For the quarter ended June 2025, Clearway Energy (CWEN) reported revenue of $392 million, up 7.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.28, compared to $0.43 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -8.12% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $426.66 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.67, the EPS surprise was -58.21%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Clearway Energy performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Operating Revenues- Renewables: $342 million compared to the $372.51 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15.2% year over year.
- Operating Revenues- Flexible Generation: $50 million versus $85.52 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -27.5% change.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Renewable: $300 million versus $339.1 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Adjusted EBITDA- Flexible Generation: $52 million versus $57.42 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Clearway Energy have returned +0.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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