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U.S. Renewable Energy Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 30, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies44
  • 7D2.3%
  • 3M-19.2%
  • 1Y-31.0%
  • YTD-26.0%

In the last week, the Renewable Energy industry is up 2.3%, with AES up 6.8%. Meanwhile, Ormat Technologies actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.7% in the last week. In contrast, the industry has lost 31% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 21% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Renewable Energy Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 31 Oct 2023US$43.3bUS$37.2bUS$1.3b21x33x1.2x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023US$46.8bUS$37.1bUS$1.3b28.7x35.3x1.3x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023US$49.6bUS$37.1bUS$1.3b32.1x37.4x1.3x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023US$55.0bUS$35.0b-US$1,135,958,754.0034.4x-48.4x1.6x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023US$49.4bUS$35.2b-US$1,179,884,941.0029.9x-41.8x1.4x
Fri, 19 May 2023US$48.7bUS$34.6b-US$355,311,255.0027.6x-137.2x1.4x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023US$52.5bUS$32.6b-US$1,132,878,144.0013.7x-46.3x1.6x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023US$50.5bUS$32.7b-US$1,153,142,329.0024.2x-43.8x1.5x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023US$56.1bUS$31.7bUS$55.5m28.2x1011x1.8x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023US$55.2bUS$31.7bUS$11.8m28.9x4673.1x1.7x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022US$59.7bUS$32.1b-US$4,258,017,647.0030.5x-14x1.9x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022US$57.9bUS$28.9b-US$671,002,096.0015.5x-86.3x2x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022US$54.6bUS$28.8b-US$700,638,214.0017.6x-77.9x1.9x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022US$63.0bUS$28.8b-US$706,877,864.0019x-89.1x2.2x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022US$54.3bUS$29.2bUS$342.9m23.7x158.2x1.9x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022US$53.5bUS$29.1bUS$45.3m59.7x1179.8x1.8x
Sat, 21 May 2022US$55.1bUS$29.1bUS$47.0m65.6x1172.6x1.9x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022US$59.0bUS$28.9b-US$1,923,695,758.0079.7x-30.7x2x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022US$58.6bUS$28.8b-US$1,947,812,926.0096.7x-30.1x2x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022US$56.2bUS$27.8b-US$1,828,825,200.0059x-30.8x2x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022US$59.0bUS$27.8b-US$1,754,051,652.0066.6x-33.6x2.1x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021US$60.7bUS$27.7b-US$1,762,994,863.0069.8x-34.4x2.2x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021US$62.3bUS$27.6b-US$1,782,313,055.0097.8x-34.9x2.3x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021US$55.5bUS$27.6b-US$1,780,629,718.0086.6x-31.2x2x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021US$53.4bUS$27.6b-US$1,804,835,587.6561.9x-29.6x1.9x
Tue, 06 Jul 2021US$50.5bUS$26.9b-US$1,697,974,060.6763.5x-29.8x1.9x
Fri, 09 Apr 2021US$51.9bUS$26.2b-US$1,504,692,284.4658.4x-34.5x2x
Thu, 31 Dec 2020US$50.0bUS$25.4bUS$432.1m59x115.8x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

95.8x


Total Market Cap: US$40.1bTotal Earnings: US$418.8mTotal Revenue: US$25.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Renewable Energy Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 425.6x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Renewable Energy industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 33.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 426x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Renewable Energy industry have grown 46% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 13% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Utilities industry?

US Market-2.42%
Utilities0.86%
Renewable Energy2.31%
Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders2.94%
Renewable Energy1.47%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.5% and investors are willing to pay a premium for that growth.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Renewable Energy industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 38% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 64% per year.
  • In contrast, the Independent Power Producers and Energy Traders industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.5% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
AES AESUS$14.755.4%
+US$502.2m
-43.6%PS0.8x
VST VistraUS$32.582.2%
+US$253.6m
41.8%PE8.3x
AY Atlantica Sustainable InfrastructureUS$17.765.9%
+US$115.0m
-35.9%PE136.2x
CWEN.A Clearway EnergyUS$20.232.0%
+US$46.8m
-37.4%PE28.9x
NOVA Sunnova Energy InternationalUS$8.630.3%
+US$11.5m
-53.5%PS1.5x
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ORA

US$61.31

Ormat Technologies

7D

-5.7%

1Y

-32.2%

AY

US$18.18

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure

7D

8.4%

1Y

-34.4%

VVPR

US$1.94

VivoPower International

7D

5.4%

1Y

-63.5%

MNTK

US$9.75

Montauk Renewables

7D

-0.9%

1Y

-34.9%

NOVA

US$8.63

Sunnova Energy International

7D

0.3%

1Y

-53.5%

AES

US$14.95

AES

7D

6.8%

1Y

-42.9%

CWEN.A

US$20.38

Clearway Energy

7D

2.8%

1Y

-37.0%

SPRU

US$3.75

Spruce Power Holding

7D

-13.6%

1Y

-40.7%

ELLO

US$10.50

Ellomay Capital

7D

-4.5%

1Y

-44.8%

AMPS

US$5.13

Altus Power

7D

0.6%

1Y

-48.5%

RNW

US$5.46

ReNew Energy Global

7D

-0.5%

1Y

-6.0%

WAVE

US$2.39

Eco Wave Power Global

7D

-2.0%

1Y

-40.7%