AES Corporation: Renewable Energy Growth & Investment Progress Driving Our Optimism! 

The AES Corporation’s recent earnings addressed both achievements and challenges faced during 2024, alongside their strategic outlook for 2025 and beyond. The company reported a mixed performance for 2024, achieving an adjusted EBITDA of $2.64 billion, falling on the lower end of their guidance, primarily due to extreme weather events impacting their operations in Colombia and Brazil. Despite these setbacks, AES recorded a parent free cash flow of $1.1 billion, aligning with expectations, and a record adjusted EPS of $2.14, exceeding their guidance range.