AES AES Corporation
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Utilities · Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers
AES Corporation (AES) is a utility company in the Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers industry, with a market capitalization of $10.6 billion. Shares last traded at $14.90, 17.8% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 6.3%. AES trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.68, below the Utilities median of 21.04. Net profit margin is 14.3%, above the peer median of 12.4%. Revenue declined 0.4% year over year. The shares yield 4.7% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
AES Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $501M | $0.70 | 55% |
| 2024-12-31 | $483M | $0.68 | 29% |
| 2023-12-31 | $444M | $0.62 | 178% |
| 2022-12-31 | $422M | $0.63 | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $401M | $0.60 | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $381M | $0.57 | 828% |
| 2019-12-31 | $362M | $0.54 | 119% |
| 2018-12-31 | $344M | $0.52 | 29% |
| 2017-12-31 | $317M | $0.48 | — |
| 2016-12-31 | $290M | $0.44 | — |
| 2015-12-31 | $276M | $0.40 | 90% |
| 2014-12-31 | $144M | $0.20 | 19% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.60 | 2026-08-04 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.68 | 2026-05-05 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $0.45 | 2026-03-02 |
| FY 2025 | $1.26 | 2026-03-02 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.89 | 2025-11-04 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.15 | 2025-08-01 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Utilities peers
AES vs 14 sector peers (Utilities), by market cap. Data as of close
| NEE | NextEra Energy | $177.3B | 21.67 | 6.82 | 31.5% | +1.53% |
| SO | Southern Company | $106.7B | 24.45 | 3.54 | 14.5% | +0.99% |
| DUK | Duke Energy | $100.1B | 19.48 | 3.08 | 15.8% | +0.74% |
| WM | Waste Management | $94.5B | 30.78 | 3.62 | 11.8% | +1.80% |
| CEG | Constellation Energy | $91.6B | 26.43 | 3.70 | 14.0% | -1.48% |
| WMB | Williams Companies | $87.7B | 28.52 | 5.68 | 19.9% | -3.63% |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | $80.7B | 12.80 | 1.38 | 10.8% | -1.99% |
| RSG | Republic Services | $75.0B | 33.65 | 4.35 | 12.9% | +0.81% |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan | $72.9B | 20.24 | 4.35 | 21.5% | -3.39% |
| AEP | American Electric Power | $70.9B | 18.68 | 3.19 | 17.1% | +0.12% |
| ET | Energy Transfer Lp | $70.1B | 13.25 | 0.65 | 4.9% | -2.72% |
| TRP | Tc Energy Corp | $66.2B | 26.27 | 6.07 | 23.1% | -1.35% |
| LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | $63.6B | 20.94 | 2.68 | 12.8% | -5.68% |
| TRGP | Targa Resources | $63.2B | 27.86 | 3.77 | 13.5% | -6.44% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.