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U.S. Renewable Energy Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 04, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies36
  • 7D6.0%
  • 3M-9.4%
  • 1Y24.5%
  • YTD-6.3%

Over the last 7 days, the Renewable Energy industry has risen 6.0%, driven by gains from Vistra of 10.0%. This means that the industry has gained 24% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 04 May 2025US$88.9bUS$41.7bUS$4.1b26x21.7x2.1x
Tue, 01 Apr 2025US$83.0bUS$42.2bUS$4.9b30.4x16.8x2x
Thu, 27 Feb 2025US$83.9bUS$41.2bUS$3.8b21.2x22.2x2x
Sat, 25 Jan 2025US$104.4bUS$41.3bUS$2.2b19.7x48x2.5x
Mon, 23 Dec 2024US$82.4bUS$36.6bUS$3.6b22.1x22.8x2.3x
Wed, 20 Nov 2024US$88.9bUS$37.8bUS$3.2b25.1x28x2.4x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024US$88.7bUS$35.5bUS$1.8b29.1x48.1x2.5x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024US$72.0bUS$35.5bUS$1.8b28.5x39x2x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024US$66.2bUS$35.6bUS$1.4b32.8x46.5x1.9x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024US$70.4bUS$34.9bUS$1.2b33.5x58.8x2x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024US$71.0bUS$35.0bUS$1.2b36.2x59.6x2x
Mon, 06 May 2024US$66.3bUS$36.6bUS$1.7b35.7x40.2x1.8x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024US$100.2bUS$70.1bUS$796.7m38.6x125.7x1.4x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024US$51.7bUS$34.9bUS$1.7b30x29.7x1.5x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024US$50.3bUS$35.9bUS$1.4b22.1x36.7x1.4x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023US$53.3bUS$35.9bUS$1.4b28x39.2x1.5x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023US$46.8bUS$35.9bUS$1.4b24x34.4x1.3x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023US$42.3bUS$37.1bUS$1.3b25.1x31.7x1.1x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023US$50.7bUS$37.1bUS$1.3b34x38.3x1.4x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023US$49.6bUS$36.6bUS$104.5m33.9x474.8x1.4x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023US$50.6bUS$35.0b-US$1,136,124,695.0032.7x-44.5x1.4x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023US$49.0bUS$34.7b-US$312,050,293.0033.1x-156.9x1.4x
Tue, 09 May 2023US$48.9bUS$33.2b-US$1,249,220,272.0016.9x-39.1x1.5x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023US$51.7bUS$32.7b-US$1,147,234,353.0014.7x-45x1.6x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023US$52.2bUS$32.7b-US$1,154,171,902.0026.8x-45.2x1.6x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023US$56.9bUS$31.7bUS$52.9m29.9x1075.1x1.8x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022US$57.6bUS$31.7bUS$14.1m29.5x4069.6x1.8x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022US$60.1bUS$31.7bUS$14.8m33.3x4054.4x1.9x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022US$54.0bUS$28.8b-US$697,577,241.0015.6x-77.4x1.9x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022US$63.6bUS$28.8b-US$711,266,523.0020x-89.5x2.2x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022US$63.3bUS$28.7b-US$702,078,232.0019x-90.1x2.2x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022US$54.1bUS$29.1bUS$49.9m68.5x1082.5x1.9x
Mon, 13 Jun 2022US$58.2bUS$29.1bUS$45.4m68.9x1282.7x2x
Wed, 11 May 2022US$52.5bUS$29.1b-US$15,471,279.0069x-3390.6x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-3390.6x


Total Market Cap: US$52.5bTotal Earnings: -US$15,471,279.00Total Revenue: US$29.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Renewable Energy Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 432.8x202320242025
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 21.7x 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 2.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Renewable Energy industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 13% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

US Market2.98%
Utilities1.98%
Renewable Energy6.02%
Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders8.43%
Renewable Energy0.072%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.0x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 5.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 152.6% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Renewable Energy industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 43% 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 5.1% 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$139.2810.0%
+US$4.3b
70.9%PE19.1x
TLN Talen EnergyUS$225.946.8%
+US$654.4m
123.2%PE10.3x
AES AESUS$10.181.3%
+US$92.8m
-45.5%PE5.5x
ANNA AleAnnaUS$11.3916.8%
+US$66.6m
5.8%PS325.5x
BEPC Brookfield RenewableUS$28.230.6%
+US$61.0m
-0.5%PS2.2x
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