THE AES Corporation: basic weighted-average shares
THE AES basic weighted-average shares: 712.0 million shares for the year ending 2025-12-31, up 0.8% on the year. 18 values since 2008 from SEC filings.
All THE AES Corporation financial histories
At a glance
THE AES reported basic weighted-average shares of 712.0 million shares for the year ending 2025-12-31, up 0.8% from 706.0 million shares a year earlier. From 2008 to 2025 it grew at a compound 0.4% a year, from 669.0 million shares to 712.0 million shares. Across the last five reported years it ranged from 666.0 million shares (2021-12-31) to 712.0 million shares (2025-12-31).
Computed from the values in the table below, in shares; each links to the filing it came from.
What this measure means
Time-weighted shares used for basic earnings per share. This denominator differs from shares outstanding at a single reporting date.
Exact concept: us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic. Each value covers an annual-duration reporting interval, shown with both start and end dates. Different units remain separate; no currency conversion or interpolation is applied.
Coverage of this history
Selected reporting periods run from 2008-01-01 to 2025-12-31. The SEC response was captured on 2026-09-20.
Selected filing history
| Period start | Period end | Value | Unit | Filed | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | 2025-12-31 | 712,000,000 | shares | 2026-03-02 | 10-K · 0000874761-26-000063 SEC |
| 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 | 706,000,000 | shares | 2026-03-02 | 10-K · 0000874761-26-000063 SEC |
| 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 669,000,000 | shares | 2026-03-02 | 10-K · 0000874761-26-000063 SEC |
| 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 668,000,000 | shares | 2025-03-11 | 10-K · 0000874761-25-000013 SEC |
| 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 666,000,000 | shares | 2024-02-26 | 10-K · 0000874761-24-000011 SEC |
| 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 665,000,000 | shares | 2023-03-01 | 10-K · 0000874761-23-000010 SEC |
| 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 664,000,000 | shares | 2022-02-28 | 10-K · 0000874761-22-000022 SEC |
| 2018-01-01 | 2018-12-31 | 662,000,000 | shares | 2021-02-25 | 10-K · 0000874761-21-000015 SEC |
| 2017-01-01 | 2017-12-31 | 660,000,000 | shares | 2020-02-28 | 10-K · 0000874761-20-000012 SEC |
| 2016-01-01 | 2016-12-31 | 660,000,000 | shares | 2019-02-27 | 10-K · 0000874761-19-000012 SEC |
| 2015-01-01 | 2015-12-31 | 687,000,000 | shares | 2018-02-27 | 10-K · 0000874761-18-000014 SEC |
| 2014-01-01 | 2014-12-31 | 720,000,000 | shares | 2017-02-27 | 10-K · 0000874761-17-000003 SEC |
| 2013-01-01 | 2013-12-31 | 743,000,000 | shares | 2016-02-24 | 10-K · 0000874761-16-000077 SEC |
| 2012-01-01 | 2012-12-31 | 755,000,000 | shares | 2015-02-26 | 10-K · 0000874761-15-000009 SEC |
| 2011-01-01 | 2011-12-31 | 778,000,000 | shares | 2014-02-26 | 10-K · 0000874761-14-000011 SEC |
| 2010-01-01 | 2010-12-31 | 769,000,000 | shares | 2013-02-27 | 10-K · 0001193125-13-077580 SEC |
| 2009-12-31 | 2010-12-31 | 769,000,000 | shares | 2011-02-28 | 10-K · 0001193125-11-047720 SEC |
| 2009-01-01 | 2009-12-31 | 667,000,000 | shares | 2012-02-27 | 10-K · 0001193125-12-078654 SEC |
| 2008-12-31 | 2009-12-31 | 667,000,000 | shares | 2011-02-28 | 10-K · 0001193125-11-047720 SEC |
| 2008-01-01 | 2008-12-31 | 669,000,000 | shares | 2011-02-28 | 10-K · 0001193125-11-047720 SEC |
Related THE AES CORPORATION histories
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- Entity
- THE AES CORPORATION / CIK 0000874761
- Captured
- SEC response SHA-256
0026125c9740c5d2cd27d52c84e9b9ee15795978ef56633f0b3f830f08c95f16
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import json
from urllib.request import urlopen
with urlopen("https://canlicapital.com/company-data/0000874761.json") as response:
record = json.load(response)
print(record["fetched_at"])
print(record["policy"])
for concept in record["concepts"]:
print(concept["tag"], next(iter(concept["observations"])))