CWEN vs BEP-PA vs ALCE Stock Comparison

Clearway Energy, Brookfield Renewable Partners 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
$7.33B
P/E
36.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.57B
Div. yield
5.47%
Renewable Power Producers Utilities
5 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

9 decided of 12

Clearway Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Clearway Energy 5, Brookfield Renewable Partners 2, Aedis Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWENBEP-PAALCELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.33B $7.98B $108.70M BEP-PA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.9x -8.2x -8.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% -4.8% — CWEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.4% -14.9% — CWEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% 1.2% — CWEN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.6x 10.7x -1.5x ALCE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.47% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.2% -5.3% +12,400.0% ALCE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr -8.4%/yr — CWEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 18.5% 1,336.5% BEP-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 46/100 28/100 CWEN

Percentile Scorecard

CWENBEP-PAALCE

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

AxisCWENBEP-PAALCE
Valuation 70 #8 of 24 78 #6 of 24 22 #19 of 24
Growth 41 #14 of 23 55 #11 of 23 36 #15 of 23
Profitability 59 #10 of 23 46 #13 of 23 9 #21 of 23
Financial Health 35 #16 of 24 22 #19 of 24 26 #18 of 24
Shareholder Returns 79 #5 of 20 32 #14 of 20 47 #11 of 20
Overall 57 46 28
  • CWEN ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • BEP-PA 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

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

Risk

MeasureCWENBEP-PAALCESPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%18.5%1,336.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.1%20.9%1,675.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.24-1.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.20-0.299.28 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.9%-42.3%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-9.5%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $41.26$18.89$150.00 $779.14
52-week low $29.16$16.15$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.

MultipleCWENBEP-PAALCE
P/E now vs peer median 36.9xmedian 23.9x -8.2xmedian 23.9x -8.1xmedian 23.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.6x 1.2xmedian 2.6x —median 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 11.6x 14.1xmedian 11.6x -21.9xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 12.2x 3.1xmedian 12.2x -43.0xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 3.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -6.32median 0.60 —median 0.60 0.05median 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 monthsCWENBEP-PAALCE
Revenue $1.57B $6.54B –
Gross profit – $3.53B –
Operating income $211.00M $267.00M -$7.16M
Net income -$299.00M -$1.21B -$15.02M
Free cash flow $671.00M $2.56B -$2.53M
EPS (diluted) $0.83 – $-18.49
Cash & equivalents $251.00M $1.97B $1.07M
Total debt $9.06B $32.05B $9.26M
Shares (diluted) 121.00M – 724.66K
Enterprise value $9.90B $8.22B $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
MetricCWENBEP-PAALCE
P/E 36.9x -8.2x -8.1x
P/FCF 10.9x 3.1x -43.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x 5.3x -43.0x
P/S 4.7x 1.2x –
P/B 1.3x 2.1x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.1x -12.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x 14.1x -21.9x
EV/EBIT 76.5x 123.5x -16.3x
EV/Revenue 10.3x 5.0x –
EV/FCF 24.1x 12.9x -46.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 21.7x -46.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.32 – 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWENBEP-PAALCE
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% -4.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 33.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -40.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 22.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.6% 22.5% -1,637%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.8% 189.5% -8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -754.3% -234.3% -138.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -97.9% -15.3% -79.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.0% – -147.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.8% – -170.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.6% 6.2% 4.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 8.3% 23.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 52.9% 57.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 23.9% 31.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWENBEP-PAALCE
Gross margin – 53.9% –
EBITDA margin 73.8% 35.9% –
Operating margin 13.4% 4.1% –
Pretax margin -8.3% 6.2% –
Net margin 6.4% -14.9% –
FCF margin 42.6% 39.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 64.6% 23.2% –
Return on equity -3.2% -26.5% -53.9%
Return on assets -1.1% -1.0% -27.8%
Return on invested capital 1.4% 1.2% –
Return on capital employed 1.3% 0.3% -25.2%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.4x -1.3x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWENBEP-PAALCE
Debt / assets 54.0% 33.1% 16.2%
Debt / equity 1.7x 8.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x 10.7x -1.5x
Debt / FCF 13.5x 12.5x -3.7x
Liabilities / assets 67.4% 96.1% 50.8%
Equity / assets 32.6% 3.9% 49.2%
Interest coverage 0.5x 1.8x -5.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.8x 0.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.55 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWENBEP-PAALCE
Dividend yield 5.5% 0.0% –
Net buyback yield -0.7% – -0.8%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 0.0% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) -124.4% -91.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 55.4% 43.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.5% 7.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 8.3% –

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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWENBEP-PAALCE
Held by institutions 84.5% – –
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.

CWENBEP-PAALCE
CWEN 1.00 0.11 -0.18
BEP-PA 0.11 1.00 0.07
ALCE -0.18 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clearway Energy (CWEN) $7.33B, Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) $7.98B, Aedis Energy (ALCE) $108.70M.

Which company is growing faster?

Clearway Energy (CWEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clearway Energy (CWEN) +9.9%, Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) -4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Clearway Energy (CWEN) has the highest net margin (Clearway Energy (CWEN) 6.4%, Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) -14.9%). On return on invested capital, Clearway Energy (CWEN) leads (Clearway Energy (CWEN) 1.4%, Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) 1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Clearway Energy (CWEN) 5.47%, Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) 0.00%. Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) and 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 (Clearway Energy (CWEN) 31.3%, Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) 18.5%, Aedis Energy (ALCE) 1,336.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CWEN, BEP-PA 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, Clearway Energy (CWEN) leads on 5. 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.