AES CORP AES
—Business is an outline of our strategy and our businesses by SBU, including key financial drivers. Additional items that may have an impact on our businesses are discussed in Item 1A.—Risk Factors and Item 3.—Legal Proceedings.
Incorporated in 1981, AES is a global energy company accelerating the future of energy. Together with our many stakeholders, we are improving lives by delivering the greener, smarter energy solutions the world needs. Our diverse workforce is committed to continuous innovation and operational excellence, while partnering with our customers on their strategic energy transitions and continuing to meet their energy needs today.
AES is the next-generation energy company with over four decades of experience developing, operating, and owning electric generation and utilities.
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.23B | $12.28B | $12.67B | $12.62B | $11.14B | $9.66B | $10.19B | $10.74B | $10.53B | $10.28B |
| Cost of revenue | $10.02B | $9.96B | $10.16B | $10.07B | $8.43B | $6.97B | $7.84B | $8.16B | $8.06B | $7.90B |
| Gross profit | $2.21B | $2.31B | $2.50B | $2.55B | $2.71B | $2.69B | $2.35B | $2.57B | $2.46B | $2.38B |
| SG&A | $241.0M | $288.0M | $255.0M | $207.0M | $166.0M | $165.0M | $196.0M | $192.0M | $215.0M | $194.0M |
| Interest expense | $1.41B | $1.49B | $1.32B | $1.12B | $911.0M | $1.04B | $1.05B | $1.06B | $1.17B | $1.13B |
| Pre-tax income | $75.0M | $894.0M | $104.0M | -$169.0M | -$1.06B | $488.0M | -$277.0M | -$509.0M | -$521.0M | -$354.0M |
| Income tax | $181.0M | $59.0M | $261.0M | $265.0M | $133.0M | $216.0M | $352.0M | $708.0M | $990.0M | $32.0M |
| Net income | $910.0M | $1.68B | $249.0M | -$546.0M | -$409.0M | $46.0M | $303.0M | $1.20B | -$1.16B | -$1.13B |
| EPS, basic | 1.26 | 2.38 | 0.37 | -0.82 | -0.61 | 0.07 | 0.46 | 1.82 | -1.76 | -1.72 |
| EPS, diluted | 1.26 | 2.36 | 0.35 | -0.82 | -0.61 | 0.07 | 0.45 | 1.81 | -1.76 | -1.72 |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | 714.0M | 713.0M | 712.0M | 668.0M | 666.0M | 668.0M | 667.0M | 665.0M | 660.0M | 660.0M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $1.38B | $1.52B | $1.99B | $2.09B | $1.48B | $1.83B | $1.57B | $2.00B | $1.79B | $1.96B |
| Short-term investments | $174.0M | $79.0M | $395.0M | $730.0M | $232.0M | $335.0M | $400.0M | $313.0M | $424.0M | $530.0M |
| Receivables | $11.0M | $1.65B | $1.42B | $1.80B | $1.42B | $1.30B | $1.48B | $1.59B | $1.46B | $1.42B |
| Inventory | $612.0M | $593.0M | $712.0M | $1.05B | $604.0M | $461.0M | $487.0M | $577.0M | $562.0M | $622.0M |
| Total current assets | $6.50B | $6.83B | $6.65B | $7.64B | $5.36B | $5.41B | $5.23B | $5.01B | $6.40B | $6.42B |
| Property, plant and equipment | $37.82B | $33.17B | $29.96B | $23.04B | $19.91B | $22.83B | $22.57B | $21.40B | $20.30B | $20.41B |
| Goodwill | $342.0M | $345.0M | $348.0M | $362.0M | $1.18B | $1.06B | $1.06B | $1.06B | $1.06B | $1.16B |
| Other intangibles | $2.04B | $1.95B | $2.24B | $1.84B | $1.45B | $827.0M | $469.0M | $436.0M | $366.0M | $287.0M |
| Total assets | $51.77B | $47.41B | $44.80B | $38.36B | $32.96B | $34.60B | $33.65B | $32.52B | $33.11B | $36.12B |
| Accounts payable | $1.98B | $1.65B | $2.20B | $1.73B | $1.15B | $1.16B | $1.31B | $1.33B | $1.37B | $1.24B |
| Total current liabilities | $8.49B | $8.57B | $9.73B | $6.49B | $4.73B | $5.36B | $5.10B | $4.40B | $6.03B | $5.28B |
| Retained earnings | $641.0M | $293.0M | -$1.39B | -$1.64B | -$1.09B | -$680.0M | -$692.0M | -$1.00B | -$2.28B | -$1.15B |
| Total equity | $4.06B | $3.64B | $2.49B | $2.44B | $2.80B | $2.63B | $3.00B | $3.21B | $2.46B | $2.79B |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $4.31B | $2.75B | $3.03B | $2.71B | $1.90B | $2.75B | $2.47B | $2.34B | $2.50B | $2.90B |
| Depreciation and amortisation | -$1.46B | -$1.26B | -$1.15B | -$1.07B | $972.0M | $1.07B | $977.0M | $960.0M | $1.00B | $1.00B |
| Capital expenditure | $5.93B | $7.39B | $7.72B | $4.55B | $2.12B | $1.90B | $2.40B | $2.12B | $2.18B | $2.35B |
| Investing cash flow | -$6.21B | -$7.70B | -$8.19B | -$5.84B | -$3.05B | -$2.29B | -$2.72B | -$505.0M | -$2.60B | -$2.14B |
| Financing cash flow | $1.98B | $4.96B | $5.41B | $3.76B | $797.0M | -$78.0M | -$86.0M | -$1.64B | $43.0M | -$747.0M |
| Dividends paid | $501.0M | $483.0M | $444.0M | $422.0M | $401.0M | $381.0M | $362.0M | $344.0M | $317.0M | $290.0M |
| Buybacks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 | $79.0M |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0000874761-26-000063.
Plot the figures US dollars
- Revenue
- Gross profit
- Net income
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $10.28B | $10.53B | $10.74B | $10.19B | $9.66B | $11.14B | $12.62B | $12.67B | $12.28B | $12.23B |
| Gross profit | $2.38B | $2.46B | $2.57B | $2.35B | $2.69B | $2.71B | $2.55B | $2.50B | $2.31B | $2.21B |
| Net income | -$1.13B | -$1.16B | $1.20B | $303.0M | $46.0M | -$409.0M | -$546.0M | $249.0M | $1.68B | $910.0M |
Recent filings and events
- Other event The catch-all. The company chose to disclose something that fits no other item, so the content is whatever it says it is. Item 8.01
- Material agreement signed The company entered an agreement outside the ordinary course of business - a large contract, a credit facility, a merger agreement. Item 1.01
- Auditor changed The company changed auditors. Sometimes routine; historically one of the more reliable warnings that something is wrong. Item 4.01
- Shareholder vote The results of the annual meeting or a special vote. Item 5.07
- Regulation FD disclosure Something the company told the market and had to tell everyone at once - usually a slide deck or a press release. Item 7.01
- Other event Item 8.01
- Material agreement signed Item 1.01
- New debt or obligation The company has taken on debt or a comparable obligation. Item 2.03
- Other event Item 8.01
- Shareholder vote Item 5.07
- Officer or director change Someone at the top arrived or left. The item covers everything from a board retirement to a chief executive being removed, and only the filing itself says which. Item 5.02
- Material agreement signed Item 1.01
Item numbers are Form 8-K's own, and a filing date is up to four business days after the thing it reports. The same feed across the whole market.