Aes (AES) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026)
Aes (AES) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 18.41% for Q2 2026, up 4.26 percentage points from 14.15% a year earlier and up 0.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Aes (AES) Return on Sales [ROS] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Aes was 18.52%, up 3.86 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 16.10%, down 0.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of -10.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Aes' Return on Sales [ROS] was 16.50% in FY2024 (-1.25 pp), 17.75% in FY2023 (-0.80 pp), 18.55% in FY2022 (-4.29 pp) and 22.84% in FY2021 (-3.33 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of 11.14% in Q4 2024 to a high of 24.87% in Q3 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.05 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q1 2026, with a gain of 5.96 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a drop of 14.71 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 18.40% (Q1 2026), 16.54% (Q4 2025) and 20.56% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 285.66 Bn | 285.66 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 30.20% |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 159.27 Bn | 160.17 Bn | - | 29.71% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.02 Bn | 87.08 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 25.46% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.50 Bn | 87.10 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 29.69% |
| 5 | National Grid | 78.31 Bn | 59.83 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.19 Bn | 63.57 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 22.90% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.46 Bn | 56.14 Bn | - | 7.34% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.03 Bn | 50.16 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 23.72% |
| 9 | Entergy | 46.86 Bn | 36.05 Bn | - | 24.13% |
| 10 | Aes | 10.65 Bn | 8.66 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 18.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.41% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.44% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.49% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.64% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.88% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.75% |
API Access
Aes Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=AES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=AES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();