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Ameren Corporation (AEE)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Electric | Saint Louis, United States | NYSE
106.08 USD +2.32 (2.236%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 106.28 +0.20 (0.189%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 6:17 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:15 a.m. EDT

Ameren presents a classic defensive utility profile where the long-term price trajectory tells a different story than the current financial metrics. Over the past nine years, the stock has nearly doubled, and the most recent annual performance was robust, yet the underlying business is currently contracting with negative revenue growth and negative free cash flow. This disconnect suggests the market is pricing in regulatory tailwinds or infrastructure investment cycles rather than immediate operational expansion. Technically, the shares are trading below their key moving averages, which dampens near-term momentum, while the options market reflects this hesitation with higher premiums for downside protection. However, the dividend remains a reliable anchor with a sustainable payout ratio and a consistent history of increases, making this a hold for income-focused investors who can tolerate the lack of growth, but not a high-conviction entry for capital appreciation in the immediate term.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.039530
AutoETS0.047400
AutoARIMA0.047771
MSTL0.048350

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 60%
H-stat 14.55
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.322
Excess Kurtosis -1.07
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-12-07
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-07
Debt to Equity Ratio 157.846
Revenue per Share 30.725
Market Cap 29,367,533,568
Trailing P/E 18.68
Forward P/E 18.28
Beta 0.45
Profit Margins 18.58%
Website https://www.amereninvestors.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:15 a.m. EDT: Speculators are hedging downside risk with elevated implied volatility on short-dated puts compared to calls, suggesting a cautious stance despite some bullish positioning in out-of-the-money calls for later expirations. Significant new volume in deep in-the-money puts indicates active protection buying or speculative bets on a deeper correction.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.70% 2.80% 3.07% 2.96%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-08 0.750 0.702708
2026-06-09 0.750 0.694509
2026-03-10 0.750 0.679409
2025-12-09 0.710 0.721985
2025-09-09 0.710 0.715726
2025-06-10 0.710 0.742367
2025-03-11 0.710 0.725452
2024-12-11 0.670 0.745687
2024-09-11 0.670 0.800096
2024-06-12 0.670 0.955232
2024-03-12 0.670 0.926438
2023-12-12 0.630 0.808107
2023-09-12 0.630 0.800102
2023-06-13 0.630 0.763359
2023-03-14 0.630 0.752598
2022-12-06 0.590 0.675908
2022-09-06 0.590 0.639774
2022-06-07 0.590 0.629535
2022-03-08 0.590 0.672365
2021-12-07 0.550 0.635618
2021-09-07 0.550 0.638495
2021-06-08 0.550 0.648968
2021-03-09 0.550 0.736081
2020-12-08 0.515 0.666580
2020-09-08 0.495 0.639535
2020-06-09 0.495 0.657633
2020-03-10 0.495 0.599346
2019-12-10 0.495 0.663628
2019-09-10 0.475 0.640075
2019-06-11 0.475 0.633925
2019-03-12 0.475 0.656349
2018-12-11 0.475 0.675772
2018-09-11 0.458 0.700842
2018-06-12 0.458 0.816982
2018-03-13 0.458 0.846737
2017-12-12 0.458 0.746415
2017-09-12 0.440 0.740118
2017-06-12 0.440 0.783895
2017-03-10 0.440 0.816478
2016-12-05 0.440 0.895037
2016-09-06 0.425 0.852729
2016-06-06 0.425 0.857893
2016-03-07 0.425 0.901761
2015-12-07 0.425 0.989062
2015-09-08 0.410 1.051821
2015-06-08 0.410 1.080939
2015-03-09 0.410 0.997082
2014-12-08 0.410 0.933303
2014-09-08 0.400 1.012146
2014-06-09 0.400 1.025641
2014-03-10 0.400 1.008827
2013-12-09 0.400 1.119821
2013-09-09 0.400 1.209190
2013-06-10 0.400 1.167542
2013-03-11 0.400 1.178898
2012-12-10 0.400 1.343635
2012-09-10 0.400 1.228879
2012-06-11 0.400 1.208094
2012-03-12 0.400 1.242622
2011-12-05 0.400 1.257466
2011-09-06 0.385 1.328502
2011-06-06 0.385 1.343805
2011-03-07 0.385 1.404085
2010-12-06 0.385 1.342867
2010-09-07 0.385 1.369619
2010-06-07 0.385 1.611553
2010-03-08 0.385 1.509804
2009-12-07 0.385 1.429102
2009-09-08 0.385 1.462210
2009-06-08 0.385 1.625845
2009-03-09 0.385 1.948381
2008-12-08 0.635 1.912651
2008-09-08 0.635 1.576465
2008-06-09 0.635 1.451097
2008-03-03 0.635 1.520230
2007-12-03 0.635 1.192488
2007-09-04 0.635 1.240962
2007-06-04 0.635 1.224450
2007-03-05 0.635 1.256679
2006-12-04 0.635 1.168138
2006-09-05 0.635 1.212063
2006-06-05 0.635 1.270254
2006-03-06 0.635 1.288817
2005-12-05 0.635 1.222800
2005-09-06 0.635 1.139627
2005-06-06 0.635 1.189139
2005-03-07 0.635 1.237817
2004-12-06 0.635 1.312255
2004-09-07 0.635 1.371787
2004-06-07 0.635 1.452424
2004-03-08 0.635 1.338251
2003-12-08 0.635 1.418677
2003-09-08 0.635 1.479497
2003-06-09 0.635 1.430180
2003-03-10 0.635 1.638710
2002-12-09 0.635 1.574510
2002-09-09 0.635 1.485033
2002-06-06 0.635 1.540514
2002-03-07 0.635 1.502603
2001-12-06 0.635 1.568288
2001-09-07 0.635 1.544636
2001-06-06 0.635 1.484339
2001-03-06 0.635 1.535671
2000-12-07 0.635 1.433004
2000-09-07 0.635 1.514158
2000-06-06 0.635 1.801418
2000-03-07 0.635 2.278027
1999-12-06 0.635 1.881481
1999-09-03 0.635 1.575194
1999-06-07 0.635 1.585023
1999-03-08 0.635 1.660131
1998-12-07 0.635 1.516418
1998-09-08 0.635 1.620415
1998-06-08 0.635 1.594976
1998-03-06 0.635 1.665574
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.0
dividendYield 2.83
exDividendDate 2026-12-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.92
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.028141866
lastDividendValue 0.75
lastDividendDate 2026-09-08
dividendDate 2026-12-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.0036900043
Address1 1,901 Chouteau Avenue
