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How The AES Corporation stacks up
AES · against 358 other Utilities companies
Valuation
70/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #107 of 359 · scores higher than 70% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score36 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 · 356 reported | 17.9% | 5.0% | 96% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 359 reported | 8.2% | 8.6% | 46% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 164 reported | -16.2% | -1.8% | 7% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 341 reported | 46.4% | 64.7% | 27% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around AESScores 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