AES Stock — AES Corp.

AES Corp. (AES)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AES is a Stock. its distribution rate is 4.71%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.71%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 91/100 (Safe). Total return is 705.4% over the past 35.3 years.

AES Corp. operates as a global power generation and utility company with a portfolio of approximately 34,740 megawatts serving 2.7 million customers. The company generates electricity through renewable sources including solar, hydro, and wind, as well as traditional fuels, and distributes power across the United States and more than a dozen countries internationally through four operating segments: Renewables, Utilities, Energy Infrastructure, and New Energy Technologies. It pays a quarterly distribution and offers a current distribution rate in the mid-single digits, making it appealing to income-focused investors seeking exposure to essential utility and renewable energy infrastructure.

AES performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 705.4% over the past 35.3 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 5.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 19.0%.

AES key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

91 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

4.29%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/26/1991

Distribution rate

4.71%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.71%

5-year average yield

3.61

Last close

$14.95 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$10,665,907,518

Average volume

13177400.0

Dividend

$0.17595

Ex-dividend date

10/30/2026

Payment date

11/13/2026

Beta

0.954

Payout ratio

24.8%

P/E ratio

5.6

Forward P/E

6.5833

EPS

$2.67

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.71%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.71%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AES risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 19.0%.

Who may consider AES — and who may not

AES may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AES pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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