AES

AES Corporation
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders · Utilities · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$14.70
-0.3% on the session
1-year return
+15.5%
-7.6% over six months
Volatility
33.7%
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 +15.5%, against +2.1% over three months and +0.4% over one. It sits just 3.3% above its 200-day average — technically in an uptrend, but without much room. Annualized volatility of 33.7% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -19.0%, and it has traded a median $108M 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#14 of 31
Stronger than 57% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#326 of 500

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-0.3%
1 week-0.1%
1 month+0.4%
3 months+2.1%
6 months-7.6%
1 year+15.5%
12-1 momentum+15.1%
Volatility (1y, annualized)33.7%
Max drawdown (1y)-19.0%
Distance vs 200-day average+3.3%
Return per unit of risk0.46
Median daily dollar volume$108M
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