Aes (AES) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Aes (AES) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 5.58% for Q3 2026, up 1.13 percentage points from 4.44% a year earlier and up 0.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Aes (AES) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Aes posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 4.79%, down 0.60 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of -4.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 5.40% in FY2024 (-1.66 pp), 7.06% in FY2023 (-0.96 pp), 8.02% in FY2022 (-0.74 pp) and 8.76% in FY2021 (-0.03 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q3 2026 (a gain of 1.13 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2022 (a drop of 1.93 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 5.38% (Q2 2026), 4.99% (Q1 2026) and 4.60% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Electric Power | 99,216.00 Bn | 99,215.99 Bn | 911.30 Mn | 6.20% |
| 2 | Enel Chile | 301.57 Bn | 301.57 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 35.28% |
| 3 | Nextera Energy | 180.93 Bn | 179.04 Bn | - | 4.25% |
| 4 | Southern | 109.04 Bn | 101.70 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 5.18% |
| 5 | Duke Energy | 100.59 Bn | 99.24 Bn | 6.37 Bn | 5.27% |
| 6 | National Grid | 86.94 Bn | 59.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | American Electric Power | 69.61 Bn | 68.67 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 5.11% |
| 8 | Entergy | 53.37 Bn | 42.94 Bn | - | 4.74% |
| 9 | Sempra | 51.29 Bn | 84.11 Bn | - | 5.25% |
| 10 | Aes | 10.65 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 982.00 Mn | 5.58% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.58% |
| 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% |
Aes Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "AES", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();