CWEN vs RNW vs BEP-PA Stock Comparison

Clearway Energy, ReNew Energy Global and Brookfield Renewable Partners Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CWEN Clearway Energy, Inc.
$35.73 +21.0% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.73B
P/E
38.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.57B
Div. yield
5.19%
Renewable Power Producers Utilities
2 wins
RNW ReNew Energy Global plc
$6.93 +0.7% 1M -7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.05B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.58B
Div. yield
–
Renewable Power Producers Utilities
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

ReNew Energy Global leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (ReNew Energy Global 6, Brookfield Renewable Partners 2, Clearway Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWENRNWBEP-PALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.73B $5.05B $7.98B BEP-PA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.9x 18.5x -7.6x RNW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +11.0% — RNW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.4% 8.6% — RNW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% 8.2% — RNW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.6x -0.2x — RNW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.19% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.0% -7.7% -4.6% CWEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.0%/yr -7.2%/yr -8.6%/yr CWEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.5% 43.3% 18.6% BEP-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 67/100 58/100 RNW

Percentile Scorecard

CWENRNWBEP-PA

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

AxisCWENRNWBEP-PA
Valuation 65 #9 of 24 91 #3 of 24 87 #4 of 24
Growth 41 #14 of 23 86 #4 of 23 32 #16 of 23
Profitability 57 #10 of 22 91 #3 of 22 –
Financial Health 35 #16 of 24 39 #15 of 24 57 #11 of 24
Shareholder Returns 77 #5 of 18 29 #13 of 18 –
Overall 55 67 58
  • CWEN ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • RNW ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • BEP-PA ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCWENRNWBEP-PASPY
1 month +21.0%+0.7%+2.7% -1.0%
3 months +14.7%+13.4%+0.5% -0.4%
6 months -7.2%+27.2%-6.5% +4.5%
Year to date +7.4%+22.7%-6.3% +12.4%
1 year +10.0%-7.7%-4.6% +13.6%
3 years +56.2%+15.7%+0.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +16.0%+5.0%+0.1% +20.8%
5 years -4.8%-31.3%-36.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year -1.0%-7.2%-8.6% +10.4%
10 years +130.5%—— +267.7%
10 years, per year +8.7%—— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCWENRNWBEP-PASPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.5%43.3%18.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.2%57.3%21.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.710.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.32-0.18-0.25 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.9%-58.2%-42.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.4%-8.9%-9.5% -1.6%
52-week high $41.26$7.61$18.89 $779.14
52-week low $29.16$4.50$16.15 $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.

MultipleCWENRNWBEP-PA
P/E now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 22.5x 18.5xmedian 22.5x -7.6xmedian 22.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.6x 3.2xmedian 2.6x 0.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 11.0x 5.8xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 13.5x 5.0xmedian 13.5x 2.9xmedian 13.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.1x 3.0xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -6.66median 0.66 0.04median 0.66 —median 0.66

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 monthsCWENRNWBEP-PA
Revenue $1.57B $1.58B –
Operating income $211.00M $200.00M –
Net income -$299.00M $136.00M -$1.61B
Free cash flow $671.00M $1.01B $2.72B
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $12.58 –
Cash & equivalents $251.00M $260.00M $2.66B
Total debt $9.06B $250.00M $6.29B
Shares (diluted) 121.00M 10.81M –
Enterprise value $10.29B $3.60B -$20.66B

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
MetricCWENRNWBEP-PA
P/E 38.9x 18.5x -7.6x
P/FCF 11.5x 5.0x 2.9x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 5.0x –
P/S 4.9x 3.2x 0.9x
P/B 1.4x 3.0x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 3.0x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 5.8x –
EV/EBIT 78.4x 24.6x –
EV/Revenue 10.5x 3.1x –
EV/FCF 24.6x 4.9x 2.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x 4.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.66 0.04 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWENRNWBEP-PA
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 11.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 15.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.6% 32.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.8% 22.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -754.3% 29.5% -264.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -97.9% 67.4% -32.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.0% 29.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 469.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.6% 9.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 7.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 9.5% 8.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 7.1% 25.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWENRNWBEP-PA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 73.8% 54.3% –
Operating margin 13.4% 12.7% –
Pretax margin -8.3% 12.4% –
Net margin 6.4% 8.6% –
FCF margin 42.6% 64.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 64.6% 64.1% –
Return on equity -3.2% 8.2% –
Return on assets -1.1% 1.2% –
Return on invested capital 1.4% 8.2% –
Return on capital employed 1.3% 2.4% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.4x 7.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWENRNWBEP-PA
Debt / assets 54.0% 2.2% 6.0%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.1x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x -0.2x –
Debt / FCF 13.5x 0.2x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 67.4% 85.6% 96.3%
Equity / assets 32.6% 14.4% 3.7%
Interest coverage 0.5x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.5x –
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.1x 10.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 7.0x
Altman Z-score 0.57 0.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWENRNWBEP-PA
Dividend yield 5.2% – –
Net buyback yield -0.6% -4.1% –
Shareholder yield 4.5% -4.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCWENRNWBEP-PA
Forward P/E – 27.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.10FY2026 $0.25FY2026 $-1.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -107.0%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +96.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.69BFY2026 $1.80BFY2026 $7.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% -2.4% -2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWENRNWBEP-PA
Held by institutions 84.5% 40.7% –
Institutions holding 476 144 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.6% +0.9% –
Institutions buying 362 104 –
Institutions selling 71 28 –
Buyers to sellers 5.10 3.71 –

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.

CWENRNWBEP-PA
CWEN 1.00 0.20 0.11
RNW 0.20 1.00 0.04
BEP-PA 0.11 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clearway Energy (CWEN) $7.73B, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) $5.05B, Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) $7.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, CWEN, RNW and BEP-PA?

ReNew Energy Global (RNW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clearway Energy (CWEN) 38.9x, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) 18.5x, Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) -7.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ReNew Energy Global (RNW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clearway Energy (CWEN) +9.9%, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

ReNew Energy Global (RNW) has the highest net margin (Clearway Energy (CWEN) 6.4%, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) leads (Clearway Energy (CWEN) 1.4%, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Clearway Energy (CWEN) returned the most: Clearway Energy (CWEN) +10.0%, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) -7.7%, Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) -4.6%. Over five years, Clearway Energy (CWEN) compounded fastest (Clearway Energy (CWEN) -1.0%/yr, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) -7.2%/yr, Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) -8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Clearway Energy (CWEN) 5.19%, Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) 0.00%. ReNew Energy Global (RNW) and Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) 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) 31.5%, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) 43.3%, Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP-PA) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) 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.