---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000874761-25-000071"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AES"
cik: "0000874761"
company_name: "AES CORP"
filed_at: "2025-08-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T22:01:39.521695+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AES posts Q2 net loss of $150M on sales-type lease losses; Adjusted EPS up 34% to $0.51

## Summary
- Net loss $150M vs income $153M YoY; Diluted EPS ($0.15) vs $0.39; Adjusted EPS $0.51 vs $0.38.
- Adjusted EBITDA $681M (+3.5% YoY); Renewables SBU Adj EBITDA +56% YoY driven by new projects.
- Signed 1.6 GW of new PPAs with data centers since May; 12 GW backlog, 5.2 GW under construction.
- 2025 guidance reaffirmed: Adj EBITDA $2,650-$2,850M, Adj EPS $2.10-$2.26; 5-7% growth target through 2027.
- Quarterly dividend maintained at $0.17595/share.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000874761-25-000071
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AES
- cik: 0000874761
- company_name: AES CORP
- filed_at: 2025-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000071/0000874761-25-000071-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000071/aes-20250731.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000874761-25-000071
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000874761-25-000071.txt

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