Does AES pay a dividend?

Yes. The AES Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 4.73% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.70 per share.

How much does AES pay in dividends?

$0.70 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next AES ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for AES. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

AES Dividend

The AES Corporation

NYSEUtilitiesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 4.73%
Annual dividend: $0.70
Payout ratio: 0.26
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $14.87
Market cap: $10.6B

Is AES a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median4.73% against a median of 2.92% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.26 means roughly 26% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 3 timesAcross 18 complete years, the annual total fell in 1993, 1994, 2012. The most recent reduction was in 2012.
Raised for 13 consecutive yearsA long record of increases suggests both the cash generation to fund them and a management commitment to maintaining them. This figure is derived from payment history and is approximate.

AES dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1991 to 2025.

Peak $0.7038 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for AES, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
July 31, 2026	August 14, 2026	$0.1760	Quarterly
May 1, 2026	May 15, 2026	$0.1760	Quarterly
January 30, 2026	February 13, 2026	$0.1760	Quarterly
October 31, 2025	November 14, 2025	$0.1760	Quarterly
August 1, 2025	August 15, 2025	$0.1760	Quarterly
May 1, 2025	May 15, 2025	$0.1760	Quarterly
January 31, 2025	February 14, 2025	$0.1760	Quarterly
November 1, 2024	November 15, 2024	$0.1725	Quarterly
August 1, 2024	August 15, 2024	$0.1725	Quarterly
April 30, 2024	May 15, 2024	$0.1725	Quarterly
January 31, 2024	February 15, 2024	$0.1725	Quarterly
October 31, 2023	November 15, 2023	$0.1659	Quarterly
July 31, 2023	August 15, 2023	$0.1659	Quarterly
April 28, 2023	May 15, 2023	$0.1659	Quarterly
January 31, 2023	February 15, 2023	$0.1660	Quarterly
October 31, 2022	November 15, 2022	$0.1580	Quarterly
July 29, 2022	August 15, 2022	$0.1580	Quarterly
April 28, 2022	May 13, 2022	$0.1580	Quarterly
January 31, 2022	February 15, 2022	$0.1580	Quarterly
November 1, 2021	November 15, 2021	$0.1500	Quarterly
July 30, 2021	August 16, 2021	$0.1500	Quarterly
April 29, 2021	May 14, 2021	$0.1505	Quarterly
January 28, 2021	February 12, 2021	$0.1505	Quarterly
October 29, 2020	November 16, 2020	$0.1430	Quarterly
July 31, 2020	August 18, 2020	$0.1433	Quarterly
April 30, 2020	May 15, 2020	$0.1433	Quarterly
January 30, 2020	February 14, 2020	$0.1433	Quarterly
October 31, 2019	November 15, 2019	$0.1365	Quarterly
July 31, 2019	August 15, 2019	$0.1365	Quarterly
April 30, 2019	May 15, 2019	$0.1365	Quarterly
January 31, 2019	February 15, 2019	$0.1365	Quarterly
October 31, 2018	November 15, 2018	$0.1300	Quarterly
August 2, 2018	August 17, 2018	$0.1300	Quarterly
April 30, 2018	May 15, 2018	$0.1300	Quarterly
January 31, 2018	February 15, 2018	$0.1300	Quarterly
October 31, 2017	November 15, 2017	$0.1200	Quarterly
August 1, 2017	August 17, 2017	$0.1200	Quarterly
April 27, 2017	May 15, 2017	$0.1200	Quarterly
January 30, 2017	February 15, 2017	$0.1200	Quarterly
October 28, 2016	November 15, 2016	$0.1100	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does AES pay a dividend?: Yes. The AES Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 4.73% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.70 per share.
How much does AES pay in dividends?: $0.70 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next AES ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for AES. Dates appear here once the company declares them.