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AES AES Payments for Emissions Allowances

Payments for Emissions Allowances at other companies

CF Industries logo
CF IndustriesCF
$2M
General Motors logo
General MotorsGM
$100M-80.0%
Carnival Corporation logo
Carnival CorporationCCL
$46M
Ameren logo
AmerenAEE
$185M+43.4%
EVR
EvergyEVRG
$600K-82.9%
Ameren logo
AmerenAEE
$160M+73.9%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.2B+8.7%
Gross profit$640.0M+45.1%
Net income$487.0M+959%
EPS (diluted)$0.68+871%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.3B-9.6%
Total debt$1.2B+17.8%
Total equity$4.4B+27.5%
Total assets$52.8B+8.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.2B+120%
CapEx$1.8B+40.8%
Free cash flow-$565.0M+20.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.43B+13.6%
P/E7.7×+0.6×
P/S0.8×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin19.3%+1.7pp
Net margin10.8%+0.2pp
FCF margin-11.8%-4.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity34.3%-6.4pp
Debt / equity0.3×0.0×
Current ratio0.7×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by AES in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept aes:PaymentsForEmissionsAllowances.

The official record: AES’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is AES's payments for emissions allowances?
AES (AES) reported payments for emissions allowances of $159M in Q1 2026.
How has AES's payments for emissions allowances changed year-over-year?
AES's payments for emissions allowances increased by 307.7% year-over-year, from $39M to $159M.
What is the long-term trend for AES's payments for emissions allowances?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), AES's payments for emissions allowances has grown at a 3.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $265M to $309M.
What does payments for emissions allowances mean?
Cash spent to buy regulatory permits to emit pollutants.
How do you interpret payments for emissions allowances?
Rising payments often signal stricter environmental regulations or increased reliance on carbon-intensive generation assets.
How does payments for emissions allowances compare across companies?
Standard for utility and power generation companies subject to environmental compliance.