AES Stock Overview
Operates as a diversified power generation and utility company in the United States and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 5/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 0/6 |
| Dividends | 5/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
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| Current Share Price | US$13.00 |
| 52 Week High | US$22.21 |
| 52 Week Low | US$12.24 |
| Beta | 1 |
| 1 Month Change | -2.11% |
| 3 Month Change | -31.22% |
| 1 Year Change | -31.94% |
| 3 Year Change | -44.80% |
| 5 Year Change | -34.93% |
| Change since IPO | 296.74% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
AES Stock: Oversold For Utility With Dividend And Growth
Nov 24Earnings Update: The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) Just Reported Its Third-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts
Nov 04
Is There Now An Opportunity In The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES)?
Oct 28Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At AES (NYSE:AES)
Oct 07AES: Undervalued With Underappreciated Growth Prospects
Sep 19The AES Corporation's (NYSE:AES) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Revenues
Sep 16When Should You Buy The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES)?
Jul 25AES: Renewable Utilities With A Continued Upside
Jul 16Is AES (NYSE:AES) Using Too Much Debt?
Jul 03Be Wary Of AES (NYSE:AES) And Its Returns On Capital
Jun 12The AES Corporation's (NYSE:AES) Shares Bounce 28% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry
May 22The AES Corporation Is In Transition, BEP Is The Better Alternative
Apr 27What Is The AES Corporation's (NYSE:AES) Share Price Doing?
Apr 15AES: A Value Play With An Upside
Apr 10AES (NYSE:AES) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
Mar 25Net-Zero Now: AES's Uphill Battle In The Renewable Energy Race
Jan 19Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At AES (NYSE:AES)
Jan 08The AES Corporation: Promising Initiatives Are In Place, Hold Until They Pay Off
Jan 02AES Corporation Has Become Too Cheap To Ignore
Oct 19Massif Capital - The AES Corp: Are We Holding A Value Trap?
Jul 23AES Corporation: Portfolio Optimization Creating Margin Expansion
Jun 03AES Q4 2022 Earnings Preview
Feb 24AES: A Global Renewables Play, But Somewhat Expensive
Jan 08Shareholder Returns
| AES | US Renewable Energy | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -2.6% | -6.0% | -3.5% |
| 1Y | -31.9% | 60.9% | 22.1% |
Return vs Industry: AES underperformed the US Renewable Energy industry which returned 60.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: AES underperformed the US Market which returned 22.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| AES volatility | |
|---|---|
| AES Average Weekly Movement | 5.7% |
| Renewable Energy Industry Average Movement | 8.7% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.3% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 17.0% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: AES has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: AES's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 9,600 | Andres Gluski Weilert | www.aes.com |
The AES Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified power generation and utility company in the United States and internationally. 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. It uses various fuels and technologies to generate electricity, such as coal, gas, hydro, wind, solar, and biomass, as well as renewables comprising energy storage and landfill gas.
The AES Corporation Fundamentals Summary
| AES fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$8.85b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$1.03b |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$12.28b |
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P/E Ratio0.8x
P/S RatioIs AES overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| AES income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$12.28b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$9.90b |
| Gross Profit | US$2.39b |
| Other Expenses | US$1.36b |
| Earnings | US$1.03b |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 1.44 |
| Gross Margin | 19.44% |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.34% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 352.9% |
How did AES perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
5.4%
Current Dividend Yield47%
Payout RatioDoes AES pay a reliable dividends?
See AES dividend history and benchmarks| AES dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Jan 31 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Feb 14 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 41 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 55 days |
Does AES pay a reliable dividends?
See AES dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/20 23:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.
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Analyst Sources
The AES Corporation is covered by 25 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Gary Hovis | Argus Research Company |
| Nicholas Campanella | Barclays |
| Daniel Ford | Barclays |