CLNE vs E vs GPRE Stock Comparison

Clean Energy Fuels, Eni Spa and Green Plains Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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E Eni Spa
$62.08 +13.2% 1M +71.5% 1Y
Market cap
$91.59B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
GPRE Green Plains Inc.
$13.98 -7.5% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$970.68M
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Biofuels Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Green Plains leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Green Plains 6, Eni Spa 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLNEEGPRELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $318.27M $91.59B $970.68M E
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.4x 17.6x 7.8x GPRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.3x 7.0x GPRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +11.2% -23.7% E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -21.3% 5.3% 6.8% GPRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.1% 6.9% 10.3% GPRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 1.4x 1.3x GPRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.0% +71.5% +32.4% E
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -30.0%/yr +17.1%/yr -17.4%/yr E
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.2% 27.4% 57.2% E
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 50/100 89/100 GPRE

Percentile Scorecard

CLNEEGPRE

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

AxisCLNEEGPRE
Valuation 90 #2 of 11 75 #26 of 99 100 #1 of 11
Growth 60 #5 of 11 64 #36 of 97 100 #1 of 11
Profitability 50 #5 of 9 48 #50 of 96 88 #2 of 9
Financial Health 60 #5 of 11 35 #67 of 102 70 #4 of 11
Shareholder Returns – 31 #53 of 76 –
Overall 65 50 89
  • CLNE ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • GPRE ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLNEEGPRESPY
1 month -9.9%+13.2%-7.5% -1.0%
3 months -28.1%+18.4%-17.5% +2.9%
6 months -36.0%+14.7%-12.2% +6.4%
Year to date -30.5%+63.6%+42.7% +11.4%
1 year -49.0%+71.5%+32.4% +13.1%
3 years -60.8%+91.6%-49.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -26.8%+24.2%-20.3% +21.5%
5 years -83.1%+119.8%-61.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -30.0%+17.1%-17.4% +10.9%
10 years -66.4%+107.2%-47.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year -10.3%+7.6%-6.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCLNEEGPRESPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.2%27.4%57.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.0%26.4%59.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.11-0.360.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.902.610.57 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.2%-37.1%-92.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.3%0.0%-27.3% -2.5%
52-week high $3.06$62.08$19.23 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$36.20$9.40 $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.

MultipleCLNEEGPRE
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 10.9x 18.1xmedian 13.1x 7.8xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 2.0x 0.5xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 14.0x 7.8xmedian 5.7x 5.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 14.1x 6.4xmedian 11.1x 7.7xmedian 14.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.19 1.50median 2.24 0.23median 0.19

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 monthsCLNEEGPRE
Revenue $442.37M $98.30B $1.83B
Gross profit $121.76M – $293.29M
Operating income -$32.36M $6.83B $136.02M
Net income -$94.76M $6.59B $125.21M
Free cash flow $22.86M $15.30B $127.39M
EPS (diluted) $-0.43 $3.36 $1.47
Cash & equivalents $59.15M $9.55B $185.38M
Total debt $229.02M $139.18B $483.69M
Shares (diluted) 220.26M 1.54B 84.49M
Enterprise value -$342.87M $36.15B $371.35M

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
MetricCLNEEGPRE
P/E -3.4x 18.1x 7.8x
P/FCF 14.1x 6.4x 7.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 6.4x 6.4x
P/S 0.7x 1.0x 0.5x
P/B 0.6x 1.5x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 1.5x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 15.4x 7.8x 5.4x
EV/EBIT -12.7x 17.3x 9.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.2x 0.7x
EV/FCF 18.0x 7.7x 10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x 7.7x 8.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 1.50 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLNEEGPRE
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 11.2% -23.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.4% -6.8% -19.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% – 127.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.0% – 116.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 79.4% 204.9% 280.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.0% -14.3% 39.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.6% 135.7% 182.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.2% -11.6% 36.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.7% 6.3% 164.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 12.0% 33.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -54.5% 12.1% 289.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.2% -5.9% 168.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -60.1% 12.1% 389.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.4% -18.6% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLNEEGPRE
Gross margin 27.5% – 16.0%
EBITDA margin 6.0% 15.4% 12.9%
Operating margin -7.3% 6.9% 7.4%
Pretax margin -21.4% 8.0% 3.7%
Net margin -21.3% 5.3% 6.8%
FCF margin 5.2% 15.6% 7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 10.5% 15.6% 8.4%
Return on equity -16.9% 10.4% 15.1%
Return on assets -9.2% 3.9% 7.7%
Return on invested capital -4.1% 6.9% 10.3%
Return on capital employed -3.6% 5.3% 10.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 2.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLNEEGPRE
Debt / assets 22.3% 21.5% 29.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 1.4x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 10.0x 2.4x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 61.3% 47.5%
Equity / assets 54.5% 38.7% 52.5%
Interest coverage -0.7x 1.5x 1.9x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.2x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -0.76 1.67 2.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLNEEGPRE
Dividend yield – 3.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% -2.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.4% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 55.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -7.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.9% –

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.

ConsensusCLNEEGPRE
Forward P/E – 9.3xFY2026 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.02FY2026 $6.67FY2026 $2.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -300.0%FY2026 +75.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -4.5% -11.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $466.93MFY2026 $106.75BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 -12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% -8.7% +2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLNEEGPRE
Held by institutions 49.3% 1.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 193 343 219
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +2.3% +5.7%
Institutions buying 86 196 118
Institutions selling 59 92 76
Buyers to sellers 1.46 2.13 1.55

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.

CLNEEGPRE
CLNE 1.00 0.15 0.25
E 0.15 1.00 0.28
GPRE 0.25 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLNE, E and GPRE?

Eni Spa (E) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) $318.27M, Eni Spa (E) $91.59B, Green Plains (GPRE) $970.68M.

Which stock is cheaper, CLNE, E and GPRE?

Green Plains (GPRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) -3.4x, Eni Spa (E) 17.6x, Green Plains (GPRE) 7.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Green Plains (GPRE) is cheapest (Eni Spa (E) 9.3x, Green Plains (GPRE) 7.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eni Spa (E) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) +5.2%, Eni Spa (E) +11.2%, Green Plains (GPRE) -23.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Green Plains (GPRE) has the highest net margin (Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) -21.3%, Eni Spa (E) 5.3%, Green Plains (GPRE) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Green Plains (GPRE) leads (Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) -4.1%, Eni Spa (E) 6.9%, Green Plains (GPRE) 10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eni Spa (E) returned the most: Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) -49.0%, Eni Spa (E) +71.5%, Green Plains (GPRE) +32.4%. Over five years, Eni Spa (E) compounded fastest (Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) -30.0%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +17.1%/yr, Green Plains (GPRE) -17.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eni Spa (E) has been the steadiest (Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) 54.2%, Eni Spa (E) 27.4%, Green Plains (GPRE) 57.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLNE, E and GPRE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Green Plains (GPRE) leads on 6. 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.