All Time High 118.32
All Time Low 19.51
Ask 106.33
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,040,430
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,680,354
Average Volume 1,680,354
Average Volume10Days 2,040,430
Beta 0.451
Bid 106.2
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 8
Book Value 49.447
City Saint Louis
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 106.08
Current Ratio 0.531
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 106.335
Day Low 103.775
Debt To Equity 157.846
Display Name Ameren
Dividend Date 1,798,675,200
Dividend Rate 3.0
Dividend Yield 2.83
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,995,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,995,200
Earnings Growth 0.119
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.142
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,908,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Ebitda 3,910,000,128
Ebitda Margins 0.46487
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.118
Enterprise To Revenue 6.098
Enterprise Value 51,292,532,736
Eps Current Year 5.39537
Eps Forward 5.80238
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.68
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,796,688,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 104.5656
Fifty Day Average Change 1.5144043
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.014482816
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 0.36900043
Fifty Two Week High 118.32
Fifty Two Week High Change -12.239998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.10344826
Fifty Two Week Low 96.57
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.510002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.09847781
Fifty Two Week Range 96.57 - 118.32
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 883,751,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.82
Float Shares 275,093,602
Forward Eps 5.80238
Forward P E 18.282154
Free Cashflow -1,786,249,984
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 8,913
Fullday Change 2.5199966
Fullday Change Percent 2.4286783
Fullday Price 106.08
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.52408004
Gross Profits 4,408,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00324
Held Percent Institutions 0.90461
Implied Shares Outstanding 276,843,251
Industry Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Disp Utilities - Regulated Electric
Industry Key utilities-regulated-electric
Ir Website http://www.ameren.com/INVESTORS/Pages/Investorshome.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,788,825,600
Last Dividend Value 0.75
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Ameren Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a public utility holding company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution, Ameren Illinois Natural Gas, and Ameren Transmission. It engages in the rate-regulated electric generation, transmission, and distribution business and natural gas transmission and distribution business. The company also generates electricity through coal, nuclear, and natural gas, as well as renewable energy, including hydroelectric, wind, methane gas, and solar energy centers. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Ameren Corporation was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Long Name Ameren Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 29,367,533,568
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_373264
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 1,563,000,064
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 27,612,345,854
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 104.35
Operating Cashflow 3,251,000,064
Operating Margins 0.25236
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 0.5141
Peg Ratio 2.62
Phone 314 621 3222
Post Market Change 0.19999695
Post Market Change Percent 0.18853407
Post Market Price 106.28
Post Market Time 1,792,189,024
Previous Close 103.76
Price Eps Current Year 19.661303
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.1453273
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.4915628
Profit Margins 0.18583
Quick Ratio 0.259
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.82353
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.32
Regular Market Change Percent 2.23593
Regular Market Day High 106.335
Regular Market Day Low 103.775
Regular Market Day Range 103.775 - 106.335
Regular Market Open 104.35
Regular Market Previous Close 103.76
Regular Market Price 106.08
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,803
Regular Market Volume 1,942,556
Return On Assets 0.030569999
Return On Equity 0.11943
Revenue Growth -0.062
Revenue Per Share 30.725
Sand P52 Week Change 0.13723719
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 276,843,251
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0514
Shares Short 14,232,291
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 12,437,837
Short Name Ameren Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0584
Short Ratio 8.0
Source Interval 15
State MO
Symbol AEE
Target High Price 126.0
Target Low Price 104.0
Target Mean Price 115.75
Target Median Price 116.0
Total Cash 12,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.043
Total Debt 21,808,001,024
Total Revenue 8,410,999,808
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.92
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.028141866
Trailing Eps 5.68
Trailing P E 18.676058
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.5039
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 108.0238
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.9438019
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.017994199
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,942,556
Website https://www.amereninvestors.com
Zip 63,103