CLNV (Clean Vision) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -21.37% (As of Sep. 2025)

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What is Clean Vision Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Clean Vision CLNV -3.80% Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -21.37% as of Sep. 2025. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 487 Utilities - Independent Power Producers companies, Clean Vision ranks worse than 95.28% on this metric.

Clean Vision's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was $43.52 Mil. Clean Vision's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was $-9.30 Mil. Clean Vision's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was -21.37%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Clean Vision's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

CLNV' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -25.58   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -25.13

CLNV's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
95.28% of 487 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 3.38 vs CLNV: -25.13

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. Clean Vision's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was 0.00%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past five years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


Clean Vision  (OTCPK:CLNV) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

Joel Greenblatt defines the earnings yield using the above equation because it more accurately reflects the company's profitability relative to its stock price. Items like interest payment and tax etc. are not directly related to the company's operational profitability.

Enterprise Value instead of market cap (share price) is used in the calculation because it is the real price stock and bond investors together pay for the company.


Be Aware

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % based on Don Yacktman's definition is a better measure of the expected rate of return for a stock.


Clean Vision Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Clean Vision Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Clean Vision's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Clean Vision Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Clean Vision Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -18.32 -69.93 -22.94 -25.38 -27.62

Clean Vision Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -47.85 -27.62 -24.33 -21.88 -21.37

CLNV vs HTOO, BNRG, CPWR: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Clean Vision's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Clean Vision Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Clean Vision's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Clean Vision's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Clean Vision Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.

Clean Visions Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-8.63/31.2832883
=-27.59 %

Clean Vision's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-9.30 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -21.37% mean?
Clean Vision (CLNV) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -21.37% as of Sep. 2025. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Clean Vision and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Clean Vision ranks #464 out of 487 companies in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, placing it in the top 95.3%.
Is Clean Vision's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Clean Vision's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -21.37%. Based on the distribution chart, Clean Vision ranks #464 out of 487 companies in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Clean Vision's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to HTOO and BNRG?
According to the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry distribution chart, Clean Vision ranks #464 out of 487 companies for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Clean Vision in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.38. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for an Utilities - Independent Power Producers company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Utilities - Independent Power Producers companies is 3.38, based on 487 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % mean?
A high Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Clean Vision and its competitors. For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.38 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Clean Vision's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -21.37%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Clean Vision stock overvalued right now?
Clean Vision (CLNV) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -21.37%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -21.37%. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % calculated?
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Clean Vision (CLNV), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -21.37% as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Clean Vision Business Description

Address 2711 N. Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 1051, Manhattan Beach, CA, USA, 90266
Clean Vision Corp is a new entrant in the clean energy and waste-to-energy industries focused on clean technology and sustainability opportunities. It is focused on providing a solution to the plastic waste problem by recycling the waste and converting it into saleable byproducts, such as hydrogen and other clean-burning fuels. Using a technology known as pyrolysis, which heats the feedstock at high temperatures in the absence of oxygen so that the material does not burn, It is able to turn the feedstock into (i) clean fuels, (ii) clean hydrogen and (iii) carbon black or char.