ALCE vs NEE vs CWEN Stock Comparison

Aedis Energy, Nextera Energy and Clearway Energy Prices as of Aug 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALCE Aedis Energy Inc.
$150.00 +149,900.0% 1M +12,400.0% 1Y
Market cap
$108.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Renewable Power Producers Utilities
2 wins
NEE Nextera Energy Inc
$82.42 +8.3% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$169.18B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
7 wins
CWEN Clearway Energy, Inc.
$32.72 +9.8% 1M +2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.60B
P/E
35.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.57B
Div. yield
0.10%
Renewable Power Producers Utilities
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nextera Energy leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nextera Energy 7, Aedis Energy 2, Clearway Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALCENEECWENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $108.70M $169.18B $3.60B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.1x 14.5x 35.7x NEE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.6% +9.9% CWEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 40.4% 6.4% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.7% 1.4% NEE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.5x 7.0x 7.6x ALCE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.10% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12,400.0% -4.2% +2.3% ALCE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.9%/yr -1.3%/yr NEE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 1,336.5% 21.1% 30.6% NEE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 60/100 56/100 NEE

Percentile Scorecard

ALCENEECWEN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALCENEECWEN
Valuation 17 #20 of 24 24 #51 of 67 74 #7 of 24
Growth 32 #16 of 23 92 #6 of 65 41 #14 of 23
Profitability 9 #21 of 23 89 #8 of 63 50 #12 of 23
Financial Health 26 #18 of 24 47 #34 of 63 35 #16 of 24
Shareholder Returns 53 #10 of 20 50 #34 of 67 79 #5 of 20
Overall 27 60 56
  • ALCE ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • CWEN ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALCENEECWENSPY
1 month +149,900.0%+8.3%+9.8% -0.2%
3 months +499,900.0%-7.7%+4.0% +3.9%
6 months +499,900.0%-14.6%-19.1% +8.2%
Year to date +499,900.0%+2.7%-1.6% +12.9%
1 year +12,400.0%-4.2%+2.3% +12.3%
3 years -99.7%+46.6%+51.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -85.8%+13.6%+14.9% +23.3%
5 years —-4.6%-6.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-0.9%-1.3% +10.9%
10 years —+163.5%+113.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+10.2%+7.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALCENEECWENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 1,336.5%21.1%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 1,675.8%22.2%29.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.280.100.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 9.28-0.200.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-47.2%-54.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-15.8%-20.7% -1.2%
52-week high $150.00$97.88$41.26 $779.14
52-week low $0.03$75.50$29.16 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALCENEECWEN
P/E now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 25.0x 14.8xmedian 20.9x 35.6xmedian 25.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.8x 6.0xmedian 2.9x 4.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -21.9xmedian 11.5x 18.4xmedian 13.2x 13.7xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -43.0xmedian 13.6x 37.0xmedian 36.9x 10.5xmedian 13.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.1x 2.4xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.60 1.06median 2.31 -6.10median 0.60

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALCENEECWEN
Revenue – $28.83B $1.57B
Operating income -$7.16M $8.66B $211.00M
Net income -$15.02M $11.64B -$299.00M
Free cash flow -$2.53M $4.67B $671.00M
EPS (diluted) $-18.49 $5.55 $0.83
Cash & equivalents $1.07M $5.58B $251.00M
Total debt $49.54M $413.84B $9.06B
Shares (diluted) 724.66K 2.10B 121.00M
Enterprise value $125.16M $155.93B $2.55B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALCENEECWEN
P/E -8.1x 14.8x 35.6x
P/FCF -43.0x 37.0x 10.5x
P/Operating cash flow -43.0x 11.7x 7.0x
P/S – 6.0x 4.5x
P/B 3.9x 2.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book -12.8x 2.4x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -21.9x 18.4x 13.7x
EV/EBIT -16.3x 32.1x 75.3x
EV/Revenue – 9.6x 10.1x
EV/FCF -46.2x 59.4x 23.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -46.2x 18.7x 15.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 1.06 -6.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALCENEECWEN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.6% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,637% 13.4% -6.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.9% -3.5% -11.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -138.0% 79.0% -754.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -79.2% 15.1% -97.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -147.8% 76.7% 5.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -170.5% 14.0% -5.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.6% 23.8% 30.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.0% 16.3% 12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.0% 30.9% 19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 124.1% 5.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALCENEECWEN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 52.2% 73.8%
Operating margin – 30.0% 13.4%
Pretax margin – 35.0% -8.3%
Net margin – 40.4% 6.4%
FCF margin – 16.2% 42.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 51.4% 64.6%
Return on equity -53.9% 13.9% -3.2%
Return on assets -27.8% 4.1% -1.1%
Return on invested capital – 4.7% 1.4%
Return on capital employed -25.2% 4.2% 1.3%
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.3x -3.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALCENEECWEN
Debt / assets 16.2% 45.0% 54.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.5x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.5x 7.0x 7.6x
Debt / FCF -3.7x 23.6x 13.5x
Liabilities / assets 50.8% 70.3% 67.4%
Equity / assets 49.2% 29.7% 32.6%
Interest coverage -5.0x 2,164x 0.5x
Current ratio 0.0x 0.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 0.99 0.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALCENEECWEN
Dividend yield – 2.9% 5.7%
Net buyback yield -0.8% -0.6% -0.7%
Shareholder yield -0.8% 2.4% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -124.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 55.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.3%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALCENEECWEN
Forward P/E – 21.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.89FY2026 $-0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.9%FY2026 -107.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +18.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $32.08BFY2026 $1.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +17.0%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +9.6% +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALCENEECWEN
Held by institutions – 84.3% 47.3%
Institutions holding – 3,020 475
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.3% +31.6%
Institutions buying – 1,589 362
Institutions selling – 1,054 71
Buyers to sellers – 1.51 5.10

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALCENEECWEN
ALCE 1.00 -0.08 -0.18
NEE -0.08 1.00 0.40
CWEN -0.18 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALCE, NEE and CWEN?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aedis Energy (ALCE) $108.70M, Nextera Energy (NEE) $169.18B, Clearway Energy (CWEN) $3.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALCE, NEE and CWEN?

Nextera Energy (NEE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aedis Energy (ALCE) -8.1x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.5x, Clearway Energy (CWEN) 35.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Clearway Energy (CWEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%, Clearway Energy (CWEN) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%, Clearway Energy (CWEN) 6.4%). On return on invested capital, Nextera Energy (NEE) leads (Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%, Clearway Energy (CWEN) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aedis Energy (ALCE) returned the most: Aedis Energy (ALCE) +12,400.0%, Nextera Energy (NEE) -4.2%, Clearway Energy (CWEN) +2.3%. Over five years, Nextera Energy (NEE) compounded fastest (Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.9%/yr, Clearway Energy (CWEN) -1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nextera Energy (NEE) 0.00%, Clearway Energy (CWEN) 0.10%. Aedis Energy (ALCE) and Nextera Energy (NEE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nextera Energy (NEE) has been the steadiest (Aedis Energy (ALCE) 1,336.5%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1%, Clearway Energy (CWEN) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALCE, NEE and CWEN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nextera Energy (NEE) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.