AES
StockThe AES Corporation
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This is the kind of decline worth waking up for.
The AES Corporation is 67.5% off its high — among the deepest declines in its recorded history.
But down is not the same as cheap: The AES Corporation's P/S Severity Score is 0.4 — its valuation sits in or above its typical range.
Extreme
Current Drawdown
-67.5%
Days in Drawdown
9415
Avg Max Drawdown
7.2%
Avg Length
38
Drawdown Severity Score™
11.9
AES - Price & High Water Mark
AES - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of July 12, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within AES's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
The AES Corporation has been cheaper on this measure only about 60% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
The AES Corporation has been cheaper on this measure only about 87% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
The AES Corporation (AES) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
The AES Corporation is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-15, the stock is trading at $14.81, which represents a 67.5% decline from its all-time high of $45.61. This drawdown has persisted for 9415 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, The AES Corporation typically experiences drawdowns averaging 7.2% in depth, with an average duration of 38 days. The AES Corporation has gone through 84 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for The AES Corporation was 58.0%, beginning in 1998. The longest drawdown duration on record was 688 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for The AES Corporation currently stands at 11.87. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 8.0 and 12.0 indicates an extremely rare, severe drawdown: the asset almost never experiences declines of this magnitude in its tracked history.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing The AES Corporation's historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 84 tracked pullbacks (58 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-04 | Ongoing | 9415 days | -67.5% | $45.61 | $14.81 | n/a |
| 2000-09-28 | 2000-10-02 | 5 days | -1.1% | $44.65 | $44.16 | $45.61 |
| 2000-09-18 | 2000-09-27 | 10 days | -8.1% | $43.59 | $40.04 | $44.65 |
| 2000-09-05 | 2000-09-15 | 11 days | -8.9% | $43.27 | $39.41 | $43.59 |
| 2000-08-24 | 2000-08-30 | 7 days | -3.3% | $38.18 | $36.93 | $39.80 |
| 2000-08-21 | 2000-08-23 | 3 days | -2.3% | $37.94 | $37.05 | $38.18 |
| 2000-08-15 | 2000-08-18 | 4 days | -4.5% | $37.94 | $36.21 | $37.94 |
| 2000-08-09 | 2000-08-14 | 6 days | -6.8% | $37.29 | $34.76 | $37.94 |
| 2000-08-02 | 2000-08-08 | 7 days | -5.5% | $36.00 | $34.03 | $37.29 |
| 2000-07-18 | 2000-08-01 | 15 days | -6.1% | $34.87 | $32.73 | $36.00 |
| 2000-07-14 | 2000-07-17 | 4 days | -5.4% | $34.39 | $32.53 | $34.87 |
| 2000-06-14 | 2000-07-10 | 27 days | -16.4% | $31.56 | $26.40 | $31.81 |
| 2000-06-12 | 2000-06-13 | 2 days | -0.4% | $31.00 | $30.88 | $31.56 |
| 2000-06-05 | 2000-06-07 | 3 days | -4.6% | $29.71 | $28.33 | $29.87 |
| 2000-05-01 | 2000-06-02 | 33 days | -18.1% | $29.04 | $23.77 | $29.71 |
| 2000-02-17 | 2000-04-28 | 71 days | -18.5% | $28.48 | $23.21 | $29.04 |
| 2000-02-10 | 2000-02-15 | 6 days | -4.5% | $27.73 | $26.48 | $27.89 |
| 2000-01-18 | 2000-02-08 | 22 days | -13.0% | $26.88 | $23.39 | $27.26 |
| 2000-01-03 | 2000-01-10 | 8 days | -6.9% | $24.14 | $22.48 | $24.40 |
| 1999-12-22 | 1999-12-27 | 6 days | -3.5% | $22.72 | $21.94 | $22.95 |
| 1999-09-13 | 1999-12-20 | 99 days | -22.8% | $21.43 | $16.55 | $21.80 |
| 1999-08-24 | 1999-09-07 | 15 days | -7.6% | $20.73 | $19.15 | $20.83 |
| 1999-08-20 | 1999-08-23 | 4 days | -0.6% | $20.34 | $20.22 | $20.73 |
