CWEN (Clearway Energy) Dividend Payout Ratio : 7.84 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Clearway Energy Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Clearway Energy's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was 7.84.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Clearway Energy Inc is 1.85, which seems too high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Clearway Energy's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CWEN' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29 Med: 1.88 Max: 5.18
Current: 1.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Clearway Energy was 5.18. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 1.88.

CWEN's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
91.71% of 193 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 0.46 vs CWEN: 1.85

As of today (2025-07-24), the Dividend Yield % of Clearway Energy is 5.32%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Clearway Energy was 10.78%. The lowest was 3.04%. And the median was 5.74%.

Clearway Energy's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.43.

During the past 12 months, Clearway Energy's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 14.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Clearway Energy was 60.20% per year. The lowest was -8.20% per year. And the median was 7.40% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.

Clearway Energy Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clearway Energy's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Clearway Energy Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Clearway Energy Annual Data

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Dividend Payout Ratio

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3.27

1.56

0.29

1.85

1.98

Clearway Energy Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	0.88	1.35	5.24	7.84

Competitive Comparison of Clearway Energy's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Clearway Energy's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio 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.

Clearway Energy's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Clearway Energy's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Clearway Energy Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Clearway Energy's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2024 )
	=	1.655	/	0.837
	=	1.98

Clearway Energy's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Mar. 2025 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Mar. 2025 )
	=	0.431	/	0.055
	=	7.84

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Address

300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, NJ, USA, 08540

Website

https://investor.clearwayenergy.com

Clearway Energy Inc is a publicly-traded energy infrastructure investor with a focus on investments in clean energy and owner of modern, sustainable and long-term contracted assets across North America. The company segments its operations into Flexible Generation, renewables and Corporate divisions.

Executives

Brian R. Ford	director	1 MILFORD WAY, MEDFORD NJ 08055
E Stanley Oneal	director	MERRILL LYNCH CORPORATE SECRETARY, 222 BROADWAY, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Se Totalenergies	director, 10 percent owner	2 PLACE JEAN MILLIER, ARCHE NORD COUPOLE/REGNAULT, PARIS LA DEFENSE CEDEX I0 92078
Global Infrastructure Investors Iii, Llc	10 percent owner	C/O GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Christopher S Sotos	director	CLEARWAY ENERGY, INC., 300 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Guillaume Hediard	director	300 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Vincent Stoquart	director	C/O SUNPOWER CORPORATION, 51 RIO ROBLES, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Emmanuel Barrois	director	300 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Zephyr Holdings Gp, Llc	director, 10 percent owner	C/O GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Totalenergies Delaware, Inc.	10 percent owner	1201 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Totalenergies Renewables Usa, Llc	10 percent owner	1201 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Totalenergies Holdings Usa, Inc.	10 percent owner	1201 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Totalenergies Gestion Usa Sarl	10 percent owner	LA DEFENSE 6 2 PLACE JEAN MILLIER, COURBEVOIE, HAUTS-DE-SEINE I0 92400
Gip Iii Zephyr Midco Holdings, L.p.	director, 10 percent owner	C/O GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Michael Taft Murphy	officer: CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER	300 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300, PRINCETON NJ 08540