The AES Corporation (AES)
NYSE: AES · Real-Time Price · USD
16.29
+0.02 (0.12%)
Feb 25, 2026, 10:42 AM EST - Market open

The AES Corporation Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 9 analysts that cover The AES Corporation stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $15.89, which forecasts a -2.46% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $7.00 and the highest is $24.

Price Target: $15.89 (-2.46%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$7.00$15.89$16$24
Change-57.03%-2.46%-1.78%+47.33%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for The AES Corporation stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

RatingSep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26
Strong Buy111221
Buy455554
Hold123334
Sell110000
Strong Sell111111
Total81010111110

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Downgrades
$15
HoldDowngrades$15-7.92%Feb 4, 2026
Jefferies
Jefferies
Hold
Maintains
$13$16
HoldMaintains$13$16-1.78%Feb 4, 2026
Argus Research
Argus Research
Strong Buy
Upgrades
$18
Strong BuyUpgrades$18+10.50%Dec 5, 2025
Jefferies
Jefferies
Hold
Upgrades
$12$13
HoldUpgrades$12$13-20.20%Nov 18, 2025
Mizuho
Mizuho
Buy
Maintains
$15$16
BuyMaintains$15$16-1.78%Nov 6, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
12.43B
from 12.28B
Increased by 1.24%
Revenue Next Year
12.97B
from 12.43B
Increased by 4.33%
EPS This Year
2.17
from 2.36
Decreased by -7.90%
EPS Next Year
2.34
from 2.17
Increased by 7.56%
Fiscal YearFY 2020FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
9.66B11.14B12.62B12.67B12.28B12.43B12.97B
Revenue Growth
-5.19%15.33%13.25%0.40%-3.08%1.24%4.33%
EPS
0.06-0.61-0.820.352.362.172.34
EPS Growth
-85.72%---572.18%-7.90%7.56%
Forward PE
-----7.496.97
No. Analysts
-----1616
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue2025202620272028
High15.0B16.5B
Avg12.4B13.0B
Low9.8B10.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth2025202620272028
High
22.6%
33.1%
Avg
1.2%
4.3%
Low
-20.4%
-15.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS20252026202720282029
High2.362.89
Avg2.172.34
Low2.031.96

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20252026202720282029
High
0.1%
32.8%
Avg
-7.9%
7.6%
Low
-14.0%
-9.7%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.