How many employees does The AES Corporation have?

The AES Corporation reported 8,336 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on March 2, 2026. That is down 8.4% from a year earlier.

What is The AES Corporation's revenue per employee?

The AES Corporation brought in $12.2B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.47M per employee. That ranks 12 of 46 companies we track in Utilities, where the median is $1.22M.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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The AES Corporation employees and revenue per employee

AES · Diversified Utilities · $10.6B market cap

The AES Corporation had 8,336 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 8.4% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $12.2B, down 0.4% from a year earlier, or $1.47M per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.

Employees

8,336

-8.4% YoY

Revenue

$12.2B

-0.4% YoY

Revenue / employee

$1.47M

Peer median $1.22M

Rank in sector

12 of 46

Utilities

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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AES employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	8,336	$12.2B	$1.47M	-8.4%	-0.4%
Dec 2024	9,100	$12.3B	$1.35M	-5.2%	-3.1%
Dec 2023	9,600	$12.7B	$1.32M	+5.5%	+0.5%
Dec 2022	9,100	$12.6B	$1.39M	+7.7%	+13.2%
Dec 2021	8,450	$11.1B	$1.32M	+3.0%	+15.3%
Dec 2020	8,200	$9.66B	$1.18M	+273233.3%	-5.2%
Dec 2019	3	$10.2B	$3396.7M	-100.0%	-5.1%
Dec 2018	2.40M	$10.7B	$4K	+53233.3%	+2.3%
Dec 2017	4,500	$10.5B	$2.33M	+4.7%	+3.3%
Dec 2016	4,300	$10.2B	$2.37M	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

The AES Corporation against similar companies

The closest sector peers by revenue, from Utilities.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
SRE Sempra	5,600	$13.7B	$2.45M	Hiring ahead
SREA Sempra	5,600	$13.7B	$2.45M	Hiring ahead
AES The AES Corporation	8,336	$12.2B	$1.47M	Contracting
FE FirstEnergy Corp.	11,186	$15.1B	$1.35M	Leaner
XEL Xcel Energy Inc.	11,534	$14.7B	$1.27M	Efficient growth
ES Eversource Energy	10,731	$13.5B	$1.26M	Efficient growth
ELC Entergy Louisiana, LLC COLLATERAL TR MT	12,233	$12.9B	$1.06M	Leaner
ETR Entergy Corporation	12,233	$12.9B	$1.06M	Leaner
PEG Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated	13,189	$12.2B	$923K	Efficient growth

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Questions about The AES Corporation

How many employees does The AES Corporation have?: The AES Corporation reported 8,336 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on March 2, 2026. That is down 8.4% from a year earlier.
What is The AES Corporation's revenue per employee?: The AES Corporation brought in $12.2B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.47M per employee. That ranks 12 of 46 companies we track in Utilities, where the median is $1.22M.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in The AES Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed March 2, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell AES.