Aes (AES) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Aes (AES) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 4.99% for Q1 2026, up 21.0% year-over-year from 4.12% in Q1 2025, and up 8.34% quarter-over-quarter from 4.6% in Q4 2025.
Aes (AES) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Aes' Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.99% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 21.0% year-over-year to 4.99%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.99% (up 21.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.79%, down 60.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 4.99%, up from 4.6% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 8.57% in Q1 2022, with the low at 4.31% in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.15% (2024), against an average of 6.2%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed plunged 193 bps in 2022, then rose 21 bps in 2026.
- Aes' Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.41% in 2022, then fell by 11 bps to 6.57% in 2023, then retreated by 23 bps to 5.03% in 2024, then dropped by 8 bps to 4.6% in 2025, then rose by 8 bps to 4.99% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows AES's Return on Capital Employed at 4.99% in Q1 2026, 4.6% in Q4 2025, and 4.44% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aes | 10.53 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 5.38% |
| 2 | Brookfield Infrastructure Partners | 7.85 Bn | 4.34 Bn | 1.59 Bn | 5.42% |
| 3 | Algonquin Power & Utilities | 4.43 Bn | 4.36 Bn | 325.50 Mn | - |
| 4 | Avista | 3.14 Bn | 2.95 Bn | - | 4.60% |
| 5 | Unitil | 950.81 Mn | 941.61 Mn | 93.20 Mn | 6.33% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.38% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.60% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.79% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.15% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.14% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.62% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.70% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.54% |