AES · AES Corp

NYSE Utilities Large Cap Clavix A+
14.81+0.03  (+0.20%)

Price

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$10.54B
P/E5.64
Float709.0M
Beta0.94
Volatility23.4%
ExchangeNYSE
SectorUtilities
Cap tierLarge cap
Macro sensitivityModerate
Clavix score92
Price14.81
Change+0.20%
Prev Close14.78
Open14.82
Day Low14.78
Day High14.85
Avg Vol9
Avg $ Vol$127.4M
52W High17.65
52W Low12.33
52W Pos46.6%
From High−16.09%
From Low+20.11%
Max DD 1Y−18.98%
Spread0.10%
LiquidityNormal
SMA 20+0.46%
SMA 50+0.49%
SMA 200+1.51%
RSI (14)55.4
Vol 30D4.3%
Vol 90D4.8%
1Y Range12–18
Daily bars711
Perf Week+0.20%
Perf Month+0.54%
Perf Quarter+0.34%
Perf Half Y+4.45%
Perf Year+15.38%
Perf YTD−0.07%
Prev Day+0.20%
ClavixA+
Debt / Eq7.36
Curr Ratio0.77
Int Cover1.6×
FCF Margin−13.3%
Rev Growth−0.0%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageVery High
Sector rank1 / 33

What AES does

The AES Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a power generation and utility company.

It operates through four segments: Renewables, Utilities, Energy Infrastructure, and New Energy Technologies.

The company owns and/or operates power plants to generate and sell power to customers, such as utilities, industrial users, and other intermediaries; owns and/or operates utilities to generate or purchase, distribute, transmit, and sell electricity to end-user customers in the residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental sectors; and generates and sells electricity on the wholesale market, as well as investments in technologies to support leading-edge greener energy solutions.

It uses various fuels and technologies to generate electricity, such as solar, hydro, wind, coal, and gas, as well as renewables comprising energy storage and landfill gas.

The company owns and/or operates a generation portfolio of approximately 34,740 megawatts and distributes power to 2.7 million customers.

The company operates in the United States, Chile, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Bulgaria, Panama, Colombia, Argentina, Vietnam, Jordan, Puerto Rico, and internationally.

The company was formerly known as Applied Energy Services, Inc. and changed its name to The AES Corporation in April 2000.

The AES Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
A+92/100

AES grades A+, 92 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (80), most exposed on Macro Resilience (67, steady). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Utilities median. Ranks 1 of 33 in Utilities by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

AESUtilities median
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier0.940.50
Volatilityannualized23.4%12.6%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall−19.0%
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change0.35%
Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions125%

How its days are spread

Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.

52-week range

AES
14.78

The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.

Drawdown from the 1-year peak

AES

Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.

Market sensitivity

AESUtilities median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer0.940.50
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketModerateLow73% of 33

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 24Moderate 5High 4Very High 0

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Utilities names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Utilities33 companies ranked
AES
#1 of 33

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

AES
1 week+0.2%
1 month+0.5%
Year to date−0.1%
1 year+15.4%

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

Recent coverage, scored

AES
Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 3030since 9 Jun
Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish53
Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 4015 · 9
Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening15 ↑ 9 ↓

Where the article scores land

Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
7.36sector median 1.64 · 33 names
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
0.77sector median 0.77 · 33 names
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
-13.3%sector median 2.8% · 31 names
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
1.6×sector median 2.7× · 32 names

The shaded band is the middle half of the 33 Utilities names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

AES
Revenue growthyear over year−0.0%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Utilities median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Against Utilities

33 companies
MetricAESSector spreadMedian
Beta0.94
0.50
Volatility23.4%
12.6%
P/E5.64
20.94
Debt / equity7.36
1.64
Current ratio0.77
0.77
FCF margin−13.3%
2.8%
Interest coverage1.6×
2.7×

Recent news

most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to open

AES Cleanroom Technology announced that its modular wall and ceiling panels earned FM 4882 low-smoke approval, on top of their existing FM 4880 Class 1 fire rating, with verification from FM Approvals. The article body is truncated and does not include further details.

Source prnewswire.com Significance minor Impact product Risk improving

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After historic flooding in Indianapolis knocked out power in the Ravenswood neighborhood for several days, resident Kimberly Boyd had to pay to get her electricity turned back on by AES Indiana. The article describes what AES Indiana says customers must do to get that cost reimbursed.

Source fox59.com Significance moderate Impact regulatory Risk worsening

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Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management opened a new position in AES during the second quarter, buying 911,639 shares worth roughly $13.37 million, according to its SEC 13F filing.

Source marketbeat.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Chair Anthony Swinger postponed a rehearing on AES Indiana's $71 million rate hike due to lack of commissioner consensus, following the firing of Commissioner Andy Zay by Gov. Mike Braun and the resignation of Commissioner David Veleta.

Source dailyjournal.net Significance minor Impact regulatory Risk neutral

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Indiana Governor Mike Braun fired IURC Commissioner Andy Zay six weeks after Zay voted in favor of an AES Indiana rate hike and was demoted from his role as IURC chair.

Source lpheralddispatch.com Significance minor Impact regulatory Risk worsening

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