The AES Corporation AES
At closeNov 4, 2026, 5:58 PM EST
After hours · Nov 4, 5:58 PM ET
- YTD
- +3.91%
- 1 year
- +10.86%
- Market cap
- 10.63B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 13.05B
- Profit margin
- 14.34%
- EPS (ttm)
- 2.67
- Shares out
- 713.16M
- P/E ratio
- 5.58
- Forward P/E
- 6.26
- Dividend
- 0.70 (4.72%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Oct 29, 2026
- YTD return
- +3.91%
- 1-year return
- +10.86%
- Volume
- 14.20M
- Avg volume
- 8.43M
- Open
- 14.92
- Previous close
- 14.92
- Day's range
- 14.89 – 14.94
- 52-week range
- 13.28 – 17.65
- Beta
- 0.92
- Analysts
- Hold
- Price target
- 15.00 (+0.7%)
- Earnings date
- Mar 1, 2027
5D -0.11 (-0.73%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 49.62B
- PEG ratio
- 0.81
- Price / sales
- 0.81
- Price / book
- 2.61
- Dividend yield
- 4.72%
- Payout ratio
- 26.36%
- Revenue growth
- 19.90%
- Free cash flow
- -3.09B
- Total cash
- 1.85B
- Total debt
- 32.94B
- Return on equity
- 9.57%
- Short % of float
- 2.89%
- 50-day average
- 14.88
- 200-day average
- 14.78
Analyst view
Consensus: hold
- Strong buy0
- Buy0
- Hold9
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Mar 1, 2027
Expected Mar 1, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 0.588.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2027 | Dec 30, 2026 | 0.58 | — | — | — |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 0.53 | 0.865 | +0.34 | +63.21% |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 0.45 | 0.44 | -0.01 | -2.22% |
| May 5, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 0.50 | 0.67 | +0.17 | +34.00% |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 0.62 | 0.81 | +0.19 | +30.65% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 0.712 | 0.75 | +0.04 | +5.34% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | Barclays | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Susquehanna | down | Positive | Neutral |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Argus Research | down | Buy | Hold |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | down | Overweight | Equal-Weight |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Mizuho | down | Outperform | Neutral |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Seaport Global | up | Sell | Neutral |
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.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Diversified
- Country
- United States
- Website
- aes.com
News
Dividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week October 25
94,708 Shares of The AES Corporation $AES Bought by CWA Asset Management Group LLC AES Corp Says European Commission Unconditionally Approves Aes Merger On October 15, 2026; NYPSC Issues Ruling Requiring No Further Review For AES Merger On October 19, 2026
AES Announces Quarterly Dividend
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US lawmakers including Sen. Warren push energy regulators to reject acquisition of power company AES
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HighTower Advisors LLC Sells 85,654 Shares of The AES Corporation $AES
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUGHLIN STEPHEN | Chief Financial Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Apr 22, 2026 | 265,494 |
| DA SANTOS BERNERD R | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 19, 2026 | 439,995 |
| FALU RICARDO MANUEL | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 19, 2026 | 236,581 |
| FREEDMAN PAUL L. | General Counsel | Stock Award(Grant) | Apr 22, 2026 | 226,284 |
| GLUSKI ANDRES RICARDO | Chief Executive Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 19, 2026 | 2,127,320 |
| KOHAN SHERRY | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 19, 2026 | 108,003 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 6.91% | 49,278,892 | 734.75M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.52% | 46,504,987 | 693.39M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 6.01% | 42,891,937 | 639.52M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.96% | 35,374,898 | 527.44M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Balyasny Asset Management LP | 4.85% | 34,633,491 | 516.39M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3.52% | 25,120,280 | 374.54M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.17% | 22,641,346 | 337.58M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.59% | 18,481,276 | 275.56M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 2.29% | 16,359,243 | 243.92M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust-Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | 1.85% | 13,199,233 | 196.80M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST-State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF | 1.77% | 12,625,117 | 188.24M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund | 1.45% | 10,360,572 | 154.48M | Jun 29, 2026 |
