CWEN vs ORA vs ALCE Stock Comparison

Clearway Energy, Ormat Technologies and Aedis Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CWEN Clearway Energy, Inc.
$32.72 +9.8% 1M +2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.08B
P/E
35.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.57B
Div. yield
5.66%
Renewable Power Producers Utilities
4 wins
ORA Ormat Technologies, Inc.
$92.07 -1.7% 1M -13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.66B
P/E
44.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.19B
Div. yield
0.52%
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

11 decided of 12

Ormat Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ormat Technologies 5, 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.

QuestionCWENORAALCELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.08B $5.66B $108.70M CWEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.6x 44.7x -8.1x CWEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 36.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +31.1% — ORA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.4% 10.7% — ORA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% 6.4% — ORA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.6x -0.3x -1.5x ALCE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.66% 0.52% — CWEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.3% -13.6% +12,400.0% ALCE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.3%/yr +4.8%/yr — ORA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 37.8% 1,336.5% CWEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 63/100 27/100 ORA

Percentile Scorecard

CWENORAALCE

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

AxisCWENORAALCE
Valuation 74 #7 of 24 48 #13 of 24 17 #20 of 24
Growth 41 #14 of 23 50 #12 of 23 32 #16 of 23
Profitability 50 #12 of 23 77 #6 of 23 9 #21 of 23
Financial Health 35 #16 of 24 78 #6 of 24 26 #18 of 24
Shareholder Returns 79 #5 of 20 63 #8 of 20 53 #10 of 20
Overall 56 63 27
  • CWEN ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • ORA 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

PeriodCWENORAALCESPY
1 month +9.8%-1.7%+149,900.0% -0.2%
3 months +4.0%-6.4%+499,900.0% +3.9%
6 months -19.1%-18.6%+499,900.0% +8.2%
Year to date -1.6%-16.7%+499,900.0% +12.9%
1 year +2.3%-13.6%+12,400.0% +12.3%
3 years +51.8%+49.9%-99.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.9%+14.5%-85.8% +23.3%
5 years -6.2%+26.3%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.3%+4.8%— +10.9%
10 years +113.9%+96.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.9%+7.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCWENORAALCESPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%37.8%1,336.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.7%39.8%1,675.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.90-1.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.08-0.369.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.9%-41.5%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.7%-36.5%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $41.26$145.10$150.00 $779.14
52-week low $29.16$86.61$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.

MultipleCWENORAALCE
P/E now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 25.0x 44.7xmedian 25.0x -8.1xmedian 25.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.8x 4.8xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 11.5x 10.9xmedian 11.5x -21.9xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 13.6x -21.4xmedian 13.6x -43.0xmedian 13.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 3.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -6.10median 0.60 4.00median 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 monthsCWENORAALCE
Revenue $1.57B $1.19B –
Gross profit – $331.93M –
Operating income $211.00M $197.45M -$7.16M
Net income -$299.00M $129.46M -$15.02M
Free cash flow $671.00M -$264.77M -$2.53M
R&D – $4.96M –
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $2.03 $-18.49
Cash & equivalents $251.00M $513.75M $1.07M
Total debt $9.06B $360.60M $49.54M
Shares (diluted) 121.00M 62.53M 724.66K
Enterprise value $9.64B $4.40B $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
MetricCWENORAALCE
P/E 35.6x 44.7x -8.1x
P/FCF 10.5x -21.4x -43.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 20.3x -43.0x
P/S 4.5x 4.8x –
P/B 1.3x 2.1x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.3x -12.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x 10.9x -21.9x
EV/EBIT 75.3x 27.9x -16.3x
EV/Revenue 10.1x 4.6x –
EV/FCF 23.7x -20.8x -46.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x 19.7x -46.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.10 4.00 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWENORAALCE
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 31.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 16.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 26.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.6% 15.5% -1,637%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.8% 10.5% -8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -754.3% -4.9% -138.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -97.9% 9.7% -79.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.0% -5.9% -147.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 11.2% -170.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.6% -37.9% 4.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.4% -1.9% 23.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% -130.3% 57.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 0.7% 31.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWENORAALCE
Gross margin – 27.9% –
EBITDA margin 73.8% 42.6% –
Operating margin 13.4% 16.6% –
Pretax margin -8.3% 7.7% –
Net margin 6.4% 10.7% –
FCF margin 42.6% -22.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 64.6% 23.5% –
Return on equity -3.2% 4.7% -53.9%
Return on assets -1.1% 1.9% -27.8%
Return on invested capital 1.4% 6.4% –
Return on capital employed 1.3% 3.4% -25.2%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.4x 2.2x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWENORAALCE
Debt / assets 54.0% 5.3% 16.2%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x -0.3x -1.5x
Debt / FCF 13.5x -1.4x -3.7x
Liabilities / assets 67.4% 59.7% 50.8%
Equity / assets 32.6% 40.3% 49.2%
Interest coverage 0.5x 1.2x -5.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.0x 0.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.53 1.32 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWENORAALCE
Dividend yield 5.7% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield -0.7% 0.4% -0.8%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 1.0% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) -124.4% 22.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 55.4% -11.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.5% 0.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 1.9% –

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.

ConsensusCWENORAALCE
Forward P/E – 36.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.10FY2026 $2.52FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -107.0%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -6.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.69BFY2026 $1.25BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% -3.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWENORAALCE
Held by institutions 47.3% 86.4% –
Institutions holding 475 438 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.6% +2.1% –
Institutions buying 362 255 –
Institutions selling 71 111 –
Buyers to sellers 5.10 2.30 –

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.

CWENORAALCE
CWEN 1.00 0.51 -0.17
ORA 0.51 1.00 -0.05
ALCE -0.17 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWEN, ORA and ALCE?

Clearway Energy (CWEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clearway Energy (CWEN) $7.08B, Ormat Technologies (ORA) $5.66B, Aedis Energy (ALCE) $108.70M.

Which stock is cheaper, CWEN, ORA and ALCE?

Clearway Energy (CWEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clearway Energy (CWEN) 35.6x, Ormat Technologies (ORA) 44.7x, Aedis Energy (ALCE) -8.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ormat Technologies (ORA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clearway Energy (CWEN) +9.9%, Ormat Technologies (ORA) +31.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ormat Technologies (ORA) has the highest net margin (Clearway Energy (CWEN) 6.4%, Ormat Technologies (ORA) 10.7%). On return on invested capital, Ormat Technologies (ORA) leads (Clearway Energy (CWEN) 1.4%, Ormat Technologies (ORA) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aedis Energy (ALCE) returned the most: Clearway Energy (CWEN) +2.3%, Ormat Technologies (ORA) -13.6%, Aedis Energy (ALCE) +12,400.0%. Over five years, Ormat Technologies (ORA) compounded fastest (Clearway Energy (CWEN) -1.3%/yr, Ormat Technologies (ORA) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Clearway Energy (CWEN) has the highest dividend yield: Clearway Energy (CWEN) 5.66%, Ormat Technologies (ORA) 0.52%. Aedis Energy (ALCE) 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%, Ormat Technologies (ORA) 37.8%, 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, ORA 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, Ormat Technologies (ORA) 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.