Clearway Energy, Inc (NYSE:CWEN) Accelerates Growth Via Solar Acquisition And Dividend Hike

Clearway Energy shows a mixed but constructive profile: asset growth and dividend support contrast with high leverage and elevated valuation multiples. Near-term momentum depends on whether operational cash flow sustains planned investments.

Recent News

On October 6, 2025 Clearway announced a binding agreement to acquire a 613 MW operational solar portfolio from Deriva Energy, spanning eight states and concentrating value in CAISO and PJM markets.

On August 11, 2025 several outlets reported a consensus brokerage view of “Moderate Buy,” with an average 1-year target near $36.40.

On August 4–5, 2025 Clearway announced a quarterly dividend increase and related corporate actions alongside other corporate disclosures; the board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4456 per share payable in September 2025.

Technical Analysis

ADX registers 30.74, signaling a strong trend environment; directional indicators point toward downside bias because DI+ shows a peak-and-reversal while DI- trends higher, implying sellers currently exert greater directional pressure.

MACD reads 0.55 with a dip-and-reversal trend, which signals bullish momentum development even though MACD matches its signal line at present; momentum indicators thus show a nascent upward tilt without a confirmed crossover.

MRO stands at 20.04 with a peak-and-reversal; the positive MRO implies price sits above the model target and the recent peak-and-reversal suggests the oscillator may start easing, indicating potential downward pressure from momentum normalization.

RSI sits at 53.14 and shows a dip-and-reversal; the reading remains neutral but the reversal pattern favors a modest bullish drift rather than an extended overbought condition.

Price sits at $31.90 above the 200-day average of $28.79 and marginally above the 20-day average of $31.55; the 12-day EMA peaked and reversed, adding short-term caution. Bollinger bands compress around $31 with upper/lower 1x bands near $32.14 and $30.97, suggesting limited near-term directional room before a volatility expansion. SuperTrend upper resistance sits at $32.62, offering a clear short-term ceiling for momentum to clear.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue reached $392 million while EBITDA hit $308 million; YoY revenue fell by 19.455% though quarter-over-quarter revenue growth accelerated by 92.271%, showing strong seasonality across the portfolio. Operating cash flow totaled $191 million with free cash flow of $115 million, producing a free cash flow yield of 3.20%.

EBIT of $100 million produces an EBIT margin of 25.51%, above the industry peer mean of 17.06% and the industry peer median of 15.32%, with a QoQ margin improvement of 5.33% but a YoY margin decline of 8.47%.

Earnings per share delivered $0.28 versus an estimate of $0.94, an EPS surprise of -70.21%, which reflects temporary earnings pressure relative to consensus and factors into near-term investor sentiment.

Leverage remains high: total debt stands at $9,346 million with net debt $8,451 million and debt-to-equity about 5.05x. Interest coverage near 1.20x limits flexibility and increases sensitivity to financing costs despite a reported cost of debt of 0.667%.

Liquidity presents mixed signals: cash and short-term investments total $260 million while the current ratio reads 1.42 and the quick ratio 1.34. Cash conversion cycle of -22.38 days reflects efficient working-capital dynamics supported by long payables days (121.92).

Return metrics remain low: return on assets near 0.22% and return on equity around 1.79%, reflecting capital intensity from large invested capital ($10.56 billion) and ongoing project investments. Revenue growth of 31.54% (aggregate figure) pairs with YoY declines in some margins, illustrating growth funded by balance-sheet activity.

