CWEN vs RNW vs XIFR Stock Comparison

Clearway Energy, ReNew Energy Global and XPLR Infrastructure Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CWEN Clearway Energy, Inc.
$34.26 +11.6% 1M -1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.75B
P/E
37.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.57B
Div. yield
0.10%
Renewable Power Producers Utilities
4 wins
RNW ReNew Energy Global plc
$6.93 +0.9% 1M -7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.52B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.58B
Div. yield
–
Renewable Power Producers Utilities
4 wins
XIFR XPLR Infrastructure, LP
$7.30 -29.7% 1M -19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$689.33M
P/E
4.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
0.16%
Renewable Power Producers Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Clearway Energy leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Clearway Energy 4, XPLR Infrastructure 4, ReNew Energy Global 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWENRNWXIFRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.75B $2.52B $689.33M CWEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.1x 18.5x 4.6x XIFR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.7x 5.1x XIFR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +11.0% -1.1% RNW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.4% 8.6% 12.3% XIFR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% 8.2% 0.1% RNW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.6x -0.2x 7.6x RNW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.10% 0.00% 0.16% XIFR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.2% -7.7% -19.3% CWEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr -7.2%/yr -39.0%/yr CWEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.1% 43.3% 38.9% CWEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 67/100 55/100 RNW

Percentile Scorecard

CWENRNWXIFR

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

AxisCWENRNWXIFR
Valuation 65 #9 of 24 91 #3 of 24 83 #5 of 24
Growth 41 #14 of 23 86 #4 of 23 68 #8 of 23
Profitability 57 #10 of 22 91 #3 of 22 43 #13 of 22
Financial Health 35 #16 of 24 39 #15 of 24 44 #14 of 24
Shareholder Returns 77 #5 of 18 29 #13 of 18 35 #12 of 18
Overall 55 67 55
  • CWEN ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • RNW ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • XIFR ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCWENRNWXIFRSPY
1 month +11.6%+0.9%-29.7% -5.9%
3 months +4.3%+11.2%-36.0% -4.6%
6 months -10.2%+28.3%-36.0% +0.2%
Year to date +3.0%+22.7%-27.0% +7.5%
1 year -1.2%-7.7%-19.3% +8.2%
3 years +52.6%+18.1%-72.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +15.1%+5.7%-34.7% +19.0%
5 years -8.7%-31.3%-91.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year -1.8%-7.2%-39.0% +9.4%
10 years +121.0%—-72.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year +8.3%—-12.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCWENRNWXIFRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.1%43.3%38.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%57.3%40.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.760.631.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.18-0.50 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.9%-57.5%-91.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.0%-8.9%-43.3% -5.9%
52-week high $41.26$7.61$12.88 $779.14
52-week low $29.16$4.50$7.30 $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.

MultipleCWENRNWXIFR
P/E now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 21.7x 18.5xmedian 21.7x 4.6xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.5x 3.2xmedian 2.5x 0.6xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 10.9x 5.8xmedian 10.9x 8.6xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 12.3x 5.0xmedian 12.3x -3.6xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.0x 3.0xmedian 2.0x 0.1xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -6.38median 0.64 0.04median 0.64 0.68median 0.64

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 monthsCWENRNWXIFR
Revenue $1.57B $1.58B $1.22B
Operating income $211.00M $200.00M $77.00M
Net income -$299.00M $136.00M $2.00M
Free cash flow $671.00M $1.01B -$191.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $12.58 $1.59
Cash & equivalents $251.00M $260.00M $505.00M
Total debt $9.06B $250.00M $6.10B
Shares (diluted) 121.00M 10.81M 94.30M
Enterprise value $2.69B $872.60M -$2.22B

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
MetricCWENRNWXIFR
P/E 37.3x 18.5x 4.6x
P/FCF 11.0x 5.0x -3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 5.0x 1.2x
P/S 4.7x 3.2x 0.6x
P/B 1.4x 3.0x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 3.0x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 5.8x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 76.9x 24.6x 81.6x
EV/Revenue 10.3x 3.1x 5.2x
EV/FCF 24.2x 4.9x -32.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 4.9x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.38 0.04 0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWENRNWXIFR
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 11.0% -1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 15.8% 11.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.6% 32.0% 111.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.8% 22.0% 36.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -754.3% 29.5% 100.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -97.9% 67.4% -71.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.0% 29.5% 188.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 469.3% 6.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.6% 9.5% -29.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 7.1% -6.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 9.5% -291.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 7.1% 36.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWENRNWXIFR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 73.8% 54.3% 60.2%
Operating margin 13.4% 12.7% 6.3%
Pretax margin -8.3% 12.4% -9.9%
Net margin 6.4% 8.6% 12.3%
FCF margin 42.6% 64.1% -15.7%
Operating cash flow margin 64.6% 64.1% 48.6%
Return on equity -3.2% 8.2% -0.2%
Return on assets -1.1% 1.2% -0.1%
Return on invested capital 1.4% 8.2% 0.1%
Return on capital employed 1.3% 2.4% 0.4%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.4x 7.4x 296.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWENRNWXIFR
Debt / assets 54.0% 2.2% 32.4%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x -0.2x 7.6x
Debt / FCF 13.5x 0.2x -31.9x
Liabilities / assets 67.4% 85.6% 43.3%
Equity / assets 32.6% 14.4% 56.7%
Interest coverage 0.5x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.55 0.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWENRNWXIFR
Dividend yield 5.4% – 0.0%
Net buyback yield -0.7% -4.1% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 4.7% -4.1% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) -124.4% – 5,550%
Payout ratio (FCF) 55.4% – -58.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.5% – -82.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.3% – -46.4%

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.

ConsensusCWENRNWXIFR
Forward P/E – 27.7xFY2026 5.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.10FY2026 $0.25FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -107.0%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +100.0% +3.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.69BFY2026 $1.80BFY2026 $1.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% -1.9% +13.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWENRNWXIFR
Held by institutions 84.5% 40.7% 64.4%
Institutions holding 476 144 222
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.6% +0.9% +6.7%
Institutions buying 362 104 89
Institutions selling 71 28 67
Buyers to sellers 5.10 3.71 1.33

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.

CWENRNWXIFR
CWEN 1.00 0.19 0.34
RNW 0.19 1.00 0.15
XIFR 0.34 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWEN, RNW and XIFR?

Clearway Energy (CWEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clearway Energy (CWEN) $3.75B, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) $2.52B, XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR) $689.33M.

Which stock is cheaper, CWEN, RNW and XIFR?

XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clearway Energy (CWEN) 37.1x, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) 18.5x, XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR) 4.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR) is cheapest (ReNew Energy Global (RNW) 27.7x, XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR) 5.1x). 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%, XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR) -1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR) has the highest net margin (Clearway Energy (CWEN) 6.4%, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) 8.6%, XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR) 12.3%). On return on invested capital, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) leads (Clearway Energy (CWEN) 1.4%, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) 8.2%, XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR) 0.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Clearway Energy (CWEN) returned the most: Clearway Energy (CWEN) -1.2%, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) -7.7%, XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR) -19.3%. Over five years, Clearway Energy (CWEN) compounded fastest (Clearway Energy (CWEN) -1.8%/yr, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) -7.2%/yr, XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR) -39.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR) has the highest dividend yield: Clearway Energy (CWEN) 0.10%, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) 0.00%, XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR) 0.16%. ReNew Energy Global (RNW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Clearway Energy (CWEN) has been the steadiest (Clearway Energy (CWEN) 31.1%, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) 43.3%, XPLR Infrastructure (XIFR) 38.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CWEN, RNW and XIFR?

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 4. 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.