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The AES Corporation (AES)

Utilities · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026

The AES Corporation
AES · $10.67B
$14.95+2.0%last 60 sessions · close Oct 16, 2026
$12.96$16.8652 weeks
Hold · 9 analystsPT $17.15 +14.7%
  • P/E vs own-30.2%
  • P/E vs sector-72.7%
  • Target upside+14.7%
  • Off 52w high-11.3%
  • InsidersNone in 90d
  • FCF yield-16.1%
  • Earnings in18d
  • Trendbullish
  • Sector▼ -6.3%
  • RSI63
  • MA20×50—
  • Volume1.4x
  • Support-1.8%
  • Resistance—

The average 12-month analyst price target for AES is $17.15, 14.7% above the last close of $14.95 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $14.21 to $22.66. Rating consensus: Hold.

Snapshot

  • P/E5.7x
  • P/E vs sector-72.7%
  • P/E vs own-30.2%
  • Target upside+14.7%
  • ConsensusHold
  • Market cap$10.67B
  • FCF yield-16.1%
  • InsidersNone in 90d
  • Earnings in18d
  • News0.00

Why it moved

The AES Corporation (AES) fell 0.1% on Oct 16, 2026.

The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Utilities stocks rose 1.6%. Most of the move came from its sector.

Market (SPY)-1.1%
Utilities sector+2.7%
AES specific-1.7%

0 stories on the day (30-day average 0.1).

Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.

Price and events

⇔⇕$13.21$14.34$15.48$16.61Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26DEAADAAEAAAADEDEDE

Last close $14.95 · +6.0% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change

Technicals

  • Trendbullish
  • Sector▼ -6.3%
  • MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▲ 200▲
  • Above MAs4 of 4 above
  • MA20×50—
  • RSI63
  • Support-1.8%
  • Resistance—
  • Off 52w high-11.3%
  • Off ATH-39.5%
  • 52w range$14.95
  • Bollingerupper half
  • MACD0.00
  • ATR+0.3%
  • Volume1.4x

Analyst price targets

Low$14.21
Average$17.15
Median$15.95
High$22.66
Upside+14.7%

5 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $14.95 · as of Oct 16, 2026

⇔⇕$12.46$15.22$17.97$20.73$23.49Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26Jan 27-5%+54%+16%+6%+52%
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Strong buy 0 · Buy 0 · Hold 9 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 0

Revenue and free cash flow

Q2 FY2026: Revenue +19.9% year over year, free cash flow -17.4% of revenue, operating margin 18.4%.

RevenueFree cash flow
Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026
Q2 FY2026Jun 30, 2026$3.42B0.60-$597M20.2%18.4%13.6%
Q1 FY2026Mar 31, 2026$3.18B0.68-$565M20.1%18.4%15.3%
Q4 FY2025Dec 31, 2025$3.1B0.46-$47M18.8%16.5%10.4%
Q3 FY2025Sep 30, 2025$3.35B0.89-$511M21.9%16.5%18.9%
Q2 FY2025Jun 30, 2025$2.85B-0.15-$356M15.9%14.2%-3.7%
Q1 FY2025Mar 31, 2025$2.93B0.07-$709M15.0%12.4%1.6%
Q4 FY2024Dec 31, 2024$2.96B0.79-$639M14.2%11.1%18.9%
Q3 FY2024Sep 30, 2024$3.29B0.71-$847M21.9%20.2%15.5%

Peers

20D
1SRESempra$83.41+1.8%-15.1%+16.7%24.2$54.54B
2CMSCMS Energy Corporation$68.70+2.6%-12.7%+13.6%20.3$21.54B
3EIXEdison International$55.93+0.5%-29.3%+3.2%5.8$21.52B
4NINiSource Inc$42.68+3.5%-12.5%+14.5%22.7$20.46B
5EVRGEvergy, Inc.$83.30+2.1%-4.7%+5.8%21.1$19.2B
6LNTAlliant Energy Corporation$68.32+1.8%-11.8%+8.0%21.6$17.71B
7PNWPinnacle West Capital Corporation$103.42+1.8%-4.6%-2.3%19.9$12.53B
8AESThe AES Corporation$14.95-0.1%-11.3%+14.7%5.7$10.67B

Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.

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