Clearway Energy Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 4/6
Clearway Energy has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 32.2%, while the Renewable Energy industry saw earnings growing at 15.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.3% per year.
Key information
32.2%
Earnings growth rate
32.2%
EPS growth rate
| Renewable Energy Industry Growth | -5.8% |
| Revenue growth rate | 4.3% |
| Return on equity | -1.6% |
| Net Margin | 8.9% |
| Last Earnings Update | 30 Sep 2024 |
Recent past performance 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 04Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Clearway Energy makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 24 | 1,364 | 122 | 37 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 1,249 | 90 | 37 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 1,289 | 77 | 37 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 1,314 | 79 | 36 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 1,333 | 54 | 37 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 1,302 | 82 | 36 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 1,264 | 614 | 38 | 1 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 1,190 | 582 | 40 | 2 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 1,240 | 562 | 41 | 3 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 1,251 | 551 | 43 | 6 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 1,263 | 16 | 42 | 6 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 1,286 | 51 | 40 | 6 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 1,248 | 34 | 34 | 6 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 1,229 | 44 | 33 | 5 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 1,178 | 57 | 35 | 5 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 1,199 | 25 | 34 | 5 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 1,154 | 44 | 39 | 5 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 1,118 | 52 | 37 | 4 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 1,073 | -20 | 32 | 5 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 1,032 | -11 | 29 | 5 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 1,026 | -73 | 23 | 6 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 1,022 | -91 | 22 | 6 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 1,045 | 12 | 21 | 4 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 1,053 | 48 | 20 | 3 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 1,055 | 46 | 22 | 1 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 1,032 | 54 | 20 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 1,013 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 1,009 | -16 | 19 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 1,024 | 41 | 20 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 1,027 | 45 | 20 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 1,022 | 49 | 17 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 1,035 | 57 | 16 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 1,013 | 81 | 13 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 997 | 65 | 12 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 987 | 43 | 12 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 968 | 33 | 12 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 978 | 22 | 10 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 906 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 806 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 828 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 615 | 20 | 9 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 557 | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 466 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: CWEN has a large one-off loss of $26.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: CWEN's current net profit margins (8.9%) are higher than last year (4.1%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CWEN has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 32.2% per year.
Accelerating Growth: CWEN's earnings growth over the past year (125.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (32.2% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: CWEN earnings growth over the past year (125.9%) exceeded the Renewable Energy industry 26.9%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: CWEN's Return on Equity (-1.6%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
|---|---|
| Michael Morosi | Avondale Partners |
| Gregg Orrill | Barclays |
| Moses Sutton | BNP Paribas Exane |