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AES AES Restricted Cash

Restricted Cash at other companies

CMS
CMS EnergyCMS
$88M+44.3%
American Electric Power logo
American Electric PowerAEP
$33M
Ormat Technologies logo
Ormat TechnologiesORA
$108.3M-3.3%
Sempra Energy logo
Sempra EnergySRE
$2M-90.0%
Nextra Energy logo
Nextra EnergyNEE
Constellation Energy logo
Constellation EnergyCEG

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 us-gaap:RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue.

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 restricted cash?
AES (AES) reported restricted cash of $599M in Q1 2026.
How has AES's restricted cash changed year-over-year?
AES's restricted cash decreased by 18.5% year-over-year, from $735M to $599M.
What is the long-term trend for AES's restricted cash?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), AES's restricted cash has grown at a 18.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $297M to $691M.
What does restricted cash mean?
Cash that is legally set aside and cannot be used for general business operations.
How do you interpret restricted cash?
An increase may indicate higher debt service requirements or new project financing constraints, while a decrease suggests the release of collateral or debt maturity.
How does restricted cash compare across companies?
Common in capital-intensive industries like energy where project finance and regulatory compliance require escrowed funds.