AES vs. CMS: AES vs. CMS Energy Stock Comparison

Company Profile

AES (AES) and CMS Energy (CMS) both fall under the Utilities industry group, but AES is classified in Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers while CMS is classified in Multi-Utilities.

Price Performance

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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

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Profitability

AES (AES) at 8.68% is around its peer norm for ROE, while CMS Energy (CMS) at 5.31% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker returns on shareholders’ equity.

Both AES (AES) at 13.16% and CMS Energy (CMS) at 9.72% keep about the typical share of revenue as profit for their industries — neither bottom line stands out from peers.

Both AES (AES) at 23.89% and CMS Energy (CMS) at 28.45% run core operations about as efficiently as their industries’ norm — neither stands out on operating profitability.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

CMS Energy (CMS) at 13.63% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while AES (AES) at -0.37% is in the bottom quartile, showing a clear gap in revenue momentum.

CMS Energy (CMS) at 4.19% is around its peer norm for EPS growth, while AES (AES) at -46.61% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker earnings momentum.

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Financial Strength

Both AES (AES) at 0.86 and CMS Energy (CMS) at 0.95 carry current ratio within their industries’ typical mid-ranges, suggesting balanced short-term liquidity relative to peers.

Both AES (AES) at 2.43 and CMS Energy (CMS) at 1.96 lean more heavily on debt funding than most peers, landing in the higher-leverage quartile of their industries.

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Dividends

AES (AES) at 4.73% delivers top-quartile income for its industry, while CMS Energy (CMS) at 3.21% pays a more typical yield — both are credible income propositions, AES the richer one.

AES (AES) at 28.27% retains more earnings than its industry usually does; CMS Energy (CMS) at 80.45% distributes an above-typical share — opposite departures from the band, with the risk sitting on CMS’s side.

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Valuation

AES (AES) at 5.97 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while CMS Energy (CMS) at 24.71 sits in the richer quartile — a clear split in what investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings.

AES (AES) at 0.78 sits in the cheaper P/S ratio quartile while CMS Energy (CMS) at 2.42 prices around its industry’s middle — AES costs less per dollar of sales, though read it alongside growth and margins.

AES (AES) at 1.86 is valued about in line with its industry on P/B ratio, while CMS Energy (CMS) at 2.28 carries an above-peer premium to book — CMS is pricier on assets.

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