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Decision snapshot: AES stock price vs MSFT: inconclusive — current versus $33.95 implied using P/E multiple.
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Implied fair value · at MSFT's multiple
Implied fair value · at AES's multiple
Needs AES P/E.
Close Dec 31, 2025
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Operating income + D&A
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Lower leverage
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Price framework
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THE AES CORPORATION · implied price per share
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MICROSOFT CORP · implied price per share
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Balance sheet health
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If you believe AES can improve growth, margins, and leverage without sacrificing cash generation, then the current price may be attractive because the P/E-based implied value is far above $14.73; if not, the large discount versus MSFT is justified by weaker fundamentals.
AES trades at 11.7x P/E and 0.9x P/S versus MSFT at 26.9x P/E and 11.2x P/S, so the headline discount is large. However, AES only looks meaningfully cheap if you ignore that MSFT has materially stronger growth and margins, which supports its higher multiples.
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