AES Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
AES is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 7.18% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 15th May, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 1st May, 2025.
Key information
7.2%
Dividend yield
n/a
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | n/a |
| Future Dividend Yield | 7.3% |
| Dividend Growth | 7.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | 15 May 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 01 May 25 |
| Dividend per share | US$0.704 |
| Payout ratio | 29% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
AES: Misunderstood And On The Brink Of A Renewables Cash Surge
Apr 21AES Corporation Is Too Cheap To Ignore
Mar 12Should You Think About Buying The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) Now?
Feb 21
AES Corp.: What I Got Wrong (And Right)
Jan 27Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For AES (NYSE:AES)
Jan 25Insufficient Growth At The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) Hampers Share Price
Dec 29AES 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 04Is 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 16
Leveraging AI And Renewable Energy Partnerships For Future Growth And Profitability
Aug 22 AES's integration of generative AI and technology partnerships, especially in renewable energy, aims to solidify competitive advantages and revenue growth.When 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 27AES: A Value Play With An Upside
Apr 10Net-Zero Now: AES's Uphill Battle In The Renewable Energy Race
Jan 19The 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 23Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: AES's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: AES's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| AES Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (AES) | 7.2% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.7% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 5.1% |
| Industry Average (Renewable Energy) | 2.7% |
| Analyst forecast (AES) (up to 3 years) | 7.3% |
Notable Dividend: AES's dividend (7.18%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.72%).
High Dividend: AES's dividend (7.18%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (5.07%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (29%), AES's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: AES is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.
Discover strong dividend paying companies
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/04/21 10:54 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/04/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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 * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company Financials | 10 years |
| |
| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
|
|
| Market Prices | 30 years |
| |
| Ownership | 10 years |
| |
| Management | 10 years |
| |
| Key Developments | 10 years |
|
* 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.
Analysis Model and Snowflake
Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.
Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.
Industry and Sector Metrics
Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.
Analyst Sources
The AES Corporation is covered by 24 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 |
| Daniel Ford | Barclays |
| Nicholas Campanella | Barclays |