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The AES Corporation provides energy solutions, including renewable energy and power generation, supporting the energy infrastructure for AI data centers.

Snapshot
Country USA USA
ExchangeNYSE
AI Layer energy
Category 1.10 Nuclear Power and Uranium
Sentiment 68.0%
USD Mkt Cap10.55B
USD Revenue13.05B
USD Net Income1.91B
P/E5.54
fwd P/E6.24
PEG0.81
Price 3M+0.7%
Price 6M+5.7%
Price 1Y+19.3%
Price 2Y-12.2%
USD Share Price14.81
Price History
Price & Size
Price 14.79 USD
Market Cap 10.55B USD
Shares Outstanding 713.44M
Shares Float 708.81M
52w Low 12.33 USD
52w High 17.65 USD
Avg Volume 7.62M
Valuation
P/E (trailing) 5.5x
P/E (forward) 6.2x
P/B 2.13x
Enterprise Value 49.52B USD
Book Value / Share 6.93 USD
PEG Ratio 0.81x
P/S 0.81x
EV / Revenue 3.79x
EV / EBITDA 12.17x
Income
Revenue 13.05B USD
Revenue / Share 18.30 USD
EBITDA 4.07B USD
Net Income 1.91B USD
EPS (trailing) 2.67 USD
EPS (forward) 2.37 USD
Margins & Profitability
Gross Margin 20.3%
Operating Margin 18.7%
Profit Margin 14.3%
EBITDA Margin 31.2%
Return on Equity 9.6%
Return on Assets 3.0%
Growth
Revenue Growth 19.9%
Cash & Debt
Total Cash 1.85B USD
Total Debt 32.94B USD
Free Cash Flow -3.09B USD
Operating Cash Flow 5.03B USD
Debt / Equity 2.57x
Current Ratio 0.75x
Quick Ratio 0.45x
Dividend
Rate 0.70 USD
Yield 4.8%
Payout Ratio 26.4%
Ex-Date 2026-07-31
Risk
Beta 0.95
Analyst Consensus
Target (Mean) 15.00 USD
Target (Median) 15.00 USD
Target (High) 15.00 USD
Target (Low) 15.00 USD
Recommendation hold
# Analysts 8
Identifiers
ISINUS00130H1059
CUSIP00130H105
FIGIBBG000C23KJ3
SEDOL2002479
Sentiment 68.0%
Positive drivers

AES has capitalized on surging electricity demand from AI data centers, securing new long-term power supply agreements in key U.S. markets. Expansion of its renewable and flexible generation portfolio aligns with corporate sustainability goals of hyperscalers. Recent earnings highlighted above-average volume growth in high-margin segments.

Neutral / mixed

Broader utility sector performance remains tied to interest rate trajectories and regulatory approvals for rate base investments. Energy commodity price volatility has created mixed margin impacts across AES's diversified generation fleet. Ongoing transition from coal assets introduces execution timing uncertainties.

Negative drivers

Elevated debt levels and rising financing costs continue to pressure free cash flow generation. Competition from larger integrated utilities for data-center contracts has intensified. Delays in several international projects have weighed on near-term growth visibility.

Bottom line

Sentiment is moderately positive, driven primarily by AI-related power demand tailwinds offsetting traditional utility headwinds. Investors appear to be pricing in sustained growth from the data-center theme while monitoring balance-sheet and regulatory risks.