Clearway Energy Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Clearway Energy is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.84%.
Key information
6.8%
Dividend yield
n/a
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | n/a |
| Future Dividend Yield | 8.0% |
| Dividend Growth | 2.1% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$1.696 |
| Payout ratio | 157% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Clearway Energy: A High-Yield Play On America's Renewable Future
Nov 04Clearway Energy: Ambitious Targets, But Compounding Ability Limited
Aug 14Clearway Energy: Rare Profitable Clean Energy Company But Priced At A Premium
May 29Clearway's High Debt Is A Risk, But It Is On My Watch List This Year
Jan 24Clearway Energy: Growth With Aligned Sponsors And Long-Term Contracts
Dec 18Clearway Energy: Misunderstood By The Market With 75% Return Potential
Oct 09Clearway Energy Has Gotten Cheap On Temporary Headwinds
Aug 18Clearway Energy Remains Highly Defensive And Able To Grow
Jul 21Clearway Energy Q4 Earnings Preview
Feb 22Is Defensive Dividend Growth Machine Clearway Energy A Buy?
Feb 15Clearway Energy: Why I'm Really Bullish
Jan 20Clearway Energy: Q3 Outages Impact Performance But Strong Prospects For Long-Term Growth
Nov 09Clearway Energy Q3 Earnings Preview
Nov 01Clearway Energy: A Recent Partnership Keeps The Bulls In Charge
Sep 02Clearway Energy raises dividend by 2% to $0.3604
Aug 02Clearway Energy's CFO Chad Plotkin steps down
Jun 30Clearway Energy Just Got A Huge Boost From A Powerful New Partner
Jun 21Clearway Energy: Clean Energy Assets And Potent Yield Makes A Compelling Investment
Apr 12Clearway Energy Inc. Offers A High Yield And Rapid Growth From Renewable Energy
Jan 17Clearway: The Fiscally Responsible Green Energy Play
Nov 02Clearway Energy: Owns The Infrastructure For The New Low-Carbon World
Oct 13Clearway Energy Is Immune To Almost Everything
Aug 09Clearway Energy Q1 Earnings Preview
May 05The Case Against Clearway Energy
Jan 29Clearway, Hannon Armstrong to invest in 1.6 GW renewable energy portfolio
Dec 22Clearway Energy acquires additional stake in Agua Caliente Solar Project
Nov 20Clearway Energy: Renewable Energy Assets Still On Discount
Nov 17Clearway Energy Q3 2020 Earnings Preview
Nov 04Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: CWEN's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: CWEN's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Clearway Energy Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (CWEN) | 6.8% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Renewable Energy) | 2.2% |
| Analyst forecast (CWEN) (up to 3 years) | 8.0% |
Notable Dividend: CWEN's dividend (6.84%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.44%).
High Dividend: CWEN's dividend (6.84%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.48%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (157%), CWEN's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (86.6%), CWEN's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/02 05:47 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Clearway Energy, Inc. is covered by 31 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Michael Morosi | Avondale Partners |
| Gregg Orrill | Barclays |
| Moses Sutton | BNP Paribas Exane |