The AES (BUE:AES) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Jul. 28, 2026)

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What is The AES Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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The AES  (BUE:AES) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


The AES Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


The AES Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for The AES's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The AES Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

The AES Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.21 1.42 0.96 0.67 0.74

The AES Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.65 0.55 0.69 0.74 0.73

BUE:AES vs AVA, UTL, SRE: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, The AES's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


The AES Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, The AES's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The AES's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



The AES Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

The AES's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, The AES's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=18734.939/330.2130*330.2130
=18,734.939

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

The AES Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201606 205.495 241.018 281.544
201609 239.434 241.428 327.486
201612 17.222 241.432 23.555
201703 181.144 243.801 245.348
201706 195.241 244.955 263.196
201709 213.533 246.819 285.680
201712 229.400 246.524 307.276
201803 249.811 249.554 330.553
201806 285.871 251.989 374.613
201809 470.971 252.439 616.073
201812 443.993 251.233 583.571
201903 465.916 254.202 605.233
201906 391.546 256.143 504.771
201909 660.297 256.759 849.196
201912 653.567 256.974 839.837
202003 651.727 258.115 833.771
202006 658.303 257.797 843.222
202009 851.085 260.280 1,079.758
202012 923.187 260.474 1,170.360
202103 1,069.193 264.877 1,332.926
202106 1,143.535 271.696 1,389.826
202109 1,252.574 274.310 1,507.842
202112 1,260.100 278.802 1,492.462
202203 1,292.089 287.504 1,484.030
202206 1,663.362 296.311 1,853.673
202209 2,126.463 296.808 2,365.791
202212 2,363.204 296.797 2,629.274
202303 2,696.062 301.836 2,949.531
202306 3,257.758 305.109 3,525.802
202309 5,063.469 307.789 5,432.369
202312 4,514.534 306.746 4,859.910
202403 10,951.332 312.332 11,578.296
202406 11,100.694 314.175 11,667.362
202409 13,172.186 315.301 13,795.158
202412 12,605.158 315.605 13,188.597
202503 13,142.817 319.799 13,570.802
202506 14,281.835 322.561 14,620.638
202509 19,174.323 324.800 19,493.875
202512 18,965.198 324.054 19,325.652
202603 18,734.939 330.213 18,734.939

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


The AES Business Description

Address 4300 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA, USA, 22203
AES is a global power company that operates in 15 countries. Its generation portfolio totals over 32 gigawatts, including renewable energy, gas, coal, and oil. AES has majority ownership in and operates numerous electric utilities.