CWEN Stock — Clearway Energy, Inc.

Clearway Energy, Inc. (CWEN)

CWEN is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 5.91%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.90%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 131.9% over the past 11.3 years, 206.8 points behind SPY at 338.7%.

At the current 5.91% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $591 per year, or $49.25 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

CWEN performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 131.9% over the past 11.3 years, 206.8 points behind SPY at 338.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 25.4%.

CWEN key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

5.67%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/15/2015

Distribution rate

5.91%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

5.90%

5-year average yield

5.17

Last close

$31.47

Market cap

$7,833,159,168

Average volume

1111491.0

Next dividend

$0.475

Last ex-dividend date

09/01/2026

Next payment date

09/15/2026

Beta

0.879

Payout ratio

0.0201

P/E ratio

37.46

Forward P/E

217.3913

EPS

$0.84

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.91%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (5.90%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CWEN risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 25.4%.

Who may consider CWEN — and who may not

CWEN may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CWEN pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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