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The AES Corporation

AESNYSEdiversified
Market cap$11B
Conviction3/ 5
HQArlington, Virginia, USA
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Price · 1Y

$14.81

+36.1%

Thesis

AES is a global power company pivoting toward renewables and storage, and it has become a notable signer of large data-center power-purchase agreements that contract new clean capacity directly to hyperscalers. A contracted renewables backlog and utility rate base support a visible growth path, and the data-center demand gives that pipeline a premium customer.

This is the higher-risk way to play data-center power. The model is capital intensive and carries meaningful leverage, so it is sensitive to interest rates, financing conditions, and execution on the build-out. Delivering the backlog on time and on budget — while managing the balance sheet — is the whole thesis.

Catalysts

  • New data-center PPA signings and backlog growth
  • Renewables and storage project completions
  • Asset recycling and balance-sheet deleveraging
  • Rate / financing environment for capital-heavy build

Recent events

Material filings, federal awards, and regulatory activity. Impact is scored against market cap.

  • Sep 17
    OtherSEC

    AES filed 8-K item 8.01 other events on 2026-09-17.

  • Sep 16
    LeadershipSEC

    8-K item 5.02 filing on departure, election or appointment of directors or officers.

  • Aug 5
    OtherSEC

    AES filed 8-K (items 1.01, 9.01) disclosing entry into a material definitive agreement.

  • Jul 27
    OtherSEC

    8-K filing (Items 4.01, 9.01) reporting change in certifying accountant.

  • Jun 16
    OtherSEC

    8-K filing (items 1.01, 2.03, 9.01) reporting entry into material definitive agreement and creation of direct financial obligation.

  • Jun 11
    Securities offeringSEC

    Filed 424B2 prospectus supplement for securities offering.

  • May 15
    M&ASEC

    DEFM14A definitive proxy filed for special meeting on proposed transaction.

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