Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Clean Energy Fuels' FCF Margin came in at 23.64% for Q2 2026, down 6.51 percentage points from 30.16% a year earlier but up 36.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Clean Energy Fuels reported FCF Margin of 5.17%, down 8.45 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 14.09%, up 14.19 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -2.29 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was -0.10% in FY2024 (+13.34 pp), -13.44% in FY2023 (-18.73 pp), 5.29% in FY2022 (-1.84 pp) and 7.13% in FY2021 (-9.25 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -27.83% (Q1 2023) to 30.16% (Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.19 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q1 2025 (a gain of 30.42 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 1044.69 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CLNE's FCF Margin at -12.98% (Q1 2026), 5.79% (Q4 2025) and 6.09% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plug Power | 2.60 Bn | 1.68 Bn | -1.68 Mn | -66.42% |
| 2 | Rex American Resources | 1.41 Bn | 57.46 Mn | 53.30 Mn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Green Plains | 1.04 Bn | 438.04 Mn | 113.03 Mn | 16.94% |
| 4 | Montauk Renewables | 401.08 Mn | 328.86 Mn | - | -18.69% |
| 5 | Clean Energy Fuels | 350.37 Mn | -305.43 Mn | 30.14 Mn | 23.64% |
| 6 | Gevo | 331.30 Mn | 48.28 Mn | 19.80 Mn | -44.66% |
| 7 | OPAL Fuels | 314.56 Mn | 47.17 Mn | 24.47 Mn | -21.05% |
| 8 | Aemetis | 133.29 Mn | 117.04 Mn | 13.52 Mn | -16.61% |
| 9 | Verde Clean Fuels | 50.79 Mn | -147.69 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Blue Biofuels | 35.59 Mn | 35.40 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 23.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -12.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.09% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.36% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -15.06% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -17.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -14.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -27.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.21% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -9.67% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.07% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.85% |
Clean Energy Fuels FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CLNE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "CLNE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CLNE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();