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CLNE vs MGEE

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. and MGE Energy Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.

At a glance

Most recent reported year

CLNE vs MGEE, at a glance
Metric CLNE MGEE
Revenue$424.8M$743.7M
Net income$-222.0M$135.9M
Gross margin··
Net margin−52.4%18.7%
Return on equity−34.9%10.7%
Diluted EPS−$1.01$3.72
Dividend / share·$1.85
Payout ratio·49.7%
Free cash flow$59.9M$-80.0M
Equity$559.4M$1.3B
Net debt / equity0.13×0.62×
Current ratio2.32×0.77×
Revenue CAGR 5y7.8%6.7%
Profit CAGR 5y·8.0%

MGEE bills 1.8× 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.

Revenue by year

10 years side by side

CLNE vs MGEE, revenue by year
Fiscal year CLNE MGEE
FY2025$424.8M$743.7M
FY2024$415.9M$676.9M
FY2023$425.2M$690.4M
FY2022$420.2M$714.5M
FY2021$255.6M$606.6M
FY2020$291.7M$538.6M
FY2019$344.1M$568.9M
FY2018$346.4M$559.8M
FY2017$341.6M$563.1M
FY2016$402.7M$544.7M
Net income by year

Bottom line

CLNE vs MGEE, net income by year
Fiscal year CLNE MGEE
FY2025$-222.0M$135.9M
FY2024$-83.1M$120.6M
FY2023$-99.5M$117.7M
FY2022$-58.7M$111.0M
FY2021$-93.1M$105.8M
FY2020$-9.9M$92.4M
FY2019$20.4M$86.9M
FY2018$-3.8M$84.2M
FY2017$-79.2M$97.6M
FY2016$-13.7M$75.6M
Revenue gap over time

17 fiscal years

Revenue gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025−$318,821,000MGEE
FY2024−$261,079,000MGEE
FY2023−$265,272,000MGEE
FY2022−$294,355,000MGEE
FY2021−$350,938,000MGEE
FY2020−$246,909,000MGEE
FY2019−$224,790,000MGEE
FY2018−$213,349,000MGEE
FY2017−$221,500,000MGEE
FY2016−$142,089,000MGEE
FY2015−$179,708,000MGEE
FY2014−$190,912,000MGEE
FY2013−$238,412,000MGEE
FY2012−$207,315,000MGEE
FY2011−$253,665,000MGEE
FY2010−$320,757,000MGEE
FY2009−$402,316,000MGEE

MGEE has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.

17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin gap over time

17 fiscal years

Net margin gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025−71.1 ppMGEE
FY2024−38.4 ppMGEE
FY2023−41.0 ppMGEE
FY2022−30.0 ppMGEE
FY2021−54.7 ppMGEE
FY2020−21.6 ppMGEE
FY2019−11.8 ppMGEE
FY2018−18.1 ppMGEE
FY2017−41.6 ppMGEE
FY2016−17.7 ppMGEE
FY2015−48.2 ppMGEE
FY2014−34.5 ppMGEE
FY2013−32.0 ppMGEE
FY2012−42.4 ppMGEE
FY2011−27.6 ppMGEE
FY2010−12.4 ppMGEE
FY2009−35.4 ppMGEE

MGEE has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 17 fiscal years.

17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin volatility

Standard deviation, each side

CLNE's net margin has been more volatile than MGEE's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 14.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.8.

17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in net margin

Year by year

MGEE led in net margin in every one of the 17 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.

17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Return on equity volatility

Standard deviation, each side

CLNE's return on equity has been more volatile than MGEE's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 10.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.8.

9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in return on equity

Year by year

MGEE led in return on equity in every one of the 9 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.

9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

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