BEP-PA vs CWEN vs ALCE Stock Comparison

Brookfield Renewable Partners, Clearway Energy and Aedis Energy Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CWEN Clearway Energy, Inc.
$33.90 +15.6% 1M +6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.78B
P/E
37.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.57B
Div. yield
0.10%
Renewable Power Producers Utilities
4 wins
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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Brookfield Renewable Partners leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Brookfield Renewable Partners 4, Clearway Energy 4, Aedis Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBEP-PACWENALCELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.85B $3.78B $108.70M BEP-PA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.1x 37.4x -8.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.6% +9.9% — CWEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.5% 6.4% — CWEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.9% 1.4% — BEP-PA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.5x 7.6x -1.5x ALCE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.14% 0.10% — BEP-PA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.3% +6.2% +12,400.0% ALCE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.4%/yr -0.9%/yr — CWEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 31.3% 1,336.5% BEP-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 56/100 28/100 CWEN

Percentile Scorecard

BEP-PACWENALCE

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

AxisBEP-PACWENALCE
Valuation 57 #11 of 24 78 #6 of 24 22 #19 of 24
Growth 14 #20 of 23 41 #14 of 23 32 #16 of 23
Profitability 59 #10 of 23 50 #12 of 23 9 #21 of 23
Financial Health 22 #19 of 24 35 #16 of 24 26 #18 of 24
Shareholder Returns 28 #14 of 19 78 #5 of 19 50 #10 of 19
Overall 36 56 28
  • BEP-PA ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • CWEN ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • ALCE ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBEP-PACWENALCESPY
1 month +3.4%+15.6%+149,900.0% -2.3%
3 months +0.3%+5.7%+499,900.0% -0.7%
6 months -7.2%-12.1%+499,900.0% +4.8%
Year to date -6.3%+1.9%+499,900.0% +10.3%
1 year -5.3%+6.2%+12,400.0% +10.3%
3 years +0.2%+48.2%-99.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +0.1%+14.0%-85.8% +20.1%
5 years -35.6%-4.6%— +61.9%
5 years, per year -8.4%-0.9%— +10.1%
10 years —+129.8%— +258.6%
10 years, per year —+8.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBEP-PACWENALCESPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%31.3%1,336.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.9%30.1%1,675.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.240.72-1.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.290.209.28 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.3%-54.9%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-17.8%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $18.89$41.26$150.00 $779.14
52-week low $16.15$29.16$0.03 $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.

MultipleBEP-PACWENALCE
P/E now vs peer median -8.3xmedian 24.9x 35.8xmedian 24.9x -8.1xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.6x 4.5xmedian 2.6x —median 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 11.6x 13.7xmedian 11.6x -21.9xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.0xmedian 13.9x 10.6xmedian 13.9x -43.0xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 1.3xmedian 2.1x 3.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.62 -6.13median 0.62 0.05median 0.62

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 monthsBEP-PACWENALCE
Revenue $6.54B $1.57B –
Gross profit $3.53B – –
Operating income $267.00M $211.00M -$7.16M
Net income -$1.21B -$299.00M -$15.02M
Free cash flow $2.56B $671.00M -$2.53M
EPS (diluted) – $0.83 $-18.49
Cash & equivalents $1.97B $251.00M $1.07M
Total debt $32.05B $9.06B $9.26M
Shares (diluted) – 121.00M 724.66K
Enterprise value -$17.30B $2.72B $125.16M

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
MetricBEP-PACWENALCE
P/E -8.3x 35.8x -8.1x
P/FCF -6.0x 10.6x -43.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 7.0x -43.0x
P/S 1.2x 4.5x –
P/B 2.1x 1.3x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.3x -12.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 13.7x -21.9x
EV/EBIT 28.2x 75.5x -16.3x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 10.1x –
EV/FCF -25.1x 23.7x -46.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.6x 15.7x -46.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -6.13 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBEP-PACWENALCE
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.6% 9.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 6.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.9% -6.6% -1,637%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.5% -11.8% -8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -386.7% -754.3% -138.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -76.2% -97.9% -79.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 5.0% -147.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -5.8% -170.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% 30.6% 4.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 12.4% 23.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.7% 19.4% 57.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.0% 5.2% 31.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBEP-PACWENALCE
Gross margin 53.9% – –
EBITDA margin 45.1% 73.8% –
Operating margin 17.8% 13.4% –
Pretax margin 47.9% -8.3% –
Net margin -14.5% 6.4% –
FCF margin -20.0% 42.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.2% 64.6% –
Return on equity 14.3% -3.2% -53.9%
Return on assets 0.5% -1.1% -27.8%
Return on invested capital 4.9% 1.4% –
Return on capital employed 1.4% 1.3% -25.2%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x -3.4x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBEP-PACWENALCE
Debt / assets 33.1% 54.0% 16.2%
Debt / equity 8.6x 1.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.5x 7.6x -1.5x
Debt / FCF -24.5x 13.5x -3.7x
Liabilities / assets 96.1% 67.4% 50.8%
Equity / assets 3.9% 32.6% 49.2%
Interest coverage 1.0x 0.5x -5.0x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 0.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 0.54 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBEP-PACWENALCE
Dividend yield 0.0% 5.6% –
Net buyback yield – -0.7% -0.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.9% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) -102.4% -124.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -84.3% 55.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.6% 7.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 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.

ConsensusBEP-PACWENALCE
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.42FY2026 $-0.10FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -107.0%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.26BFY2026 $1.69BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -2.7% +14.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBEP-PACWENALCE
Held by institutions – 47.3% –
Institutions holding – 476 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – +31.6% –
Institutions buying – 362 –
Institutions selling – 71 –
Buyers to sellers – 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.

BEP-PACWENALCE
BEP-PA 1.00 0.11 0.07
CWEN 0.11 1.00 -0.18
ALCE 0.07 -0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BEP-PA, CWEN and ALCE?

Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) $7.85B, Clearway Energy (CWEN) $3.78B, Aedis Energy (ALCE) $108.70M.

Which company is growing faster?

Clearway Energy (CWEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) +7.6%, Clearway Energy (CWEN) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Clearway Energy (CWEN) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) -14.5%, Clearway Energy (CWEN) 6.4%). On return on invested capital, Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) leads (Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) 4.9%, Clearway Energy (CWEN) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aedis Energy (ALCE) returned the most: Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) -5.3%, Clearway Energy (CWEN) +6.2%, Aedis Energy (ALCE) +12,400.0%. Over five years, Clearway Energy (CWEN) compounded fastest (Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) -8.4%/yr, Clearway Energy (CWEN) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) has the highest dividend yield: Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) 0.14%, Clearway Energy (CWEN) 0.10%. Aedis Energy (ALCE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) 18.5%, Clearway Energy (CWEN) 31.3%, Aedis Energy (ALCE) 1,336.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BEP-PA, CWEN and ALCE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) leads on 4. 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.