REX vs GPRE vs CLNE Stock Comparison

Rex American Resources, Green Plains and Clean Energy Fuels Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GPRE Green Plains Inc.
$13.98 -7.5% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$976.21M
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Biofuels Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Rex American Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Rex American Resources 5, Green Plains 5, Clean Energy Fuels 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionREXGPRECLNELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.31B $976.21M $317.17M REX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.9x 7.9x -3.4x GPRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.7x 7.0x — GPRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% -23.7% +5.2% CLNE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.3% 6.8% -21.3% REX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.3% -4.1% GPRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x 3.3x GPRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.2% +32.4% -49.0% GPRE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.2%/yr -17.4%/yr -30.0%/yr REX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 57.2% 54.2% REX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 90/100 89/100 65/100 REX

Percentile Scorecard

REXGPRECLNE

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

AxisREXGPRECLNE
Valuation 80 #3 of 11 100 #1 of 11 90 #2 of 11
Growth 90 #2 of 11 100 #1 of 11 60 #5 of 11
Profitability 100 #1 of 9 88 #2 of 9 50 #5 of 9
Financial Health 90 #2 of 11 70 #4 of 11 60 #5 of 11
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 90 89 65
  • REX ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • GPRE ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • CLNE ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodREXGPRECLNESPY
1 month -9.6%-7.5%-9.9% -1.0%
3 months -10.3%-17.5%-28.1% +2.9%
6 months -14.7%-12.2%-36.0% +6.4%
Year to date +23.4%+42.7%-30.5% +11.4%
1 year +25.2%+32.4%-49.0% +13.1%
3 years +114.8%-49.3%-60.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +29.1%-20.3%-26.8% +21.5%
5 years +183.1%-61.5%-83.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +23.2%-17.4%-30.0% +10.9%
10 years +199.4%-47.7%-66.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.6%-6.3%-10.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureREXGPRECLNESPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%57.2%54.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%59.7%59.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.25-0.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.770.57-0.90 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-92.5%-86.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-27.3%-52.3% -2.5%
52-week high $51.16$19.23$3.06 $779.14
52-week low $31.69$9.40$1.35 $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.

MultipleREXGPRECLNE
P/E now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 10.9x 7.8xmedian 10.9x -3.4xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 14.0x 5.4xmedian 14.0x 15.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 14.1x 7.7xmedian 14.1x 14.1xmedian 14.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 0.6xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.19 0.23median 0.19 0.45median 0.19

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 monthsREXGPRECLNE
Revenue $658.58M $1.83B $442.37M
Gross profit $179.14M $293.29M $121.76M
Operating income $133.32M $136.02M -$32.36M
Net income $141.02M $125.21M -$94.76M
Free cash flow $68.55M $127.39M $22.86M
EPS (diluted) $3.64 $1.47 $-0.43
Cash & equivalents $91.33M $185.38M $59.15M
Total debt – $483.69M $229.02M
Shares (diluted) 33.09M 84.49M 220.26M
Enterprise value -$141.14M $376.88M -$343.97M

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
MetricREXGPRECLNE
P/E 10.9x 7.8x -3.4x
P/FCF 19.3x 7.7x 14.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 6.4x 6.9x
P/S 2.0x 0.5x 0.7x
P/B 1.7x 1.1x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.1x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x 5.4x 15.4x
EV/EBIT 7.1x 9.4x -12.7x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.7x 0.9x
EV/FCF 13.8x 10.0x 18.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.6x 8.3x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 0.23 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricREXGPRECLNE
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% -23.7% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.0% -19.9% -1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 103.3% 127.6% -0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 50.4% 116.7% 7.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 118.2% 280.2% 79.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.5% 39.9% 22.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 116.6% 182.8% 53.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 132.7% 36.7% -7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 128.4% 164.2% 53.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 70.6% 33.3% -7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 164.0% 289.5% -54.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.7% 168.9% 19.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,383% 389.9% -60.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 44.5% 36.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricREXGPRECLNE
Gross margin 27.2% 16.0% 27.5%
EBITDA margin 23.1% 12.9% 6.0%
Operating margin 20.2% 7.4% -7.3%
Pretax margin 25.6% 3.7% -21.4%
Net margin 18.3% 6.8% -21.3%
FCF margin 10.4% 7.0% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 21.7% 8.4% 10.5%
Return on equity 18.9% 15.1% -16.9%
Return on assets 16.9% 7.7% -9.2%
Return on invested capital – 10.3% -4.1%
Return on capital employed 17.4% 10.4% -3.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.6% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricREXGPRECLNE
Debt / assets – 29.2% 22.3%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x 3.3x
Debt / FCF – 3.8x 10.0x
Liabilities / assets 9.9% 47.5% 45.5%
Equity / assets 90.1% 52.5% 54.5%
Interest coverage – 1.9x -0.7x
Current ratio 6.9x 2.0x 2.5x
Quick ratio 6.1x 0.8x 1.9x
Cash ratio 5.7x 0.6x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 12.27 2.06 -0.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricREXGPRECLNE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.1% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusREXGPRECLNE
Forward P/E 27.7xFY2026 7.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.44FY2026 $2.00FY2026 $-0.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -42.4%FY2026 – -300.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +431.3% -11.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $720.58MFY2026 $1.82BFY2026 $466.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 -12.7%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.6% +2.7% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersREXGPRECLNE
Held by institutions 79.9% 100.0% 49.3%
Institutions holding 231 219 193
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +5.7% +1.9%
Institutions buying 114 118 86
Institutions selling 73 76 59
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.55 1.46

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.

REXGPRECLNE
REX 1.00 0.58 0.37
GPRE 0.58 1.00 0.25
CLNE 0.37 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, REX, GPRE and CLNE?

Rex American Resources (REX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rex American Resources (REX) $1.31B, Green Plains (GPRE) $976.21M, Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) $317.17M.

Which stock is cheaper, REX, GPRE and CLNE?

Green Plains (GPRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rex American Resources (REX) 10.9x, Green Plains (GPRE) 7.9x, Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) -3.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Green Plains (GPRE) is cheapest (Rex American Resources (REX) 27.7x, Green Plains (GPRE) 7.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rex American Resources (REX) +2.9%, Green Plains (GPRE) -23.7%, Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rex American Resources (REX) has the highest net margin (Rex American Resources (REX) 18.3%, Green Plains (GPRE) 6.8%, Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) -21.3%). On return on invested capital, Green Plains (GPRE) leads (Green Plains (GPRE) 10.3%, Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) -4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Green Plains (GPRE) returned the most: Rex American Resources (REX) +25.2%, Green Plains (GPRE) +32.4%, Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) -49.0%. Over five years, Rex American Resources (REX) compounded fastest (Rex American Resources (REX) +23.2%/yr, Green Plains (GPRE) -17.4%/yr, Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) -30.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rex American Resources (REX) has been the steadiest (Rex American Resources (REX) 32.6%, Green Plains (GPRE) 57.2%, Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) 54.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, REX, GPRE and CLNE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rex American Resources (REX) 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.