratio0.821.6149% below
Profit margin14.34%9.49%4.9 pts above

Medians across 7 Utilities - Diversified stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

The AES Corporation (AES) carries a market capitalisation of $10.68B. It is classified in the Utilities - Diversified industry, within the Utilities sector. Headcount on file is 8,336.

AES last closed at $14.97 on October 21, 2026. The close was unchanged from the previous session. The 52-week range on file runs from $13.21 to $17.65. The latest close sits 13.32% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, The AES Corporation reported revenue of $12.23B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $12.28B, that is a change of −0.37%. The same year closed with net income of $910.00M. That is −45.80% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 14.34%. That is 4.9 percentage points above the Utilities - Diversified median of 9.49%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 2.67.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $12.62B in 2022 to $12.23B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 5.61. That is 0.3 times the Utilities - Diversified median of 22.13. On forward earnings the ratio is 6.28. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 0.81. The price-to-sales ratio is 0.82. On price-to-sales that is 49.23% below the Utilities - Diversified median of 1.61. 7 Utilities - Diversified companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year total return is +9.74%. Measured over 10 years, that is +6.17% a year compounded. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.95. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 35.73%.

Growth & Income

AES pays a dividend yielding 4.7%. At the indicated rate that is $0.70 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is October 30, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $0.53 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.70 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +42.16%; the weakest is 2023 at −30.88%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +8.21%.

Peer Comparison

The AES Corporation (AES) operates in the Utilities - Diversified industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
The AES Corporation AES $10.68B 5.6
Sempra SRE $54.60B 24.1
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. BIP $29.38B 59.9
Canadian Utilities Limited CU.TO CA$13.28B 304.7

Market caps are shown in each company's own trading currency, without conversion, and the peers are listed in order of these unconverted figures.

The Utilities - Diversified industry average P/E ratio is 22.1x. The AES Corporation trades at a P/E of 5.6.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About The AES Corporation

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.

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