CWEN vs ENLT vs AXIAY Stock Comparison

Clearway Energy, Enlight Renewable Energy and AXIA Energia Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CWEN Clearway Energy, Inc.
$32.90 +12.3% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.50B
P/E
34.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.57B
Div. yield
0.11%
Renewable Power Producers Utilities
1 win
AXIAY AXIA Energia S.A.
$8.79 -15.5% 1M
Market cap
$24.42B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.98B
Div. yield
–
Renewable Power Producers Utilities
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

AXIA Energia leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (AXIA Energia 5, Enlight Renewable Energy 3, Clearway Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWENENLTAXIAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.50B $8.19B $24.42B AXIAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.6x 91.2x 8.5x AXIAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 11.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +36.5% -6.7% ENLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.4% 15.3% 31.9% AXIAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% 7.9% 6.5% ENLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.6x 0.6x -774,810x AXIAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.11% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.3% +97.8% — ENLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.5%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 59.6% 65.7% CWEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 61/100 62/100 AXIAY

Percentile Scorecard

CWENENLTAXIAY

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

AxisCWENENLTAXIAY
Valuation 78 #6 of 24 30 #17 of 24 61 #10 of 24
Growth 41 #14 of 23 86 #4 of 23 46 #13 of 23
Profitability 50 #12 of 23 96 #2 of 23 82 #5 of 23
Financial Health 35 #16 of 24 70 #8 of 24 61 #10 of 24
Shareholder Returns 78 #5 of 19 22 #15 of 19 –
Overall 56 61 62
  • CWEN ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • ENLT ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • AXIAY ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCWENENLTAXIAYSPY
1 month +12.3%-1.5%-15.5% +0.7%
3 months +3.7%-19.7%— +3.7%
6 months -18.5%-24.0%— +7.1%
Year to date -1.1%+51.5%— +12.8%
1 year +3.3%+97.8%— +11.9%
3 years +51.4%+423.1%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +14.8%+73.7%— +22.8%
5 years -7.3%—— +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.5%—— +10.9%
10 years +117.9%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.1%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCWENENLTAXIAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%59.6%65.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%61.9%78.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.722.09-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.111.64— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.9%-39.3%-27.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.3%-35.9%-27.7% -1.2%
52-week high $41.26$107.42$12.16 $779.14
52-week low $29.16$34.10$8.79 $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.

MultipleCWENENLTAXIAY
P/E now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 24.9x 95.0xmedian 24.9x 8.7xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.6x 15.6xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 11.6x 19.6xmedian 11.6x -2,747,908xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 13.9x 6.6xmedian 13.9x -44.4xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.1x 4.2xmedian 2.1x 1.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -6.13median 0.62 136.48median 0.62 0.09median 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 monthsCWENENLTAXIAY
Revenue $1.57B $585.20M $8.98B
Gross profit – $414.52M $9.84B
Operating income $211.00M $300.63M $2.30B
Net income -$299.00M $122.32M $2.86B
Free cash flow $671.00M $1.37B -$561.90M
R&D – $15.41M –
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $0.68 $1.00
Cash & equivalents $251.00M $1.16B $2.13B
Total debt $9.06B $1.43B $38.96B
Shares (diluted) 121.00M 132.62M 2.86B
Enterprise value $2.44B $4.74B $11.40B

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
MetricCWENENLTAXIAY
P/E 35.8x 95.0x 8.7x
P/FCF 10.6x 6.6x -44.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 27.5x 37,564x
P/S 4.5x 15.6x 2.8x
P/B 1.3x 4.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 4.9x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x 19.6x -2,747,908x
EV/EBIT 75.5x 31.2x 15.1x
EV/Revenue 10.1x 16.0x 3.9x
EV/FCF 23.7x 6.8x -61.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x 28.3x 52,315x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.13 136.48 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWENENLTAXIAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 36.5% -6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 34.4% 8.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 39.3% 22.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 42.3% -4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.6% -1.9% -20.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.8% 30.8% -17.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -754.3% -12.6% 162.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -97.9% 12.5% 41.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.0% -27.6% 51.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 0.7% 96.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.6% 34.6% -36.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 29.7% -92.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 155.4% 22.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 76.5% -32.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWENENLTAXIAY
Gross margin – 70.8% 109.6%
EBITDA margin 73.8% 81.6% 0.0%
Operating margin 13.4% 51.4% 25.6%
Pretax margin -8.3% 28.4% 7.9%
Net margin 6.4% 15.3% 31.9%
FCF margin 42.6% 234.3% -6.3%
Operating cash flow margin 64.6% 56.5% 0.0%
Return on equity -3.2% 5.3% 12.3%
Return on assets -1.1% 1.2% 5.4%
Return on invested capital 1.4% 7.9% 6.5%
Return on capital employed 1.3% 3.5% 4.7%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.4x 2.7x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWENENLTAXIAY
Debt / assets 54.0% 13.7% 22.3%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x 0.6x -774,810x
Debt / FCF 13.5x 1.0x -21.2x
Liabilities / assets 67.4% 79.3% 55.9%
Equity / assets 32.6% 20.7% 44.1%
Interest coverage 0.5x 4.5x 0.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.54 0.87 0.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWENENLTAXIAY
Dividend yield 5.6% – –
Net buyback yield -0.7% -7.8% –
Shareholder yield 4.9% -7.8% –
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.

ConsensusCWENENLTAXIAY
Forward P/E – – 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.10FY2026 – $0.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -107.0%FY2026 – -1.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +24.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.69BFY2026 – $8.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 – +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% – +14.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWENENLTAXIAY
Held by institutions 47.3% 31.2% –
Institutions holding 476 174 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.6% -20.2% –
Institutions buying 362 130 –
Institutions selling 71 28 –
Buyers to sellers 5.10 4.64 –

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.

CWENENLTAXIAY
CWEN 1.00 0.40 -0.03
ENLT 0.40 1.00 -0.07
AXIAY -0.03 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWEN, ENLT and AXIAY?

AXIA Energia (AXIAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clearway Energy (CWEN) $3.50B, Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT) $8.19B, AXIA Energia (AXIAY) $24.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, CWEN, ENLT and AXIAY?

AXIA Energia (AXIAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clearway Energy (CWEN) 34.6x, Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT) 91.2x, AXIA Energia (AXIAY) 8.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clearway Energy (CWEN) +9.9%, Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT) +36.5%, AXIA Energia (AXIAY) -6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

AXIA Energia (AXIAY) has the highest net margin (Clearway Energy (CWEN) 6.4%, Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT) 15.3%, AXIA Energia (AXIAY) 31.9%). On return on invested capital, Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT) leads (Clearway Energy (CWEN) 1.4%, Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT) 7.9%, AXIA Energia (AXIAY) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT) returned the most: Clearway Energy (CWEN) +3.3%, Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT) +97.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Clearway Energy (CWEN) 0.11%, Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT) 0.00%, AXIA Energia (AXIAY) 0.00%. Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT) and AXIA Energia (AXIAY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Clearway Energy (CWEN) has been the steadiest (Clearway Energy (CWEN) 30.6%, Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT) 59.6%, AXIA Energia (AXIAY) 65.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CWEN, ENLT and AXIAY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AXIA Energia (AXIAY) 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.