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Clearway Energy, Inc. CWEN
Clearway Energy, Inc. (CWEN) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 3.08% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $1.4B at a 11.8% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-27 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-03-24 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-03-05 | Evercore ISI Group | In-Line (main) |
| 2026-02-24 | Roth Capital | Buy (reit) |
| 2026-02-24 | RBC Capital | Outperform (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.008 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.013 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.01 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.541 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWEN | Clearway Energy, Inc. | 4/9 | 0.73 | 45.8 | +4.2% |
| OTTR | Otter Tail Corp | 5/9 | 3.26 | 13.8 | -2% |
| XIFR | XPLR Infrastructure, LP | 4/9 | — | — | -3.4% |
| IDA | IDACORP INC | 5/9 | 1.49 | 26.2 | -1.2% |
| ORA | ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 4/9 | 1.3 | 57.6 | +12.5% |
| TXNM | TXNM ENERGY INC | 3/9 | 0.65 | — | +9.9% |
| BKH | BLACK HILLS CORP /SD/ | 5/9 | 1.48 | 19.9 | +8.6% |
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About Clearway Energy, Inc.
Clearway Energy, Inc. operates in the clean energy generation assets business in the United States. It operates through Flexible Generation and Renewables & Storage segments. The company's portfolio comprises approximately 12.9 GW of gross capacity in 27 states, including approximately 10.1 GW of wind, solar, and battery energy storage systems; and approximately 2.8 GW of dispatchable combustion-based power generation assets included in the Flexible Generation segment that provide critical grid reliability services. The company was formerly known as NRG Yield, Inc. and changed its name to Clearway Energy, Inc. in August 2018. Clearway Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Princeton, New Jersey. Clearway Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Clearway Energy Group LLC.
FAQ
Is CWEN financially healthy?
Clearway Energy, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does CWEN pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Clearway Energy, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 3.08% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is CWEN?
In FY2025, Clearway Energy, Inc. had a net margin of 11.8% and a return on equity of 2.9%.
Is CWEN overvalued or undervalued?
Clearway Energy, Inc. trades at about 45.8× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.8×–140.8×, median 36.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CWEN?
The average Wall-Street price target for Clearway Energy, Inc. is $43.82, about 27.5% above the recent price, from 11 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is CWEN a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Clearway Energy, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 45.8×, a dividend yield of 3.08%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.