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How The AES Corporation stacks up
AES · against 75 other Utilities companies of similar size
Profitability
50/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #43 of 76 · scores higher than 41% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score11 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including AES · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 50?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Its metrics sit close to the Utilities norm.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 16.1% vs peer median 18.6%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 5.3% vs peer median 5.2%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 65% of peers. Return on assets: 3.5% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = AES, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | AES | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 76 reported | 5.3% | 5.7% | 39% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 74 reported | 16.1% | 18.6% | 41% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 71 reported | 3.5% | 3.2% | 57% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 71 reported | 9.6% | 9.4% | 56% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 76 reported | 20.3% | 35.8% | 20% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around AES| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.5B USD | 99 | 72 | |
| 2 | 48.0B BRL (≈$8.6B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 3 | 69.8B CNY (≈$9.8B) | 97 | 68 | |
| 4 | 37.0B BRL (≈$6.7B) | 96 | 67 | |
| 5 | 9.1B USD | 93 | 52 | |
| 40 | 6.3B USD | 54 | 38 | |
| 41 | 8.4B USD | 53 | 43 | |
| 42 | 13.6B USD | 52 | 57 | |
| 43 | 7.4B EUR (≈$8.2B) | 50 | 49 | |
| 43 | 10.6B USD | 50 | 54 | |
| 43 | 18.7B USD | 50 | 37 | |
| 46 | 1.14T INR (≈$13.7B) | 48 | 39 | |
| 47 | 45.0B MYR (≈$9.9B) | 45 | 39 | |
| 48 | 15.4B USD | 44 | 54 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score