AES vs BIP vs AQN
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
BIP32.4
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
Utilities · Diversified Utilities
$37.45 +0.51%$17.2B mkt cap
Score DNA
AQN40.8
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.
Utilities · Diversified Utilities
$5.25 +0.77%$4.0B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
AES BIP AQN · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | AES | BIP | AQN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | $0.06M | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | — | — |
| 13F net change in holders | −47 | — | −9 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 483 | 6 | 9 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 409 | 6 | 5 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +74 | 0 | +4 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | AES | BIP | AQN |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 5.6x
14th
|
42.6x
86th
|
27.0x
71st
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.8x
25th
|
0.7x
12th
|
1.6x
50th
|
| Price / book | 2.2x
75th
|
3.4x
88th
|
0.9x
12th
|
| Price / tangible book | 4.1x
83rd
|
— | 1.4x
33rd
|
| Price / free cash flow | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 2.1x
12th
|
2.7x
38th
|
6.8x
62nd
|
| Enterprise value | $40.9B
50th
|
$80.5B
88th
|
$10.6B
25th
|
| EV / sales | 3.1x
12th
|
3.2x
25th
|
4.2x
75th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 10.3x
62nd
|
7.0x
12th
|
11.3x
75th
|
| EV / EBIT | 17.6x
62nd
|
11.3x
0th
|
20.1x
75th
|
| EV / free cash flow | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 17.9%
88th
|
2.3%
25th
|
3.7%
38th
|
| FCF yield | -16.1%
12th
|
-3.3%
75th
|
-1.4%
88th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 47.2%
88th
|
36.5%
62nd
|
14.8%
38th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $20.37
43rd
|
$14.96
29th
|
$5.10
0th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | AES | BIP | AQN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 20.3%
0th
|
26.5%
12th
|
45.4%
75th
|
| EBITDA margin | 30.3%
0th
|
45.6%
88th
|
36.9%
50th
|
| Operating margin | 17.5%
0th
|
24.8%
88th
|
20.7%
62nd
|
| EBIT margin | 17.8%
0th
|
28.5%
75th
|
20.8%
50th
|
| Net margin | 14.6%
75th
|
1.6%
12th
|
5.9%
25th
|
| NOPAT margin | 16.5%
50th
|
19.9%
88th
|
13.3%
12th
|
| FCF margin | -13.2%
25th
|
-2.3%
75th
|
-2.3%
88th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 38.5%
75th
|
25.1%
38th
|
23.5%
12th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 1.8%
50th
|
1.8%
38th
|
8.6%
88th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.3%
50th
|
| Effective tax rate | 5.8%
12th
|
19.4%
38th
|
35.6%
100th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | AES | BIP | AQN |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 45.9%
100th
|
7.8%
62nd
|
3.2%
12th
|
| ROA | 3.7%
100th
|
0.4%
12th
|
1.1%
25th
|
| ROIC | 6.1%
88th
|
7.3%
100th
|
3.0%
12th
|
| ROCE | 5.1%
62nd
|
6.5%
100th
|
4.1%
12th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 4.5%
50th
|
6.2%
100th
|
3.8%
38th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 14.3%
100th
|
9.2%
88th
|
5.3%
0th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 4.9%
0th
|
5.5%
38th
|
13.3%
100th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 4.3%
100th
|
2.9%
38th
|
-1.5%
12th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 2.0%
38th
|
2.6%
50th
|
-1.8%
0th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 13.9%
100th
|
7.0%
50th
|
-5.1%
0th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 35.1%
75th
|
33.5%
62nd
|
497.6%
100th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | AES | BIP | AQN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 8.5%
50th
|
16.4%
88th
|
7.2%
38th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 7.6%
100th
|
2.9%
75th
|
-31.4%
12th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 0.2%
62nd
|
16.6%
88th
|
-3.2%
25th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 4.6%
29th
|
20.0%
100th
|
4.7%
43rd
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 1.2%
25th
|
18.4%
62nd
|
-1.8%
12th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | -0.5%
12th
|
20.0%
88th
|
10.7%
62nd
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 88.9%
100th
|
10.7%
40th
|
— |
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | — | -2.6%
25th
|
— |
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 88.1%
100th
|
11.6%
60th
|
— |
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | — | -2.5%
50th
|
— |
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | — | -9.0%
33rd
|
-29.2%
0th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | — | — | — |
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | — |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 18.3%
50th
|
26.0%
62nd
|
-0.8%
0th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 22.9%
100th
|
-5.7%
38th
|
-7.4%
0th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | -1.7%
50th
|
9.7%
100th
|
-8.5%
38th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 33.8%
100th
|
-33.0%
0th
|
-1.3%
14th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | AES | BIP | AQN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 19.3%
0th
|
26.1%
25th
|
70.4%
100th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 16.9%
0th
|
22.5%
62nd
|
19.6%
50th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 9.9%
62nd
|
1.5%
38th
|
-15.5%
12th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | -26.6%
25th
|
0.9%
100th
|
-11.1%
50th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.55
62nd
|
0.99
88th
|
0.21
25th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.81
88th
|
0.54
50th
|
0.29