WMDST values the stock as under-valued based on the combination of positive free cash flow, a 3.20% free cash flow yield, and portfolio-scale acquisitions that should extend contracted cash flows; valuation counters include high leverage and a trailing PE of 111.17 that reflects low reported EPS relative to enterprise-scale earnings and capital structure.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-08-05
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-10-29
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 711.0 M
 Operating Cash Flow 191.0 M
 Capital Expenditures -76.00 M
 Change In Working Capital -57.00 M
 Dividends Paid -89.00 M
 Cash Flow Delta 75.0 M
 End Period Cash Flow 786.0 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 392.0 M
 Forward Revenue
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 131.0 M
 Depreciation 163.0 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 208.0 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 305.0 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 261.0 M
 EBITDA 308.0 M
 EBIT 100.0 M
 Operating Income 87.0 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 83.0 M
 Net Interest Income -83.00 M
 Income Before Tax 17.0 M
 Tax Provision 5.0 M
 Tax Rate 29.412 %
 Net Income 33.0 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 12.0 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.94
 EPS Actual 0.28
 EPS Difference -0.66
 EPS Surprise -70.213 %
 Forward EPS
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 16.0 B
 Intangible Assets 2.3 B
 Net Tangible Assets -431.00 M
 Total Current Assets 1.2 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 260.0 M
 Cash 260.0 M
 Net Receivables 232.0 M
 Inventory 70.0 M
 Long-Term Investments 169.0 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 200.0 M
 Short-Term Debt 460.0 M
 Total Current Liabilities 834.0 M
 Net Debt 8.5 B
 Total Debt 9.3 B
 Total Liabilities 10.5 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 1.8 B
 Retained Earnings 188.0 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 15.69
 Shares Outstanding 117.871 M
 Revenue Per-Share 3.33
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 3.6 B
 Enterprise Value 12.7 B
 Enterprise Multiple 41.178
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -19.8 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 306.506 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 195.763
mean: 57.584
median: 57.336
CWEN: 41.178
low: -124.626
 EV/R 32.355
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 8.671
 Asset To Liability 1.534
 Debt To Capital 0.835
 Debt To Assets 0.583
Debt To Assets QoQ 3.907 %
Debt To Assets YoY 1953.982 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.812
CWEN: 0.583
median: 0.473
mean: 0.44
low: 0.023
 Debt To Equity 5.055
Debt To Equity QoQ 19.461 %
Debt To Equity YoY 2537.698 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 9.543
median: 6.786
mean: 5.735
CWEN: 5.055
low: -4.218
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.945
Price To Book QoQ 15.421 %
Price To Book YoY 46.603 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 27.025
median: 17.657
mean: 15.447
CWEN: 1.945
low: -8.667
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 111.172
Price To Earnings QoQ -87.994 %
Price To Earnings YoY 99.487 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 223.543
median: 195.49
mean: 130.902
CWEN: 111.172
low: -191.421
 PE/G Ratio 0.133
 Price To Sales (P/S) 9.176
Price To Sales QoQ -16.459 %
Price To Sales YoY 17.716 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 32.99
median: 14.924
mean: 11.601
CWEN: 9.176
low: 0.068
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E
Forward PE/G
Forward P/S
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 23.248
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.026
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 24.21 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 2.528 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.123
mean: 0.08
median: 0.078
CWEN: 0.026
low: 0.016
 Receivables Turnover 1.889
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 9.99 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 13.298 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 5.965
mean: 2.06
median: 2.025
CWEN: 1.889
low: 0.691
 Inventory Turnover 1.912
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 2.674 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -3.562 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 13.663
mean: 5.024
median: 2.812
CWEN: 1.912
low: 0.993
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 48.302
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) -22.379
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -271.278 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -407.006 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 70.23
median: 25.305
mean: 22.38
CWEN: -22.379
low: -64.971
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 1.11
 CapEx To Revenue -0.194
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.466
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 10.1 B
 Net Invested Capital 10.6 B
 Invested Capital 10.6 B
 Net Tangible Assets -431.00 M
 Net Working Capital 353.0 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.312
 Current Ratio 1.423
Current Ratio QoQ -6.303 %
Current Ratio YoY -2.282 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 4.326
CWEN: 1.423
mean: 1.055
median: 0.899
low: 0.126
 Quick Ratio 1.339
Quick Ratio QoQ -5.751 %
Quick Ratio YoY -2.303 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 1.341
