How AES’s Dividend Yield Stacks Up with Peers
AES (AES) declared a per share dividend of $0.13 on October 12. The ex-dividend date for it is October 31, and the dividend will be paid on November 15. AES is currently trading at a dividend yield of 3.6%, marginally higher than utilities’ (XLU) average yield of 3.4%. AES’s recent dividend was an increase of more than 8% considering its dividends in the comparable period last year. In comparison, the industry average annual dividend growth is ~5%.