Clearway Energy (CWEN) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026)
Clearway Energy's FCF Payout Ratio came in at 1.29 for Q3 2026, up 106.3% from 0.63 a year earlier and up 76.5% from the prior quarter.
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Clearway Energy (CWEN) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Clearway Energy reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.63, down 21.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.97, up 40.3% from FY2024.
- FCF Payout Ratio has increased in each of the last three years.
- Going back by year, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.69 in FY2024 (+9.0%), 0.63 in FY2023 (+48.2%), 0.43 in FY2022 (-12.1%) and 0.49 in FY2021 (-2.8%).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Payout Ratio is 0.00 (Q3 2022) to 2.23 (Q1 2025).
- Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio increased in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 30.6%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Payout Ratio over five years came in Q4 2025 (growth of 116.5%), and the weakest in Q1 2026 (a decline of 86.9%).
- Business Quant data shows CWEN's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.73 (Q2 2026), 0.29 (Q1 2026) and 1.30 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constellation Energy | 98.63 Bn | 93.22 Bn | - | 0.06 |
| 2 | Vistra | 44.52 Bn | 35.00 Bn | - | 0.06 |
| 3 | AXIA Energia | 24.30 Bn | 11.28 Bn | 2.59 Bn | - |
| 4 | Nrg Energy | 20.38 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 0.23 |
| 5 | Talen Energy | 17.79 Bn | 15.53 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Enlight Renewable Energy | 8.73 Bn | 5.30 Bn | 124.81 Mn | - |
| 7 | Brookfield Renewable Partners | 7.94 Bn | -20.71 Bn | 23.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Clearway Energy | 7.36 Bn | 9.95 Bn | - | 1.29 |
| 9 | Ormat Technologies | 5.56 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 77.38 Mn | - |
| 10 | Oklo | 4.67 Bn | -3.73 Bn | 772,000.00 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.29 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.73 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.30 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.63 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.77 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.23 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.60 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.90 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.58 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.46 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.52 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.00 |
API Access
Clearway Energy FCF Payout Ratio 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-payout-ratio&ticker=CWEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "CWEN", "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-payout-ratio&ticker=CWEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();