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AES (The AES) Profitability Rank : 6 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is The AES Profitability Rank?

The AES has the Profitability Rank of 6.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

The AES's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 12.44%. As of today, The AES's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of The AES's Profitability Rank

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, The AES's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, The AES's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The AES's Profitability Rank falls into.


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The AES Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

The AES has the Profitability Rank of 6.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

The AES's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=364 / 2926
=12.44 %

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

The AES has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Warning Sign:

The AES Corp operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -7.2%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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The AES Business Description

Address
4300 Wilson Boulevard, 11th Floor, Arlington, VA, USA, 22203
AES is a global power company that operates in 15 countries. Its generation portfolio as of year-end 2024 totals over 32 gigawatts, including renewable energy (50%), gas (32%), coal (16%), and oil (2%). AES has majority ownership and operates six electric utilities distributing power to more than 2.5 million customers.
Executives
Sherry Kohan officer: Vice President & Controller 4300 WILSON BLVD., ARLINGTON VA 22203
Tish Mendoza officer: Sr. VP & Chief HR Officer 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Santos Bernerd Da officer: Sr. VP and COO 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Ricardo Manuel Falu officer: SVP & Chief Operating Officer 4300 WILSON BLVD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Juan Ignacio Rubiolo officer: VP, MCAC SBU President 4300 WILSON BLVD., ARLINGTON VA 22203
Paul L Freedman officer: SVP and General Counsel 4300 WILSON BLVD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Stephen Coughlin officer: EVP and CFO 4300 WILSON BLVD., 11TH FLOOR, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Andres Gluski officer: Executive VP & COO 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Alain Monie director WORLDWIDE LEGAL DEPT 1600 E ST, SANTA ANA CA 92705
Julia M. Laulis director 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Maura Shaughnessy director 4300 WILSON BLVD., ARLINGTON VA 22203
Gerard M Anderson director ONE ENERGY PLAZA, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, DETROIT MI 48226
James H Miller director C/O CROWN HOLDINGS, INC., 770 TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD, YARDLEY PA 19067
Teresa Mosley Sebastian director 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Jeffrey W Ubben director, other: See Remarks 1170 GORGAS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129