The AES Corporation (AES) valuation against sector peers: P/E 6.0 (sector median 21.2), P/B 1.9, free-cash-flow yield −14.2%, P/S 0.8.

Ratios vs sector

Medians of Utilities companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.

Metric	AES	Sector median	vs median
P/E	6.0	21.2 · n=58	72% below
P/B	1.9	1.9 · n=62	near the median
P/S	0.8	3.0 · n=53	74% below
EV/EBIT	—	22.8 · n=56	—
Free-cash-flow yield	−14.2%	−4.4% · n=50	—
Dividend yield	4.72%	2.95% · n=65	60% above
Return on equity	37.3%	9.6% · n=62	289% above
Return on invested capital	—	5.7% · n=59	—
Gross margin	21.3%	64.1% · n=17	67% below
Net debt / EBITDA	—	5.38 · n=52	—

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

Instrument	P/E	P/B	EV/EBIT	Free-cash-flow yield	Dividend yield	Smart Score
NEENextEra Energy	22.0	3.3	35.5	—	2.8%	1/10
SOSouthern	24.2	2.6	24.8	−3.3%	4.0%	4/10
DUKDuke Energy Corp	19.8	1.8	21.2	−3.3%	3.3%	6/10
CEGConstellation Energy	27.4	3.0	24.7	0.3%	0.6%	1/10
AEPAmerican Electric Power	19.0	2.2	22.5	3.7%	3.7%	7/10
DDominion Energy Inc	20.6	2.1	25.5	—	3.9%	2/10
XELXcel Energy	19.3	2.0	27.7	−14.8%	2.9%	2/10
SRESempra	26.6	1.6	—	−11.4%	3.3%	—/10
ETREntergy Corporation	28.7	2.9	26.6	−5.5%	2.3%	2/10
EXCExelon Corporation	16.8	1.6	18.5	−4.6%	2.8%	5/10

Fiscal-year history

From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.

Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Sep 2026 · filed 03 Nov 2026

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