Clearway Energy vs Otter Tail
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The short version
- Clearway Energy is the larger business, with $1.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.3B for Otter Tail.
- Clearway Energy grew revenue faster (4.2%, against −2.3%).
- Otter Tail kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (26.6% operating margin, against 11.2%).
- Clearway Energy turned more of its sales into free cash flow (25.8% FCF margin, against 7.5%).
- Otter Tail earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (12.3%, against 1.0%).
| Latest fiscal year | CWEN · FY25 | OTTR · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $1.1B | $3.8B |
| Revenue | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Free cash flow | $369M | $97.9M |
| Net income | $169M | $276M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 4.2% | −2.3% |
| 5-year growth | 3.6% | 8.0% |
| Share count change | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 62.9% | — |
| Operating margin | 11.2% | 26.6% |
| Net margin | 11.8% | 21.2% |
| FCF margin | 25.8% | 7.5% |
| Return on capital | 1.0% | 12.3% |
| Return on equity | 3.0% | 15.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $8.4B | $583M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 10.0x | 1.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $358M | $88.1M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 19.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 5 |
Revenue
FY16
CWEN $1.0B
OTTR $804M
FY17
CWEN $1.0B
OTTR $849M
FY18
CWEN $1.1B
OTTR $916M
FY19
CWEN $1.0B
OTTR $920M
FY20
CWEN $1.2B
OTTR $883M
FY21
CWEN $1.3B
OTTR $1.2B
FY22
CWEN $1.2B
OTTR $1.5B
FY23
CWEN $1.3B
OTTR $1.4B
FY24
CWEN $1.4B
OTTR $1.3B
FY25
CWEN $1.4B
OTTR $1.3B
CWEN
OTTR
Operating margin
FY16
CWEN 21.5%
OTTR 14.5%
FY17
CWEN 28.1%
OTTR 15.6%
FY18
CWEN 33.0%
OTTR 14.1%
FY19
CWEN 21.7%
OTTR 14.7%
FY20
CWEN 27.8%
OTTR 16.7%
FY21
CWEN 20.8%
OTTR 20.9%
FY22
CWEN 123.5%
OTTR 26.6%
FY23
CWEN 20.0%
OTTR 27.9%
FY24
CWEN 14.3%
OTTR 28.6%
FY25
CWEN 11.2%
OTTR 26.6%
CWEN
OTTR
Free cash flow
FY16
CWEN $557M
OTTR $2.1M
FY17
CWEN $327M
OTTR $40.7M
FY18
CWEN $415M
OTTR $38.0M
FY19
CWEN $249M
OTTR −$22.3M
FY20
CWEN $421M
OTTR −$160M
FY21
CWEN $550M
OTTR $59.4M
FY22
CWEN $675M
OTTR $218M
FY23
CWEN $490M
OTTR $117M
FY24
CWEN $483M
OTTR $94.1M
FY25
CWEN $369M
OTTR $97.9M
CWEN
OTTR
Return on capital
FY16
CWEN 2.6%
OTTR —
FY17
CWEN 1.7%
OTTR 7.6%
FY18
CWEN 2.2%
OTTR 8.4%
FY19
CWEN 2.1%
OTTR 8.0%
FY20
CWEN 2.9%
OTTR 7.7%
FY21
CWEN 2.0%
OTTR 11.6%
FY22
CWEN 11.3%
OTTR 16.4%
FY23
CWEN 1.8%
OTTR 15.1%
FY24
CWEN 1.2%
OTTR 13.9%
FY25
CWEN 1.0%
OTTR 12.3%
CWEN
OTTR
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.