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U.S. Renewable Energy Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies36
  • 7D9.5%
  • 3M-8.1%
  • 1Y29.6%
  • YTD-9.7%

The Renewable Energy industry is up 9.5% in the last week, with Vistra up 15%. Meanwhile, AleAnna actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 9.8% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 30%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Renewable Energy Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 01 May 2025US$85.5bUS$42.0bUS$5.0b31.8x17.3x2x
Sat, 29 Mar 2025US$83.5bUS$42.2bUS$4.9b30.4x16.9x2x
Mon, 24 Feb 2025US$88.4bUS$41.2bUS$3.8b23.5x23.2x2.1x
Wed, 22 Jan 2025US$97.1bUS$41.3bUS$2.2b19.7x44.6x2.4x
Fri, 20 Dec 2024US$79.4bUS$36.6bUS$3.6b23.1x22x2.2x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024US$87.1bUS$37.8bUS$3.2b25.2x27.5x2.3x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024US$83.7bUS$35.5bUS$1.8b27.2x45.4x2.4x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024US$68.0bUS$35.5bUS$1.8b27.9x36.9x1.9x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024US$66.5bUS$35.6bUS$1.4b32.3x46.7x1.9x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024US$69.4bUS$34.9bUS$1.2b33.2x57.9x2x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024US$74.1bUS$34.9bUS$1.2b36x62.4x2.1x
Fri, 03 May 2024US$63.3bUS$36.7bUS$1.4b39.2x46x1.7x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024US$98.1bUS$70.1bUS$775.8m32.1x126.5x1.4x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024US$50.1bUS$35.8bUS$874.8m22.9x57.3x1.4x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024US$49.7bUS$35.9bUS$1.4b20.5x36.3x1.4x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023US$53.2bUS$35.9bUS$1.4b28x39.1x1.5x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023US$46.5bUS$36.0bUS$1.1b20.9x42.9x1.3x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023US$43.3bUS$37.1bUS$1.3b25.1x32.4x1.2x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023US$49.9bUS$37.1bUS$1.3b33.8x37.7x1.3x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023US$50.9bUS$36.6bUS$126.9m43.1x401x1.4x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023US$49.2bUS$35.0b-US$1,135,452,090.0032.6x-43.3x1.4x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023US$49.1bUS$34.8b-US$311,760,644.0034.1x-157.4x1.4x
Sat, 06 May 2023US$48.9bUS$33.2b-US$1,249,327,511.0014.7x-39.1x1.5x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023US$52.0bUS$32.7b-US$1,092,915,250.0015.8x-47.5x1.6x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023US$52.0bUS$32.1b-US$179,525,283.0025.9x-289.8x1.6x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023US$57.3bUS$31.7bUS$52.8m29.7x1084x1.8x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022US$57.7bUS$31.7bUS$14.0m29.7x4110.5x1.8x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022US$58.6bUS$31.7bUS$12.5m32.5x4687.5x1.8x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022US$54.6bUS$28.8b-US$696,835,863.0017.1x-78.4x1.9x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022US$62.8bUS$28.8b-US$707,721,522.0019.7x-88.8x2.2x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022US$63.5bUS$28.7b-US$727,436,315.0021.3x-87.3x2.2x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022US$54.2bUS$29.1bUS$49.2m66.4x1102.8x1.9x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022US$59.9bUS$29.1bUS$44.3m71.2x1350.6x2.1x
Sun, 08 May 2022US$55.7bUS$29.1bUS$963.6k70.3x57852.9x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

57852.9x


Total Market Cap: US$55.7bTotal Earnings: US$963.6kTotal Revenue: US$29.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Renewable Energy Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 432.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Renewable Energy industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 17.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 433x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Renewable Energy industry have grown 1,626% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 13% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Utilities industry?

US Market5.23%
Utilities1.56%
Renewable Energy9.53%
Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders12.34%
Renewable Energy3.13%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.9x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 5.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 596.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Renewable Energy industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 26% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 18% per year.
  • In contrast, the Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.0% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
VST VistraUS$129.638.0%
+US$3.3b
68.7%PE17.8x
TLN Talen EnergyUS$215.085.1%
+US$474.2m
114.1%PE9.8x
BEPC Brookfield RenewableUS$28.463.8%
+US$352.9m
10.7%PE40.9x
CWEN.A Clearway EnergyUS$27.354.1%
+US$126.8m
26.4%PE36.5x
ORA Ormat TechnologiesUS$72.601.3%
+US$58.2m
10.4%PE35.6x
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MNTK

US$2.10

Montauk Renewables

7D

-6.3%

1Y

-43.1%

VST

US$129.63

Vistra

7D

8.0%

1Y

68.7%

NOVA

US$0.19

Sunnova Energy International

7D

-11.6%

1Y

-94.7%

ELLO

US$15.30

Ellomay Capital

7D

2.6%

1Y

3.0%

VVPR

US$3.52

VivoPower International

7D

25.7%

1Y

1.7%

WAVE

US$5.98

Eco Wave Power Global

7D

-1.0%

1Y

121.5%

RNW

US$6.38

ReNew Energy Global

7D

0.6%

1Y

12.5%