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AES AES Operating Cash Flow

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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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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 us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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 operating cash flow?
AES (AES) reported operating cash flow of $1.2B in Q1 2026.
How has AES's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
AES's operating cash flow increased by 120.4% year-over-year, from $545M to $1.2B.
What is the long-term trend for AES's operating cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), AES's operating cash flow has grown at a 22.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.9B to $4.31B.
What does operating cash flow mean?
The cash generated from the company's primary business operations.
How do you interpret operating cash flow?
Higher values indicate strong operational health and the ability to fund growth internally.
How does operating cash flow compare across companies?
The most critical metric for comparing operational performance across the utility and energy sector.