The AES Corporation

NYSE:AES Stock Report

Market Cap: US$9.2b

AES Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

AES has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 5.9%, while the Renewable Energy industry saw earnings growing at 15.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.4% per year.

Key information

5.9%

Earnings growth rate

5.0%

EPS growth rate

Renewable Energy Industry Growth-5.8%
Revenue growth rate6.4%
Return on equity-2.3%
Net Margin8.3%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

AES Stock: Oversold For Utility With Dividend And Growth

Nov 24

Earnings Update: The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) Just Reported Its Third-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

Nov 04
Earnings Update: The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) Just Reported Its Third-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

Is There Now An Opportunity In The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES)?

Oct 28
Is There Now An Opportunity In The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES)?

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At AES (NYSE:AES)

Oct 07
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At AES (NYSE:AES)

AES: Undervalued With Underappreciated Growth Prospects

Sep 19

The AES Corporation's (NYSE:AES) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Revenues

Sep 16
The AES Corporation's (NYSE:AES) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Revenues

When Should You Buy The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES)?

Jul 25
When Should You Buy The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES)?

AES: Renewable Utilities With A Continued Upside

Jul 16

Is AES (NYSE:AES) Using Too Much Debt?

Jul 03
Is AES (NYSE:AES) Using Too Much Debt?

Be Wary Of AES (NYSE:AES) And Its Returns On Capital

Jun 12
Be Wary Of AES (NYSE:AES) And Its Returns On Capital

The AES Corporation's (NYSE:AES) Shares Bounce 28% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

May 22
The AES Corporation's (NYSE:AES) Shares Bounce 28% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

The AES Corporation Is In Transition, BEP Is The Better Alternative

Apr 27

What Is The AES Corporation's (NYSE:AES) Share Price Doing?

Apr 15
What Is The AES Corporation's (NYSE:AES) Share Price Doing?

AES: A Value Play With An Upside

Apr 10

AES (NYSE:AES) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Mar 25
AES (NYSE:AES) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Net-Zero Now: AES's Uphill Battle In The Renewable Energy Race

Jan 19

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At AES (NYSE:AES)

Jan 08
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At AES (NYSE:AES)

The AES Corporation: Promising Initiatives Are In Place, Hold Until They Pay Off

Jan 02

AES Corporation Has Become Too Cheap To Ignore

Oct 19

Massif Capital - The AES Corp: Are We Holding A Value Trap?

Jul 23

AES Corporation: Portfolio Optimization Creating Margin Expansion

Jun 03

AES Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Feb 24

AES: A Global Renewables Play, But Somewhat Expensive

Jan 08

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How AES makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:AES Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2412,2841,0252720
30 Jun 2412,4297472790
31 Mar 2412,5145172870
31 Dec 2312,6682422670
30 Sep 2312,760-5602510
30 Jun 2312,953-3702380
31 Mar 2313,004-5102040
31 Dec 2212,617-5462020
30 Sep 2212,327-2751650
30 Jun 2211,736-3531510
31 Mar 2211,358-1501520
31 Dec 2111,141-4131450
30 Sep 2110,9315371790
30 Jun 2110,440-1391800
31 Mar 219,957-2491750
31 Dec 209,660431650
30 Sep 209,531-3531830
30 Jun 209,6111901880
31 Mar 209,8772922010
31 Dec 1910,1893022130
30 Sep 1910,3804822100
30 Jun 1910,5923742090
31 Mar 1910,6464541910
31 Dec 1810,7369852020
30 Sep 1810,7572002010
30 Jun 1810,6132452100
31 Mar 1810,6892022200
31 Dec 1710,530-5072160
30 Sep 178,126-522150
30 Jun 178,975-232020
31 Mar 179,591-1792030
31 Dec 1610,281-201970
30 Sep 1613,2611361810
30 Jun 1613,2411351860
31 Mar 1613,6683171890
31 Dec 1511,2603181960
30 Sep 1515,0686091890
30 Jun 1515,9879221890
31 Mar 1516,6429851910
31 Dec 1416,1247051870
30 Sep 1416,8144132080
30 Jun 1416,3691002160
31 Mar 1416,0031252170
31 Dec 1315,8912842200

Quality Earnings: AES has a large one-off loss of $987.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: AES became profitable in the past.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: AES's earnings have grown by 5.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: AES has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: AES has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Renewable Energy industry (26.9%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: AES's Return on Equity (-2.3%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:00
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

The AES Corporation is covered by 25 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Gary HovisArgus Research Company
Nicholas CampanellaBarclays
Daniel FordBarclays