AES vs CLNE
AES Corp. and Clean Energy Fuels Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AES | CLNE |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.2B | $424.8M |
| Net income | $910.0M | $-222.0M |
| Gross margin | 18.1% | · |
| Net margin | 1.3% | −52.4% |
| Return on equity | 23.6% | −34.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.26 | −$1.01 |
| Dividend / share | $0.70 | · |
| Payout ratio | 55.1% | · |
| Free cash flow | $-1.6B | $59.9M |
| Equity | $4.1B | $559.4M |
| Net debt / equity | · | 0.13× |
| Current ratio | 0.77× | 2.32× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.8% | 7.8% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 81.7% | · |
AES bills 28.8× the revenue of CLNE, and CLNE closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AES | CLNE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $12.2B | $424.8M |
| FY2024 | $12.3B | $415.9M |
| FY2023 | $12.7B | $425.2M |
| FY2022 | $12.6B | $420.2M |
| FY2021 | $11.1B | $255.6M |
| FY2020 | $9.7B | $291.7M |
| FY2019 | $10.2B | $344.1M |
| FY2018 | $10.7B | $346.4M |
| FY2017 | $10.5B | $341.6M |
| FY2016 | $10.3B | $402.7M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AES | CLNE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $910.0M | $-222.0M |
| FY2024 | $1.7B | $-83.1M |
| FY2023 | $249.0M | $-99.5M |
| FY2022 | $-546.0M | $-58.7M |
| FY2021 | $-409.0M | $-93.1M |
| FY2020 | $46.0M | $-9.9M |
| FY2019 | $303.0M | $20.4M |
| FY2018 | $1.2B | $-3.8M |
| FY2017 | $-1.2B | $-79.2M |
| FY2016 | $-1.1B | $-13.7M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$11,808,167,000 | AES |
| FY2024 | +$11,862,135,000 | AES |
| FY2023 | +$12,242,841,000 | AES |
| FY2022 | +$12,196,836,000 | AES |
| FY2021 | +$10,885,354,000 | AES |
| FY2020 | +$9,368,276,000 | AES |
| FY2019 | +$9,844,935,000 | AES |
| FY2018 | +$10,389,581,000 | AES |
| FY2017 | +$10,188,401,000 | AES |
| FY2016 | +$9,878,344,000 | AES |
| FY2015 | +$10,875,680,000 | AES |
| FY2014 | +$15,695,060,000 | AES |
| FY2013 | +$15,538,525,000 | AES |
| FY2012 | +$16,829,992,000 | AES |
| FY2011 | +$15,805,283,000 | AES |
| FY2010 | +$15,231,166,000 | AES |
| FY2009 | +$12,978,497,000 | AES |
AES has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +53.7 pp | AES |
| FY2024 | +26.7 pp | AES |
| FY2023 | +22.1 pp | AES |
| FY2022 | +10.2 pp | AES |
| FY2021 | +28.3 pp | AES |
| FY2020 | +5.5 pp | AES |
| FY2019 | +0.8 pp | AES |
| FY2018 | +17.2 pp | AES |
| FY2017 | +16.4 pp | AES |
| FY2016 | −4.1 pp | CLNE |
| FY2015 | +42.0 pp | AES |
| FY2014 | +28.3 pp | AES |
| FY2013 | +22.5 pp | AES |
| FY2012 | +28.1 pp | AES |
| FY2011 | +25.7 pp | AES |
| FY2010 | +8.2 pp | AES |
| FY2009 | +39.0 pp | AES |
The higher net margin has changed hands between AES and CLNE over this period.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CLNE's net margin has been more volatile than AES's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 14.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.8.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between AES and CLNE over these 17 fiscal years — AES led in 16 and CLNE in 1.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AES's return on equity has been more volatile than CLNE's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 29.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.8.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between AES and CLNE over these 9 fiscal years — AES led in 6 and CLNE in 3.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.