Instrument overview

AESThe AES Corporation

StockNYSEUnited StatesUtilitiesEU retail: available

−0.3% today · +8.8% over a year

No score: too little data.

Trend: among the best of its peers; Stability: among the weakest. Dividend yield 4.70%.

The AES Corporation (AES) belongs to the Utilities sector and is listed on NYSE; country: United States. Its market value is about €9.6B. Over the past 12 months the price changed by +8.8%, with an annualised volatility of 27% and a largest fall of 19%.

Not scored: not enough data for a fair comparison.

Factor scores

Profitability, balance-sheet safety, growth and capital discipline versus peers. More in the glossary →better than 58% of peers
Price trend over the last 12 and 6 months (excluding the last month) and distance from the 52-week high. More in the glossary →better than 84% of peers
Lower price swings, lower market sensitivity (beta) and shallower drawdowns score higher. More in the glossary →better than 12% of peers
0–100 points: payout versus earnings and cash flow, debt, cut history, growth streak and how stretched the yield looks. More in the glossary →better than 63% of peers

Percentiles within the peer group (100 = the best of its peers); dividend safety in points.

Main drivers

  • Gross profit growth / assets (5 y)weighs on the score · better than 3% of peers
  • 12-month trend (ex last month)supports the score · better than 87% of peers
  • Return on equitysupports the score · better than 99% of peers

Red flags and notes

  • Caution. Negative free cash flow in at least two of the last three years. More in the glossary → Negative free cash flow in at least two of the last three years.

Price chart

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Key metrics

Valuation

P/E
5.7
P/B
2.2
P/S
0.8
Free-cash-flow yield
−16.1%
Market cap (EUR)
€9.6B

Profitability and debt

Return on equity
45.0%
Gross margin
20.3%

Dividends

Dividend yield
4.70%
Payout ratio
27%
5-year dividend growth (per year)
3.4%
Years of dividend growth
0

Returns and risk

1 day
−0.3%
1 month
+0.7%
1 year
+8.8%
Volatility, 1 yr
27.1%
Max drawdown, 1 yr
−19.0%
Beta
0.72

Ratios from SEC filings and end-of-day prices; returns are price changes without dividends.

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News and filings

What the marks mean
  • FactA filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.
  • Media reportA headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.
  • RumourUnconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.

Source: Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR. The tone is scored automatically from the headline and can be wrong.

Score changes in the last 12 months

Every published rating and change, logged when it was published (EU Market Abuse Regulation).

Show the log: 1 entry
DateEventBalancedGrowth · IncomeWarningsPrice at publication
First rating —/10 — · — Available with Invest Pro

Ratings are rules-based descriptions, valid until the next scoring run (about 06:20 and 21:50 UTC) and the same for every visitor.