The AES Corporation (AES) Revenue-to-Profit Sankey Flow & SEC XBRL Financials

$15.05 +0.47% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

The AES Corporation (AES) carries a Roarable Rating of C- (Hold) with 59/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C- • HOLD / WATCH Cap $10.74B
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:57% Call Buyers ($2.6M)
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VISUAL REVENUE-TO-PROFIT SANKEY WATERFALL • FY 2025 (10-K)

How AES Turns Every Dollar of Sales Into Real Bottom-Line Profit

Free Cash Flow:$0 (0% FCF Margin)
Revenue$12.23BGross Profit $2.21B (18.1%)Cost of Sales $10.02BOp Profit $1.07B (8.8%)OpEx (R&D/SG&A) $1.14BNet Profit$910.0M (7.4%)Tax/Other $163.8M

Multi-Year SEC EDGAR XBRL Revenue, Net Profit & Free Cash Flow Trajectory

■ Revenue■ Net Profit■ Free Cash Flow
FY23
Rev $12.67B
FY24
Rev $12.28B
FY25
Rev $12.23B
Fiscal YearRevenueGross MarginOp MarginNet ProfitFree Cash FlowROIC %
FY 2025$12.23B18.1%8.8%$910.0M-$1.62B5.7%
FY 2024$12.28B18.8%16.1%$1.68B-$4.64B11.8%
FY 2023$12.67B44%2.3%$249.0M$2.46B2.5%
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AES // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +2.63%🛡️ HOLDING TREND SUPPORT
2026-10-30O $14.87H $14.88L $14.83C $14.83VOL 9.14M
RES: $15.06SUP: $14.82SMA50: $14.87SMA200: $14.77
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AES Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
2.2%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. -0.4% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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How profitable is The AES Corporation (AES)?

In FY 2025 (10-K), AES converted $12.2B of revenue into a 18.1% gross margin, 8.8% operating margin, and $0 in free cash flow (0% FCF margin).