AES

AES Corporation
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders · Utilities · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$14.90
-0.1% on the session
1-year return
+9.6%
+6.5% over six months
Volatility
27.0%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-19.0%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

AES Corporation is a independent power producers & energy traders name in the utilities sector. Over the past year it returned +9.6%, against +3.1% over three months and +0.8% over one. It sits just 3.1% above its 200-day average, technically in an uptrend, but without much room. Annualized volatility of 27.0% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -19.0%, and it has traded a median $107M a day, the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.18 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Utilities#1 of 31
Stronger than 100% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#163 of 496

How AES scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound, plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 1 others in Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders.

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Full metrics
1 day-0.1%
1 week+0.2%
1 month+0.8%
3 months+3.1%
6 months+6.5%
1 year+9.6%
12-1 momentum+8.7%
Volatility (1y, annualized)27.0%
Max drawdown (1y)-19.0%
Distance vs 200-day average+3.1%
Return per unit of risk0.35
Median daily dollar volume$107M
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