Growth Metrics

Aes (AES) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Aes has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.05% for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 0.05% for Q4 2025, changed 0.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was 0.05% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 0.05%, down 1.0%.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.05% at Aes, up from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for AES hit a ceiling of 0.1% in Q3 2021 and a floor of 0.04% in Q2 2025.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 0.07% (2023), compared with a mean of 0.07%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: rose 2bps in 2021 and later decreased -2bps in 2022.
  • Aes' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.09% in 2021, then fell by -15bps to 0.07% in 2022, then dropped by -11bps to 0.07% in 2023, then decreased by -23bps to 0.05% in 2024, then dropped by -8bps to 0.05% in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 0.05% (Q4 2025), 0.04% (Q3 2025), and 0.04% (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.