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Sentiment · FY2025 Q4
| Analyst | Firm | Questions | ChallengePercentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julien Dumoulin-Smith | Jefferies | 8 | 0% |
| Mike Sullivan | Wolfe Research | 8 | 13% |
| Dave Arcaro | Morgan Stanley | 8 | 0% |
| Nick Campanella | Barclays | 6 | 0% |
| Durgesh Chopra | Evercore ISI | 5 | 0% |
| Rick Sunderland | Truist Securities | 4 | 0% |
| Tony Crowdell | Mizuho Securities | 3 | 0% |
| Dimple Gosai | Bank of America | 2 | 0% |
| Willard Grainger | Mizuho Securities | 2 | 0% |
| Steve Fleishman | Wolfe Research | 2 | 0% |
| Firm | Analysts | Questions | ChallengePercentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfe Research | 2 | 10 | 10% |
| Barclays | 2 | 8 | 0% |
| Jefferies | 1 | 8 | 0% |
| Morgan Stanley | 1 |
| 8 |
| 0% |
| Mizuho Securities | 2 | 5 | 0% |
| Evercore ISI | 1 | 5 | 0% |
| Truist Securities | 1 | 4 | 0% |
| Bank of America | 1 | 2 | 0% |
AES posted Q4 revenue of $3.10 billion, up 4.7% YOY, with GAAP operating income surging 55% to $513 million as new renewable capacity and utility rate base investments drove strong operating performance. GAAP EPS fell 42% to $0.46 due to lower asset sale gains and higher interest expense, though adjusted EPS of $0.81 handily beat the $0.62 consensus. The quarter was overshadowed by the announcement of a $33.4 billion take-private by a consortium led by GIP and EQT at $15 per share, a 40% premium, which led to cancellation of the earnings call and cessation of forward guidance.
Capital Allocation | Demand | Regulation Policy | Cloud & AI | Credit | Revenue Growth | Capex Investment | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024Q4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2025Q1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025Q2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2025Q3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| '24Q4 | '25Q1 | '25Q2 | '25Q3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Allocation | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Demand | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Regulation Policy | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Cloud & AI | 3 | 7 | ||
| Credit | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| Revenue Growth | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Capex Investment | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Margin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Company | Score | Trend | Rev YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
AES AES Corporation | 7 | +4.7% | |
| SRE Sempra | 5 | -3.8% |