The AES Corporation’s AES second-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of 51 cents per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 39 cents by 30.8%. The bottom line also improved 34.2% from 38 cents in the year-ago quarter.
The increase in adjusted earnings was driven by a lower adjusted tax rate and higher contributions from new renewables projects placed in service.
The company incurred a GAAP loss of 15 cents per share against GAAP earnings of 39 cents in the second quarter of 2024.
The year-over-year decline was due to higher income tax expenses, day-one losses on the commencement of sales-type leases at AES Clean Energy Development and lower earnings at the Energy Infrastructure SBU.
AES’ Total Revenues
The company’s total revenues amounted to $2.86 billion, down 3% year over year due to lower non-regulated revenues. The figure also missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.28 billion by 13.5%.
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Highlights of AES’ Q2 Release
The total cost of sales in the second quarter was $2.40 billion, up 0.5% year over year.
The operating income totaled $453 million, down 18.1% from $553 million in the year-ago period.
Interest expenses amounted to $352 million, down 9.5% from $389 million in the prior-year quarter.
During the second quarter of 2025, the company signed or won new long-term power-purchase agreements (PPAs) for 1.6 gigawatt (GW) of solar and wind, all with data center companies. This brought AES’ total backlog to 12 GW signed long-term PPAs, including 5.2 GW under construction.
AES’ Financial Condition
AES had cash and cash equivalents of $1.35 billion as of June 30, 2025 compared with $1.52 billion as of Dec. 31, 2024.
Non-recourse debt totaled $21.75 billion as of the same date, up from $20.63 billion as of Dec. 31, 2024.
The net cash flow from operating activities amounted to $1.52 billion during the first six months of 2025 compared with $0.68 billion in the first six months of 2024.
Total capital expenditure was $2.59 billion during the first six months of 2025, down from $3.83 billion recorded a year ago.
AES’ 2025 Guidance
AES reaffirmed its 2025 earnings guidance. It still expects to generate adjusted earnings in the range of $2.10-$2.26 per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged at $2.14, which lies below the midpoint of the company’s guided range.
The company reaffirmed its average annual earnings growth target in the band of 7-9% through 2027.
AES’ Zacks Rank
AES currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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