Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Clean Energy Fuels' Operating Margin was -4.82% in Q2 2026, up 4.18 percentage points from -9.00% a year earlier but down 2.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Clean Energy Fuels' Operating Margin was -7.31% through Jun 30, 2026, up 30.01 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -37.63%, down 28.89 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -34.26 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was -8.74% in FY2024 (+9.23 pp), -17.97% in FY2023 (-5.66 pp), -12.31% in FY2022 (+24.87 pp) and -37.18% in FY2021 (-33.81 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -121.72% (Q1 2025) and -2.46% (Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.69 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 16533.20 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 112.74 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CLNE's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -2.46% (Q1 2026), -9.52% (Q4 2025) and -12.85% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plug Power | 1.93 Bn | 1.01 Bn | -1.68 Mn | -35.96% |
| 2 | Rex American Resources | 1.32 Bn | -131.55 Mn | 53.30 Mn | 22.36% |
| 3 | Green Plains | 936.12 Mn | 336.80 Mn | 113.03 Mn | 15.21% |
| 4 | Clean Energy Fuels | 411.73 Mn | -157.52 Mn | 41.24 Mn | 0.86% |
| 5 | Gevo | 335.43 Mn | 44.62 Mn | 19.80 Mn | -369.25% |
| 6 | Montauk Renewables | 243.53 Mn | 171.31 Mn | - | -0.14% |
| 7 | Aemetis | 124.70 Mn | 110.68 Mn | 29.47 Mn | 23.65% |
| 8 | Verde Clean Fuels | 44.10 Mn | -154.37 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | OPAL Fuels | 42.39 Mn | -236.55 Mn | 24.47 Mn | -3.61% |
| 10 | Blue Biofuels | 35.59 Mn | 35.40 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.86% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.82% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -9.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -12.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -9.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -121.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -11.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -8.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -5.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.98% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.15% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -22.35% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -14.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -26.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -9.80% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -6.86% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -12.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -24.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -6.63% |
API Access
Clean Energy Fuels Operating 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=operating-margin&ticker=CLNE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=CLNE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();