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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2026


☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 1-12291

THE AES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware						54-1163725
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


4300 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington,	Virginia	22203
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:			(703)			522-1315


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	AES	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer			☒			Accelerated filer			☐			Smaller reporting company			☐			Emerging growth company			☐			Non-accelerated filer			☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The number of shares outstanding of Registrant’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, on July 31, 2026 was 713,438,630.

The AES Corporation

Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period ended June 30, 2026

Table of Contents


Glossary of Terms		1

PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION		3

ITEM 1.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)	3
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	8
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	10
	Note 1 - Financial Statement Presentation	10
	Note 2 - Inventory	15

	Note 3 - Fair Value	15
	Note 4 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities	19
	Note 5 - Financing Receivables	20
	Note 6 - Allowance for Credit Losses	21
	Note 7 - Investments in and Advances to Affiliates	21
	Note 8 - Obligations	22
	Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies	25
	Note 10 - Leases	27
	Note 11 - Redeemable Stock of Subsidiaries	28
	Note 12 - Equity	30
	Note 13 - Segments	32
	Note 14 - Revenue	38
	Note 15 - Other Income and Expense	39
	Note 16 - Asset Impairment Expense	40
	Note 17 - Income Taxes	41

	Note 18 - Held-for-Sale and Dispositions	41
	Note 19 - Acquisitions	42
	Note 20 - Earnings Per Share	42
	Note 2 1 - Restructuring	44


ITEM 2.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	45
	Executive Summary	47

	Review of Consolidated Results of Operations	50
	SBU Performance Analysis	57
	Key Trends and Uncertainties	63
	Capital Resources and Liquidity	75
	Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates	82

ITEM 3.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	82

ITEM 4.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	85

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION		86

ITEM 1.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	86

ITEM 1A.	RISK FACTORS	91

ITEM 2.	UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS	92

ITEM 3.	DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES	92

ITEM 4.	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	92

ITEM 5.	OTHER INFORMATION	92

ITEM 6.	EXHIBITS	94

SIGNATURES		95

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Glossary of Terms

The following terms and acronyms appear in the text of this report and have the definitions indicated below:



2024 DRC Settlement			The order issued in November 2025 by the PUCO authorizing AES Ohio to, among other things, increase its basic rates and charges by $168 million annually
Adjusted EBITDA			Adjusted earnings before interest income and expense, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and accretion of AROs, a non-GAAP measure of operating performance
Adjusted EBITDA with Tax Attributes			Adjusted earnings before interest income and expense, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and accretion of AROs, adding back the pre-tax effect of Production Tax Credits, Investment Tax Credits and depreciation tax deductions allocated to tax equity investors, as well as the tax benefit recorded from tax credits retained or transferred to third parties, a non-GAAP measure
Adjusted EPS			Adjusted Earnings Per Share, a non-GAAP measure
Adjusted PTC			Adjusted Pre-tax Contribution, a non-GAAP measure of operating performance
AES			The Parent Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates
AES Andes			AES Andes S.A., formerly AES Gener

AES Indiana			Indianapolis Power & Light Company, formerly branded as IPL. AES Indiana is wholly-owned by IPALCO
AES Ohio			The Dayton Power & Light Company, formerly branded as DP&L. Beginning in April 2025, CDPQ owns an aggregate indirect equity interest in AES Ohio of approximately 30%.
AES Renewable Holdings			AES Renewable Holdings, LLC, formerly branded as AES Distributed Energy

AFUDC			Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
AGIC			AES Global Insurance Company, AES’ captive insurance company

ANEEL			Brazilian National Electric Energy Agency

AOCL			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
ARO			Asset Retirement Obligations
ASC			Accounting Standards Codification
ASU			Accounting Standards Update


BESS			Battery Energy Storage System



BOT			Build, Operate and Transfer

CAA			U.S. Clean Air Act
CAISO			California Independent System Operator
CAMMESA			Wholesale Electric Market Administrator in Argentina


CCR			Coal Combustion Residuals, which include bottom ash, fly ash, and air pollution control wastes generated at coal-fired generation plant sites
CDPQ			La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

CECL			Current Expected Credit Loss
CEO			Chief Executive Officer

CFO			Chief Financial Officer
CO2			Carbon Dioxide



CSAPR			Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

CWA			U.S. Clean Water Act






DPL			DPL LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries. On April 3, 2025, DPL Inc. converted its form of business organization from an Ohio corporation to an Ohio limited liability company. Upon the conversion, DPL Inc. changed its name to DPL LLC. References to DPL are to DPL Inc. before April 3, 2025, and DPL LLC on and after April 3, 2025.


EBITDA			Earnings before interest income and expense, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and accretion of AROs, a non-GAAP measure of operating performance

ENSO			El Niño-Southern Oscillation
EPA			U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPC			Engineering, Procurement and Construction


ESP			Electric Security Plan
EU			European Union


FASB			Financial Accounting Standards Board
FERC			U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Fluence			Fluence Energy, Inc and its subsidiaries, including Fluence Energy, LLC, which was previously our joint venture with Siemens AG (NASDAQ: FLNC)



GAAP			Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States
GHG			Greenhouse Gas
GILTI			Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income

GW			Gigawatts
GWh			Gigawatt Hours
HLBV			Hypothetical Liquidation at Book Value

IDEM			Indiana Department of Environmental Management
IPALCO			IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. CDPQ owns direct and indirect interests in IPALCO of approximately 30%.



ITC			Investment Tax Credit
IURC			Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission



LNG			Liquefied Natural Gas

MISO			Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.

MMBtu			Million British Thermal Units



MW			Megawatts
MWh			Megawatt Hours

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NAAQS			U.S. National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NCI			Noncontrolling Interest
NCTI			Net Controlled Foreign Corporation Tested Income


NM			Not Meaningful
NOV			Notice of Violation
NOX			Nitrogen Dioxide
NPDES			National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NSPS			New Source Performance Standards

O&M			Operations and Maintenance
OCC			Ohio Consumers' Counsel (statewide legal representative for Ohio's residential consumers and advocates on their behalf in PUCO and Ohio Supreme Court proceedings)


OTC			Once-Through Cooling
OTC Policy			Statewide Water Quality Control Policy on the Use of Coastal and Estuarine Waters for Power Plant Cooling
OVEC			Ohio Valley Electric Corporation, an electric generating company in which AES Ohio has a 4.9% interest
Parent Company			The AES Corporation

Pet Coke			Petroleum Coke

PJM			PJM Interconnection, LLC

PPA			Power Purchase Agreement
PREPA			Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority


PUCO			The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio



RSC			The Rate Stabilization Charge is a non-bypassable rider intended to compensate AES Ohio for providing stabilized rates to customers.
RSU			Restricted Stock Unit
RTO			Regional Transmission Organization

SBU			Strategic Business Unit
SEC			U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
SEET			Significantly Excessive Earnings Test





SO2			Sulfur Dioxide


SPV			Special Purpose Vehicle






U.S.			United States

USD			United States Dollar

VIE			Variable Interest Entity

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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