Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.98%
5Y share count change
6.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$2.02B
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is up 6.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for AES (AES)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for AES (AES)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for AES (AES)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for AES (AES)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
AES (AES) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $0.00 (2025).
AES buyback spend has contracted on net over the period, with a -100.0% compound annual growth rate over 2015–2025 (10 years).
AES buyback spend peaked at $482M in 2015; the latest annual figure is $0.00 in 2025 (100.0% below peak).
The record annual buyback spend stands at $482M, reached in 2015; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1994.
AES Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
AES buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
AES Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
AES buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
AES Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
AES buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00.
AES Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
AES buyback spend in 2022 was $0.00.
AES Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
AES buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for AES (AES).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 712M | -0.1% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 713M | +0.1% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 712M | +6.6% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 668M | +0.3% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 666M | -0.3% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 668M | +0.1% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 667M | +0.3% | |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 665M | +0.8% | |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 660M | 0.0% | |
| 2016 | $79M | $0.00 | $79M | 1.03% | 660M | -4.2% | |
| 2015 | $482M | $0.00 | $482M | 7.70% | 689M | -4.8% | |
| 2014 | $308M | $0.00 | $308M | 3.15% | 724M | -3.2% | |
| 2013 | $322M | $0.00 | $322M | — | 748M | -0.9% | |
| 2012 | $301M | $0.00 | $301M | — | 755M | -3.0% | |
| 2011 | $279M | $0.00 | $279M | — | 778M | +1.2% | |
| 2010 | $99M | $0.00 | $99M | — | 769M | +14.8% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 670M | -2.8% | |
| 2008 | $143M | $0.00 | $143M | — | 689M | +1.6% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 678M | +0.9% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 672M | +1.1% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 665M | +2.6% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 648M | +10.4% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 587M | +23.7% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 475M | -12.0% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 539M | +14.6% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 470M | +19.7% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 393M | +6.8% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 368M | +9.4% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 336M | +7.6% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 313M | — | |
| 1995 | $5M | $0.00 | $5M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$0.00
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$79M
- 2015$482M
- 2014$308M
- 2013$322M
- 2012$301M
- 2011$279M
- 2010$99M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$143M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$5M
- 1994$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for AES (AES)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for AES (AES)
How AES splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as AES, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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