Clearway Energy (CWEN) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)
Clearway Energy posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.14% for Q1 2026, down 49.0% year-on-year from 2.23% in Q1 2025, and up 8.98% on a QoQ basis from 1.04% in Q4 2025.
Clearway Energy (CWEN) has 14 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 1.14% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 49.0% year-over-year to 1.14%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.14% (down 49.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.11%, down 32.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 1.14%, up from 1.04% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 13.16% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.91% in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 1.63% (2025), against an average of 4.22%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed jumped 1112 bps; it then plunged 1178 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 12.42% in 2022, then plunged by 84 bps to 2.0% in 2023, then fell by 28 bps to 1.44% in 2024, then declined by 28 bps to 1.04% in 2025, then rose by 9 bps to 1.14% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.14% (Q1 2026), 1.04% (Q4 2025), and 1.04% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AXIA Energia | 193.97 Bn | 191.26 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 26.54% |
| 2 | Enlight Renewable Energy | 13.10 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 85.64 Mn | - |
| 3 | Ormat Technologies | 8.30 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 78.83 Mn | 3.12% |
| 4 | Fluence Energy | 3.60 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 46.63 Mn | 5.96% |
| 5 | Clearway Energy | 1.42 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 220.00 Mn | 1.14% |
| 6 | XPLR Infrastructure | 1.16 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 141.00 Mn | 0.17% |
| 7 | Energy Vault Holdings | 916.05 Mn | 870.62 Mn | 4.79 Mn | -33.28% |
| 8 | Ellomay Capital | 782.29 Mn | 671.00 Mn | 1.49 Mn | 2.19% |
| 9 | ReNew Energy Global | 342.92 Mn | 58.95 Mn | 269.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Nextnrg | 90.54 Mn | 87.86 Mn | 1.71 Mn | 394.73% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.54% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.44% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.55% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.16% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.84% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.50% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.14% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.43% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.55% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 3.50% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 3.41% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 3.06% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 2.97% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 3.11% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 4.16% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 4.36% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 4.00% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 4.45% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 4.24% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.91% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 3.67% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 3.57% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 2.04% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.58% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.89% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.89% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 5.16% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 4.40% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 4.35% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 4.81% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 4.80% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 3.88% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 4.11% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 5.84% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 8.60% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 7.53% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 6.91% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 5.99% |