CWEN: 1.339
mean: 0.867
median: 0.797
low: 0.266
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 30.344
 Cost Of Debt 0.667 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 1.205
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 1064.64 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 3.945 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 2.625
median: 2.385
mean: 1.609
CWEN: 1.205
low: -4.291
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.315
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 121.916
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 0.371
 Dividend Payout Ratio 2.697
 Dividend Rate 0.76
 Dividend Yield 0.025
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 9.463 %
 Revenue Growth 31.544 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 92.271 %
Revenue Growth YoY -19.455 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 57.972 %
CWEN: 31.544 %
median: 5.794 %
mean: -1.498 %
low: -28.051 %
 Earnings Growth 833.333 %
Earnings Growth QoQ
Earnings Growth YoY -131.457 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA CWEN: 833.333 %
high: 435.0 %
mean: -96.944 %
median: -151.02 %
low: -500.0 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 66.582 %
Gross Margin QoQ 12.736 %
Gross Margin YoY -2.133 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 83.002 %
CWEN: 66.582 %
median: 36.306 %
mean: 31.863 %
low: 11.097 %
 EBIT Margin 25.51 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 533.474 %
EBIT Margin YoY -8.465 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 67.076 %
CWEN: 25.51 %
mean: 17.059 %
median: 15.318 %
low: -107.458 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 22.194 %
Return On Sales QoQ 451.13 %
Return On Sales YoY -20.363 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 51.841 %
CWEN: 22.194 %
median: 13.718 %
mean: 12.541 %
low: -50.384 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 115.0 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 3.197 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 168.205 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -0.868 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA CWEN: 3.197 %
high: 0.239 %
median: -0.186 %
mean: -1.702 %
low: -15.325 %
 Free Cash Growth 194.872 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -368.659 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -130.393 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA CWEN: 194.872 %
high: 29.8 %
median: -30.178 %
mean: -43.29 %
low: -165.602 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 3.485
 Cash Flow Margin 67.092 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 7.97
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.02
 Return On Assets (ROA) 0.215 %
Return On Assets QoQ 667.857 %
Return On Assets YoY -38.04 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 2.778 %
median: 0.856 %
mean: 0.389 %
CWEN: 0.215 %
low: -22.803 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 0.658 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.018
Return On Equity QoQ 766.505 %
Return On Equity YoY -24.747 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.139
median: 0.058
mean: 0.051
CWEN: 0.018
low: -0.194
 DuPont ROE 1.741 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 0.668 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ
Return On Invested Capital YoY -98.458 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 3.499 %
median: 2.628 %
mean: 1.511 %
CWEN: 0.668 %
low: -12.057 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect consolidation around current levels while the market digests the October acquisition and recent dividend adjustment. Technical signals show a strong underlying trend but directional indicators favor sellers until DI+ recovers and the 12-day EMA stops its peak-and-reversal. Momentum oscillators present conflicting signals—MACD trending bullish while MRO and the EMA warn of mean reversion—so volatility may remain subdued near the $31–$33 band until a clear breakout or breakdown in volume occurs. Fundamental catalysts over the next six weeks include integration details for the announced solar portfolio and any commentary on capital allocation or debt management; these items should drive reassessment of leverage and cash-flow durability.

About Clearway Energy, Inc.

Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CWEN) drives progress in the renewable energy sector in the United States. Headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, the company divides its operations into two primary segments: Conventional and Renewables. Clearway Energy manages an extensive portfolio that includes approximately 6,000 net megawatts (MW) of wind, solar, and other renewable energy projects, as well as 2,500 net MW of natural gas-fired generation facilities. This diverse energy mix allows the company to deliver reliable power while supporting environmental sustainability. Originally known as NRG Yield, Inc., the company rebranded to Clearway Energy, Inc. in 2018 to better align with its mission of advancing clean energy solutions. As a subsidiary of Clearway Energy Group LLC, Clearway Energy leverages advanced technology to integrate renewable resources with conventional energy systems. This approach not only aids in reducing carbon emissions but also enhances energy security and resilience. Clearway Energy’s commitment to sustainable practices positions it as a significant contributor to the transition towards a cleaner energy future.



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