AES Corporation (AES): analysis and statistics
Return, volatility, Sharpe ratio and risk for AES Corporation, an S&P 500 component in the Utilities sector. Data as of 2026-07-30.
| Last close price | $14.85 |
| Sector (GICS) | Utilities |
| Annualized return (3.0 yr) | -7.77% |
| Total return over period | -21.44% |
| Annualized volatility | 41.32% |
| Sharpe ratio | -0.28 |
| Sortino ratio | -0.40 |
| Max drawdown | -53.33% |
| CVaR 95% (avg. loss, worst 5% of days) | -6.18% |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | 0.33 |
| Period range | $9.16 – $19.62 |
| Trading days analyzed | 752 |
Over the last 3.0 years, AES Corporation (AES) has posted an annualized return of -7.77% with annual volatility of 41.32%, a negative Sharpe ratio: over this period it did not beat the risk-free Treasury rate. Its worst stretch (max drawdown from a peak) was -53.33%. Its correlation with the S&P 500 is 0.33, which means it moves fairly independently of the index, useful for diversification.
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