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The AES Corporation AES

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for The AES Corporation

Overview of The AES Corporation

AES NYQ
Utilities Utilities - Diversified Large Cap
The AES Corporation (AES), is a Large Cap company, in the Utilities - Diversified industry, last closed at $14.19, about 101.2% undervalued vs fair value, +8.7% 1Y return, ranked 82/116 in sector.
$14.19
-0.21%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 45.1%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$10.11B
Enterprise Value
$39.20B
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.aes.com
HQ Arlington, VA
Employees 9,100
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Apr 30 Estimated
Dividend May 15 Ex-div: May 1

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$23
$29
$33
Current: $14.19 +101% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Large Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$12.3B
-3.1%%
Gross Profit
$2.3B
-7.6%%
Operating Income
$2.0B
-9.9%%
Net Income
$1.7B
574.3%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
-276.4%
Poor

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Active Leaks
1/5
Improving
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High Impact
4
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating The AES Corporation's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
27
/100
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Pricing Power

Weak
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 95% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing AES's balance between Growth (32.9%), Profitability (31.7%), and Safety (35.5%). Growth 33% Safety 35% Profitability 32%

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Growth

43th percentile vs peers
44
Key Signals
EPS Growth YoY 5.75 91p Revenue CAGR 3Y 3.3% 42p Rev Growth YoY -3.1% 20p TSR -39.1% 22p
Strengths
  • Eps Growth Yoy in top 20% of peers (5.75, 91th percentile)
  • D/E Ratio in top 20% of peers (7.96, 92th percentile)
  • Net Debt/Ebitda in top 20% of peers (7.55, 93th percentile)
  • Conservative leverage compared to industry peers
Risks
  • Rev Growth Yoy in bottom 20% of peers (-3.1%)

Profitability

42th percentile vs peers
42
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Safety

47th percentile vs peers
47
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for The AES Corporation.

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Bear
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$28.55
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+101.2% vs current
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Fair Value Range Current: $-
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