AES Corporation (AES) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What AES does

AES Corporation (AES) is a power generation and utility company that operates through four segments: Renewables, Utilities, Energy Infrastructure, and New Energy Technologies. It owns and/or operates power plants and utilities that generate, distribute, and sell electricity to customers such as utilities, industrial users, and other intermediaries. AES uses a mix of fuels and technologies — including solar, hydro, wind, coal, gas, energy storage, and landfill gas — and manages a generation portfolio of approximately 34,740 megawatts, serving 2.7 million customers. The company operates in the United States, Chile, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Bulgaria, Panama, Colombia, Argentina, Vietnam, Jordan, Puerto Rico, and internationally. It is part of the S&P 500.

Key numbers explained

• 14.81 USD — the current share price, the amount you would pay for one share in the market.
• 10.56 mld. USD — the market capitalisation, the total value of all outstanding shares; it places AES among large-cap companies.
• 5.5 — the trailing P/E ratio, which compares the share price to the last 12 months of earnings; a lower number can suggest the stock is priced more conservatively relative to earnings.
• 6.2 — the forward P/E ratio, based on expected future earnings, which helps investors gauge how the market views the company’s earnings outlook.
• 4.75% — the dividend yield, the annual dividend payment expressed as a percentage of the share price, indicating the cash return shareholders receive for holding the stock.
• 26% — the share of earnings paid out as dividends, showing what portion of net income is returned to shareholders rather than retained for growth or debt reduction.
• 0.95 — beta, a measure of volatility relative to the market; a beta below 1 suggests the stock tends to move less than the broader market.
• 10.9% — the price change over the last 52 weeks, reflecting the total return from one year ago to the current price.

Recent news

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What to watch

For a utility stock like AES, investors typically monitor interest rate movements, regulatory decisions affecting utility pricing, fuel costs, and the pace of investment in renewables and grid infrastructure. The company’s exposure to multiple countries and segments — including Renewables and Energy Infrastructure — means its results can be influenced by weather patterns, energy demand cycles, and policy changes in each operating region. Comparing AES to peers such as Southern Company (SO), NextEra Energy (NEE), and Consolidated Edison (ED) can provide context on valuation, dividend policy, and growth strategy within the utilities sector.