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How The AES Corporation stacks up
AES · against 75 other Utilities companies of similar size
Valuation
70/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #21 of 76 · scores higher than 72% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score9 peers with a valuation score of 70–79, including AES · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 70?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, which is stronger than most Utilities peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Free cash flow yield: -16.2% vs peer median 0.0%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 8.2% vs peer median 8.6%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 96% of peers. Earnings yield: 17.6% vs peer median 4.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 76 reported | 17.9% | 5.5% | 99% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 76 reported | 8.2% | 8.4% | 48% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 35 reported | -16.2% | -1.9% | 9% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 71 reported | 46.4% | 51.9% | 36% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around AES| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55.0B HKD (≈$7.0B) | 99 | 63 | |
| 1 | 8.54T CLP (≈$9.4B) | 99 | 67 | |
| 3 | 6.9B GBP (≈$9.0B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 4 | 45.8B HKD (≈$5.9B) | 94 | 61 | |
| 5 | 13.6B USD | 93 | 57 | |
| 18 | 8.2B USD | 73 | 56 | |
| 19 | 962.3B JPY (≈$6.5B) | 72 | 50 | |
| 19 | 15.5B USD | 72 | 72 | |
| 21 | 59.6B CNY (≈$8.3B) | 70 | 44 | |
| 21 | 10.6B USD | 70 | 54 | |
| 23 | 5.3B EUR (≈$5.9B) | 69 | 45 | |
| 24 | 13.8B EUR (≈$15.2B) | 68 | 64 | |
| 25 | 9.1B EUR (≈$10.0B) | 66 | 61 | |
| 26 | 76.7B MYR (≈$16.9B) | 63 | 58 |
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