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AES CORP (AES)

As-reported financials and recent SEC filings for AES CORP, latest fiscal period FY2025. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About AES CORP

AES Corp is a global energy company that develops, owns, and operates electric generation and utility businesses. It provides renewable energy solutions, including solar, wind, and energy storage, primarily serving large corporations such as data center companies in the U.S. and mining companies internationally. AES also operates utilities in the U.S., delivering electricity and related services while investing in infrastructure to support growth and reliability.

Snapshot

Revenue
$12.23B
Revenue growth (YoY)
-0.4%
Net income
$910.0M
Diluted EPS
$1.26
Gross margin
18.1%
Operating margin
Net margin
7.4%
FCF margin
-13.3%
ROE
10.0%
P/E (TTM)
7.7×
Market cap
$10.58B
Debt / equity

Fundamentals are from SEC filings. P/E and market cap are derived from recent market prices, refreshed on a rolling basis (typically within the past week).

What changed at Aes

  • Revenue fell 0.4% to $12.2B in FY2025, after a 3.1% decline the year before.
  • Most recent quarter Q1 FY2026: revenue $3.2B, up 8.7% from Q1 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was negative $1.6B in FY2025.
  • Net income fell 45.8% to $910M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Aes’s fundamentals sit among the 98 Utilities companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin18.1%
12th percentile of 26
Net margin7.4%
29th percentile of 91
FCF margin-13.3%
28th percentile of 76
Revenue growth (YoY)-0.4%
14th percentile of 94
ROE10.0%
65th percentile of 89
P/E (TTM)7.7×
1st percentile of 83
Short interest2.21d
9th percentile of 98

Aes’s P/E of 7.7 ranks in the 1st percentile of the 83 peers with a meaningful P/E. Aes’s gross margin of 18.1% ranks in the 12th percentile of the 26 Utilities companies reporting it. Aes’s revenue growth of -0.4% ranks in the 14th percentile of the 94 Utilities companies reporting it.

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Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 3 of the superinvestors we track (plus 6 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F (latest Q1 2026).

Conviction investors
3
+6 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
3
1 new, 2 added
Reduced / exited
6
6 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$229.7M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Millennium ManagementquantQ1 2026$139.9M9.9MAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ1 2026$31.2M2.2MReduced
Soros Fund ManagementQ1 2026$21.9M1.6MNew
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ1 2026$20.4M1.5MReduced
Gotham Asset ManagementQ1 2026$5.7M403.7KAdded
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ1 2026$5.2M372.2KReduced
Bridgewater AssociatesQ1 2026$2.6M183.8KReduced
D. E. ShawquantQ1 2026$1.9M135.3KReduced
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ1 2026$935,73166.4KReduced

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
22.9M
settled 2026-07-15
Change vs prior
+13.4%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
2.21
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
10.4M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-07-1522.9M+13.4%2.21
2026-06-3020.2M-30.0%2.76
2026-06-1528.9M+31.8%3.33
2026-05-2921.9M+23.9%2.31
2026-05-1517.7M-6.5%1.33
2026-04-3018.9M-9.5%1.80
2026-04-1520.9M-14.8%2.65
2026-03-3124.5M+27.0%1.64

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$12.23B$12.28B$12.67B$12.62B$11.14B
Gross profit$2.21B$2.31B$2.50B$2.55B$2.71B
Operating income
Net income$910.0M$1.68B$249.0M$-546.0M$-409.0M
Diluted EPS$1.26$2.36$0.35$-0.82$-0.61

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full methodology.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$1.38B$1.52B$1.43B$1.37B$943.0M
Current assets$6.50B$6.83B$6.65B$7.64B$5.36B
Total assets$51.77B$47.41B$44.80B$38.36B$32.96B
Current liabilities$8.49B$8.57B$9.73B$6.49B$4.73B
Long-term debt
Total liabilities$42.66B$39.70B$38.81B$33.86B$28.40B
Total equity$9.11B$7.70B$5.99B$4.50B$4.57B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full methodology.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$4.31B$2.75B$3.03B$2.71B$1.90B
Capital expenditure$5.93B$7.39B$7.72B$4.55B$2.12B
Free cash flow$-1.62B$-4.64B$-4.69B$-1.84B$-214.0M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full methodology.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q1 FY2026$3.18B8.7%$487.0M$0.68
Q4 FY2025$3.10B4.7%$320.0M$0.45
Q3 FY2025$3.35B1.9%$639.0M$0.89
Q2 FY2025$2.85B-3.0%$-95.0M$-0.15
Q1 FY2025$2.93B-5.2%$46.0M$0.07
Q4 FY2024$2.96B-0.2%$467.0M$0.65
Q3 FY2024$3.29B-4.2%$504.0M$0.71
Q2 FY2024$2.94B-2.8%$276.0M$0.39

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorUtilities
SIC industryCogeneration Services & Small Power Producers
Fiscal year endDecember 31
Latest fiscal periodFY2025
SEC filings since2012
SEC CIK874761

Recent SEC filings

10-K2026-03-02
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10-Q2026-05-05
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8-K2026-07-27
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8-K2026-06-26
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8-K2026-06-16
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8-K2026-06-12
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR (public domain). Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.