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Clearway Energy (Clearway Energy) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 6.18 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Clearway Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-27), Clearway Energy's share price is $21.56. Clearway Energy's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.49. Hence, Clearway Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 6.18.

The historical rank and industry rank for Clearway Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

CWEN.A' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.36   Med: 5.45   Max: 9.89
Current: 6.13

During the past 13 years, Clearway Energy's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 9.89. The lowest was 2.36. And the median was 5.45.

CWEN.A's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
63.33% of 210 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 8.49 vs CWEN.A: 6.13

Clearway Energy's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.47. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $3.49.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Clearway Energy was -39.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -1.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Clearway Energy's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 36.20% per year. The lowest was -26.20% per year. And the median was -1.30% per year.


Clearway Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clearway Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Clearway Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Clearway Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.37 8.14 7.41 5.19 7.34

Clearway Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 5.19 5.70 5.47 4.52 7.34

Competitive Comparison of Clearway Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Clearway Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Clearway Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Clearway Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Clearway Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Clearway Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=21.56/3.487
=6.18

Clearway Energy's Share Price of today is $21.56.
Clearway Energy's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.49.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Clearway Energy  (NYSE:CWEN.A) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Clearway Energy (Clearway Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, NJ, USA, 08540
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 conventional power generation, renewables and thermal divisions.