Clearway Energy, Inc. (Class C) (CWEN)
NYSEUtilitiesRenewable UtilitiesSnapshot 2026-10-29
$32.88+0.34%
Close 2026-10-29 · 1-day change
NYSEUtilitiesRenewable UtilitiesSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Utilities is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Maintain CAFD between $470M and $510M in 2026: Comparison needs review.
View ThesisRevenue growth is slowing — up about 10% over the past year and decelerating.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 73% growth a year, above the roughly 14% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskCWEN’s case rests on CAFD, but weak recent financial performance leaves that pillar under pressure. Revenue grew 22% year over year in Q2 FY2026, which beat earnings expectations. The desk cannot anchor a clean multiple, so the requested current-versus-peer multiple comparison is unavailable. The market is pricing in more growth than the desk forecasts, with expectations looking full. The model puts the next-quarter miss probability at 40%. The 2026 CAFD comparison needs review, so a breach of the $470M to $510M range is unverified. Peer multiples imply a price about 73% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis); the thesis is on watch, and this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. CWEN is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 14 analysts currently covering CWEN (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 7 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for CWEN in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 4 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Renewable Electricity — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Current $32.88
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $32.88.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.