Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 30/06/2026
AES · NYSE · Utilities
Fundamental quality
68
out of 100
Aes Corp earns a fundamental-quality score of 68 out of 100, profiling it as a company of reasonable quality. Its score rests mainly on its growth (revenue +5.6%/yr). Its weakest area is its financial strength (FCF margin -13.2%). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.
AES is a global power company in accelerated transformation: selling coal and international assets to focus on renewables contracted with big tech — it is one of the largest clean-energy suppliers to data centers — plus its regulated American utilities.
EPS growth: 93.3% · Revenue growth: 5.6%
Net margin: 14.3% · ROE: 37.9% · ROIC: 69.5%
FCF: -13.2%
Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 30/06/2026
The score includes +3 for dividend strength: 14 consecutive years of increases. Keeping that streak demands growing cash generation and balance-sheet discipline.
The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength. Here its growth weighs in its favor, while its financial strength drags it down the most.
Percentile against the other 24 Utilities companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).
Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.
Key concepts
What do these metrics mean? Fundamental analysis · What is the P/E · What is EPS · What is ROE · Net & gross margin · Free cash flow
| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9,660 | 46 | 855 | -1,089 |
| 2021 | 11,141 | -409 | -214 | -943 |
| 2022 | 12,617 | -546 | -1,836 | -1,374 |
| 2023 | 12,668 | 249 | -4,690 | -1,426 |
| 2024 | 12,278 | 1,679 | -4,640 | -1,524 |
| 2025 | 12,233 | 910 | -1,623 | -1,382 |
Between 2020 and 2025, revenue went from $9,660M to $12,233M (+27%) and net income went from $46M to $910M (+1878%). Meanwhile, its margins have widened (from 0% to 7%).
Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.
Latest results
Figures for the half-year ended June 30, 2026, versus the half-year ended June 30, 2025 (SEC filings):
Compared with the previous close (March 31, 2026), this is what moved in its accounts:
Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.
$0.7
per share, yearly
55.1% of earnings
Payout
14 straight years raising it
Growth
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In terms of business quality, Aes Corp scores 68 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company of reasonable quality. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.
Is Aes Corp a profitable company?
Yes. Aes Corp shows a net margin of 14.3% and an ROE of 37.9%, a sign of a profitable business.
Is Aes Corp growing?
Its revenue has grown 5.6% annualized in recent years and its earnings per share 93.3%.
Does Aes Corp generate cash?
Over the last twelve months its free cash flow was negative.
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Data: see Aes Corp's filings on EDGAR
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