CWEN Stock Analysis: Clearway Energy C | NYSE
Utilities - Renewable | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 8.850m USD | 12M Return: 11.8% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 52.0M
EPS Trend: -24.3%
Qual. Beats: -2
Rev. Trend: 82.2%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
Average return per month, with how dependable it is below — did the month move the same way every year (high) or randomly (low). Above 60 is a pattern worth trusting; under 40 is noise.
Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CWEN) is a U.S. clean energy generation company operating through two segments: Flexible Generation and Renewables & Storage. Its portfolio spans approximately 12.9 GW of gross capacity across 27 states, consisting of roughly 10.1 GW of wind, solar, and battery energy storage systems, alongside about 2.8 GW of dispatchable combustion-based assets that provide critical grid reliability services.
As an independent power producer in the Utilities sector, the company generates and sells electricity primarily through long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) and wholesale markets, rather than serving retail customers like vertically integrated regulated utilities. This contracted structure is typical of yield-oriented power producers and is designed to produce relatively predictable cash flows.
The company was incorporated in 2012 and IPOd in 2013 under the name NRG Yield, Inc., before rebranding as Clearway Energy in August 2018. It is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, and operates as a subsidiary of Clearway Energy Group LLC.
- IRA tax credits boost renewables project returns
- Rising interest rates pressure dividend coverage ratios
- PJM capacity auction prices lift Flexible Generation revenue
| Net Income: 2.00m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.22 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 6.87% < 20% (prev 25.25%; Δ -18.38% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 994.0m > Net Income 2.00m |
| Net Debt (10.4b) to EBITDA (1.13b): 9.25 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.11 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (119.0m) vs 12m ago 0.85% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 51.38% > 18% (prev 64.65%; Δ -13.27% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 9.41% > 50% (prev 9.60%; Δ -0.19% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.62 > 6 (EBIT TTM 231.0m / Interest Expense TTM 372.0m) |
| A: 0.01 (Total Current Assets 1.06b - Total Current Liabilities 955.0m) / Total Assets 16.9b |
| B: -0.00 (Retained Earnings -6.00m / Total Assets 16.9b) |
| C: 0.01 (EBIT TTM 231.0m / Avg Total Assets 15.8b) |
| D: 0.48 (Book Value of Equity 5.50b / Total Liabilities 11.4b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 0.65 = B |
| DSRI: 1.02 (Receivables 198.0m/183.0m, Revenue 1.49b/1.41b) |
| GMI: 1.26 (GM 64.65% / 51.38%) |
| AQI: 1.05 (AQ_t 0.19 / AQ_t-1 0.18) |
| SGI: 1.06 (Revenue 1.49b / 1.41b) |
| TATA: -0.06 (NI 2.00m - CFO 994.0m) / TA 16.9b) |
| Beneish M = -2.71 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 02, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 34.18 with a total of 1,683,115 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -8.86%, over one month by -16.93%, over three months by -15.05% and over the past year by +11.84%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 30.70 (which is 10.2% or 2.7 ATR below the current price).
Clearway Energy C has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.60. Therefore, it is recommended to buy CWEN.
- StrongBuy: 3
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 43.8 | 28.2% |
P/E Trailing = 368.6
P/E Forward = 217.3913
P/S = 5.9596
P/B = 3.257
P/EG = 3.4097
Revenue TTM = 1.49b USD
EBIT TTM = 231.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.13b USD
Long Term Debt = 8.50b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 612.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 10.8b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 826.0m
Net Debt = 10.4b USD (calculated: Debt 10.8b - CCE 325.0m)
Enterprise Value = 19.3b USD (8.85b + Debt 10.8b - CCE 325.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.62 (Ebit TTM 231.0m / Interest Expense TTM 372.0m)
EV/FCF = 32.92x (Enterprise Value 19.3b / FCF TTM 586.0m)
FCF Yield = 3.04% (FCF TTM 586.0m / Enterprise Value 19.3b)
FCF Margin = 39.46% (FCF TTM 586.0m / Revenue TTM 1.49b)
Net Margin = 0.13% (Net Income TTM 2.00m / Revenue TTM 1.49b)
Gross Margin = 51.38% ((Revenue TTM 1.49b - Cost of Revenue TTM 722.0m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 62.15% (prev -6.13%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.14 (Enterprise Value 19.3b / Total Assets 16.9b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.45% (Interest Expense 372.0m / Debt 10.8b)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US federal default 21%)
NOPAT = 182.5m (EBIT 231.0m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 1.11 (Total Current Assets 1.06b / Total Current Liabilities 955.0m)
Debt / Equity = 1.96 (Debt 10.8b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 5.50b)
Debt / EBITDA = 9.25 (Net Debt 10.4b / EBITDA 1.13b)
Debt / FCF = 17.82 (Net Debt 10.4b / FCF TTM 586.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.75b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.01% (Net Income 2.00m / Total Assets 16.9b)
RoE = 0.05% (Net Income TTM 2.00m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.75b)
RoCE = 1.89% (EBIT 231.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 3.75b + L.T.Debt 8.50b))
RoIC = 1.11% (NOPAT 182.5m / Invested Capital 16.5b)
WACC = 4.10% (E(8.85b)/V(19.6b) * Re(5.77%) + D(10.8b)/V(19.6b) * Rd(3.45%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 5.77% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 79.06 | Cagr: 0.76%
[DCF] Terminal Value 76.52% ; FCFF base≈567.2m ; Y1≈610.6m ; Y5≈743.6m
[DCF] Fair Price = 7.91 (EV 11.4b - Net Debt 10.4b = Equity 959.0m / Shares 121.2m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 8.72% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -24.32 | EPS CAGR: -15.13% | SUE: -1.29 | # QB: -2
Revenue Correlation: 82.24 | Revenue CAGR: 4.69% | SUE: 0.44 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.58 | Chg30d=-45.31% | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-0.71 | Chg30d=-212.40% | Revisions=N/A | GrowthEPS=-130.4% | GrowthRev=+21.4%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.74 | Chg30d=+97.31% | Revisions=N/A | GrowthEPS=+484.5% | GrowthRev=+10.1%