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| Open | 11.29 | Prev Close | 11.15 |
| High | 11.41 | Low | 11.11 |
| Volume | 13,073,333 | Volume (Avg) | 14,816 |
| 52 Week High | 21.76 | 52 Week Low | 10.81 |
| Market Cap | 8B | PE Ratio | 7.84 |
General
| Name | AES Corp |
| Ticker | AES |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Industry | Utilities - Diversified |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 9,600 |
About AES Corp
The AES Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified power generation and utility company in the United States and internationally. 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. It uses various fuels and technologies to generate electricity, such as coal, gas, hydro, wind, solar, and biomass, as well as renewables comprising energy storage and landfill gas. The company owns and/or operates a generation portfolio of approximately 34,596 megawatts and distributes power to 2.6 million customers. 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 headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 16.90 |
| Market Cap | 8,013,300,000 |
| PE Ratio | 7.84 |
| PEG Ratio | 1.09 |
| EBITDA | 3,334,000,128 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 7.83 |
| Forward PE | 5.55 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 0.65 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 2.44 |
Technicals
| Beta | 0.98 |
| 52 Week High | 21.76 |
| 52 Week Low | 10.81 |
| 50 Day Average | -11.14% |
| 200 Day Average | -32.38% |
Dividend
AES Corp pays out a dividend of $0.69 per share, with a dividend yield of 6.13%.
AES's next dividend payment will be made to shareholders on February 14, 2025.
They pay out 196.37% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Feb 14, 2025 | $0.18 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | $0.17 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | $0.17 |
| May 15, 2024 | $0.17 |
| Feb 15, 2024 | $0.17 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | $0.17 |
| Aug 15, 2023 | $0.17 |
| May 15, 2023 | $0.17 |
| Feb 15, 2023 | $0.17 |
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