| 1999-07-29 | 1999-08-19 | 22 days | -11.9% | $19.78 | $17.42 | $20.34 |
| 1999-07-12 | 1999-07-27 | 16 days | -8.0% | $19.07 | $17.54 | $19.15 |
| 1999-07-08 | 1999-07-09 | 2 days | -0.2% | $19.05 | $19.01 | $19.07 |
| 1999-06-24 | 1999-07-07 | 14 days | -3.5% | $19.01 | $18.34 | $19.05 |
| 1998-04-23 | 1999-06-23 | 427 days | -58.0% | $18.63 | $7.83 | $19.01 |
| 1998-04-06 | 1998-04-22 | 17 days | -4.7% | $18.04 | $17.19 | $18.63 |
| 1998-03-30 | 1998-04-02 | 4 days | -2.7% | $17.40 | $16.93 | $18.04 |
| 1998-03-25 | 1998-03-26 | 2 days | -1.2% | $17.11 | $16.91 | $17.19 |
| 1998-03-23 | 1998-03-24 | 2 days | -0.2% | $16.19 | $16.14 | $17.11 |
| 1998-03-13 | 1998-03-16 | 4 days | -0.5% | $15.50 | $15.42 | $15.74 |
| 1997-10-03 | 1998-03-12 | 161 days | -24.8% | $15.48 | $11.64 | $15.50 |
| 1997-09-29 | 1997-10-02 | 4 days | -1.8% | $14.29 | $14.03 | $15.48 |
| 1997-09-23 | 1997-09-25 | 3 days | -2.9% | $13.99 | $13.58 | $14.03 |
| 1997-09-15 | 1997-09-22 | 8 days | -1.3% | $13.56 | $13.38 | $13.99 |
| 1997-07-17 | 1997-09-11 | 57 days | -13.0% | $13.36 | $11.62 | $13.54 |
| 1997-06-09 | 1997-07-14 | 36 days | -6.7% | $12.07 | $11.26 | $12.10 |
| 1997-06-05 | 1997-06-06 | 2 days | -0.3% | $11.95 | $11.91 | $12.07 |
| 1997-05-28 | 1997-06-02 | 6 days | -3.1% | $11.64 | $11.28 | $11.89 |
| 1997-05-06 | 1997-05-19 | 14 days | -3.3% | $10.98 | $10.62 | $11.02 |
| 1997-02-20 | 1997-05-05 | 74 days | -17.7% | $10.92 | $8.98 | $10.98 |
| 1997-02-14 | 1997-02-18 | 5 days | -0.8% | $10.03 | $9.95 | $10.78 |
| 1997-02-04 | 1997-02-13 | 10 days | -8.1% | $10.01 | $9.20 | $10.03 |
| 1997-01-21 | 1997-01-23 | 3 days | -0.7% | $8.11 | $8.05 | $8.17 |
| 1996-11-19 | 1997-01-17 | 60 days | -11.1% | $8.01 | $7.12 | $8.11 |
| 1996-11-15 | 1996-11-18 | 4 days | -1.0% | $7.95 | $7.87 | $8.01 |
| 1996-11-07 | 1996-11-13 | 7 days | -3.2% | $7.65 | $7.41 | $7.93 |
| 1996-10-04 | 1996-11-04 | 32 days | -9.5% | $7.24 | $6.56 | $7.27 |
| 1996-09-27 | 1996-10-01 | 5 days | -1.6% | $6.46 | $6.36 | $6.50 |
| 1996-04-01 | 1996-05-16 | 45 days | -10.6% | $4.02 | $3.59 | $4.06 |
| 1996-01-02 | 1996-02-28 | 58 days | -12.0% | $3.85 | $3.39 | $3.96 |
| 1994-02-17 | 1995-12-29 | 681 days | -33.8% | $3.81 | $2.52 | $3.85 |
| 1992-03-31 | 1994-02-16 | 688 days | -54.7% | $3.79 | $1.72 | $3.81 |
| 1992-01-24 | 1992-03-19 | 56 days | -11.6% | $3.48 | $3.08 | $3.61 |
| 1991-10-24 | 1991-12-18 | 56 days | -10.6% | $2.85 | $2.55 | $2.95 |
| 1991-09-27 | 1991-10-15 | 19 days | -10.8% | $2.80 | $2.50 | $2.80 |
| 1991-07-19 | 1991-08-27 | 40 days | -12.7% | $2.57 | $2.25 | $2.62 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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The AES Corporation (AES) is trading at $14.81 as of Jul 15, 2026. It is 67.5% below its high of $45.61. The drawdown has lasted 9,415 days. Severity score: 11.9 (Extreme).
AES Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$14.81
High-water mark
$45.61
Current drawdown
-67.5%
Days in drawdown
9,415
This AES page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior The AES Corporation drawdowns.
What History Says About AES
The AES Corporation has dropped 15%+ from its high 9 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 251 days with an average max drop of -29.4%.
The current drawdown of -67.5% has lasted 9,415 days, which is 37.5x the average duration of comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1998 to Jun 1999 | -58.0% | 427 days |
| Mar 1992 to Feb 1994 | -54.7% | 688 days |
| Feb 1994 to Dec 1995 | -33.8% | 681 days |
| Oct 1997 to Mar 1998 | -24.8% | 161 days |
| Sep 1999 to Dec 1999 | -22.8% | 99 days |
| Feb 2000 to Apr 2000 | -18.5% | 71 days |
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