25th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.78
38th
|
0.81
62nd
|
0.95
88th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | AES | BIP | AQN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.9B
75th
|
$3.5B
88th
|
$55.0M
38th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$30.3B
50th
|
−$63.3B
0th
|
−$6.6B
75th
|
| Working capital | −$2.2B
25th
|
−$7.9B
0th
|
−$123.9M
50th
|
| Current ratio | 0.75
38th
|
0.36
0th
|
0.88
50th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.67
38th
|
0.36
0th
|
0.69
50th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.22
75th
|
0.29
88th
|
0.05
50th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 3,766 days
75th
|
7,432 days
88th
|
115 days
12th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | AES | BIP | AQN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $32.1B
50th
|
$66.8B
88th
|
$6.6B
25th
|
| Debt / equity | 6.50
75th
|
12.99
88th
|
1.44
38th
|
| Net debt / equity | 6.12
75th
|
12.31
88th
|
1.42
38th
|
| Debt / assets | 59.2%
100th
|
54.8%
75th
|
47.7%
50th
|
| Debt / capital | 86.7%
75th
|
92.9%
88th
|
58.9%
38th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 8.11
100th
|
5.84
38th
|
7.05
88th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.64
100th
|
5.53
25th
|
6.99
88th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 1.6x
12th
|
1.7x
25th
|
1.6x
0th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 3.5x
62nd
|
1.5x
0th
|
1.8x
25th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 6.4 yrs
12th
|
10.6 yrs
75th
|
11.1 yrs
88th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 76.4%
100th
|
73.3%
75th
|
64.3%
12th
|
| IS credit model rating | CCC | CCC | B- |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 1,200
75th
|
1,200
75th
|
900
62nd
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | AES | BIP | AQN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.25
88th
|
0.22
62nd
|
0.18
38th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 0.32
62nd
|
0.37
88th
|
0.26
0th
|
| Inventory turnover | 16.5
57th
|
78.4
100th
|
3.3
0th
|
| Receivables turnover | 6.9
50th
|
4.8
0th
|
7.7
62nd
|
| Days sales outstanding | 53 days
50th
|
76 days
100th
|
47 days
38th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 22 days
43rd
|
5 days
0th
|
110 days
100th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 93 days
75th
|
120 days
88th
|
45 days
25th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | −17 days
38th
|
−40 days
12th
|
112 days
100th
|
| Capex / revenue | 51.7%
75th
|
27.4%
38th
|
25.8%
12th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 4.13
75th
|
1.60
25th
|
1.59
12th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 1.8%
38th
|
1.8%
12th
|
60.3%
75th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | AES | BIP | AQN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 2.64
57th
|
15.56
100th
|
4.00
86th
|
| FCF / net income | −0.90
43rd
|
−1.42
29th
|
−0.39
86th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | -34.2%
25th
|
-9.1%
88th
|
-9.8%
75th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 134.2%
75th
|
109.1%
12th
|
109.8%
25th
|
| Accruals ratio | -6.1%
0th
|
-5.1%
12th
|
-3.3%
62nd
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -4.8%
38th
|
-9.2%
12th
|
-4.5%
50th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
0th
|
0.75
0th
|
1.00
29th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | AES | BIP | AQN |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 45
88th
|
32
12th
|
41
75th
|
| IS profitability | 52
75th
|
28
38th
|
33
50th
|
| IS growth | 68
88th
|
59
50th
|
61
62nd
|
| IS value | 78
75th
|
42
12th
|
60
50th
|
| IS momentum | 90
75th
|
86
50th
|
89
62nd
|
| IS risk (safety) | 15
0th
|
15
0th
|
15
0th
|
| IS quality | 56
25th
|
47
12th
|
60
38th
|
| IS balance sheet | 20
25th
|
15
0th
|
30
50th
|
| IS earnings quality | 73
38th
|
68
25th
|
79
50th
|
| IS cash flow | 35
25th
|
25
12th
|
35
25th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
75th
|
6
25th
|
5
12th
|
| Altman Z-score | 0.5
38th
|
0.4
25th
|
0.3
12th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.84
25th
|
−2.48
62nd
|
−2.84
38th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.08
62nd
|
−7.15
50th
|
−7.52
38th
|
| IS credit score | 16
25th
|
16
12th
|
23
38th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | AES | BIP | AQN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $10.7B
50th
|
$17.2B
75th
|
$4.0B
25th
|
| Revenue | $13.1B
50th
|
$25.1B
100th
|
$2.5B
25th
|
| EBITDA | $4.0B
50th
|
$11.4B
100th
|
$941.6M
25th
|
| Net income | $1.9B
75th
|
$405.0M
62nd
|
$149.7M
25th
|
| Free cash flow | −$1.7B
25th
|
−$576.0M
50th
|
−$58.4M
75th
|
| Total assets | $54.2B
50th
|
$121.9B
88th
|
$13.9B
25th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $4.9B
50th
|
$5.1B
62nd
|
$4.6B
25th
|
| Employees | 8,336
62nd
|
52,000
100th
|
3,233
38th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | AES | BIP | AQN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −0.1% | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| 1 week | +0.1% | +1.0% | +2.5% |
| 1 month | +0.7% | +4.1% | −1.3% |
| 3 months | +2.3% | −4.4% | −9.8% |
| 6 months | +5.9% | +2.5% | −17.9% |
| Year to date | +4.6% | +10.5% | −14.4% |
| 1 year | +6.4% | +9.7% | −11.9% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +29.4% | +44.2% | −1.1% |
| 5 years, cumulative | −23.9% | +21.8% | −54.2% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | AES | BIP | AQN |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 63.4 | 57.5 | 53.7 |
| From 52-week high | −13.2% | −14.9% | −26.3% |
| From 52-week low | +17.4% | +14.1% | +7.2% |
| Beta | 0.95 | 1.04 | 0.89 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17