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AES

NYQ:AES · US00130H1059
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity ProducersX-Large

360

18
EV / EBIT52
Price / Owner Earnings63
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield95
Price/Sales91
EV / Gross Profit24
Price/Book51
Return on Capital65
Cash Return on Capital16
Return on Equity61
EBIT Margin57
Gross Profitability25
Cash Conversion60
Accruals23
Owner Earnings Margin22
Sales growth76
Profit Growth69
Long-Term EPS Growth54
Reinvestment8
Price momentum85
Debt load13
Refinancing47
Debt Payback1
Liquidity33
Analyst ratings28
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside25
Market mood55
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

AES clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryIndependent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1981
Employees3,638
Websiteaes.com
ISINUS00130H1059
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
S&P 500 (USA)
Themes
Power GridUtility Scale SolarClean EnergyBattery Energy Storage System (BESS)Onshore and Offshore WindCleanTechEnergy StorageEnergyEnergy EfficiencyRenewable Energy

Description

The AES Corporation (AES) operates as a global energy company. The company's diverse workforce is committed to continuous innovation and operational excellence, while partnering with the company's customers on their strategic energy transitions, and…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

The AES Corporation sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
73
2023202420252026

All-time high

73

Jun 2026

All-time low

10

Jan 2024

Average rank

31

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
91
100
93
92
Price/Earnings
86
97
93
91
Price/Book
51
19
1
9
Dividend Yield
95
97
34
15
Value (overall)
96
85
57
51

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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