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Best Renewable Energy Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top renewable energy stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best renewable energy stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best renewable stocks to buy right now are:

Ge Vernova (NYSE:GEV) is the #1 top renewable energy stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ge Vernova (NYSE:GEV) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ge Vernova (NYSE:GEV) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 18 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 23.

GEV passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ge Vernova has seen its stock return 169.17% over the past year, overperforming other renewable energy stocks by 80 percentage points.

Ge Vernova has an average 1 year price target of $792.35, an upside of 0.4% from Ge Vernova's current stock price of $789.23.

Ge Vernova stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 20 analysts covering Ge Vernova, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 15% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 5% have issued a Strong Sell.

Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN) is the #2 top renewable energy stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -2 points lower than the renewable energy industry average of 23. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AQN as a "B".

AQN passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Algonquin Power & Utilities has seen its stock return 26.93% over the past year, underperforming other renewable energy stocks by -62 percentage points.

Algonquin Power & Utilities has an average 1 year price target of $7.00, an upside of 15.13% from Algonquin Power & Utilities's current stock price of $6.08.

Algonquin Power & Utilities stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Algonquin Power & Utilities, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Energy Vault Holdings (NYSE:NRGV) is the #3 top renewable energy stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Energy Vault Holdings (NYSE:NRGV) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: D, Financials: D, and AI: D.

Energy Vault Holdings (NYSE:NRGV) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is 1 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 23.

NRGV passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Energy Vault Holdings has seen its stock return 141.6% over the past year, overperforming other renewable energy stocks by 52 percentage points.

Energy Vault Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $2.00, a downside of -33.77% from Energy Vault Holdings's current stock price of $3.02.

Energy Vault Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Energy Vault Holdings, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 100% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 6 renewable energy stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 renewable energy stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC) has an annual dividend yield of 3.77%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 1.52%. Brookfield Renewable's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Brookfield Renewable's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) has an annual dividend yield of 3.57%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 1.52%. Clearway Energy's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Clearway Energy's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Clearway Energy's dividend payout ratio of 123.6% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE:BEP) has an annual dividend yield of 1.3%, which is the same as the renewable energy industry average of 1.52%. Brookfield Renewable Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Brookfield Renewable Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Brookfield Renewable Partners's dividend payout ratio of -298.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Renewable energy stocks were down -2.66% in the last day, and down -5.42% over the last week. Algonquin Power & Utilities was the among the top losers in the utilities - renewable industry, dropping -11.63% yesterday.

Algonquin Power & Utilities shares are trading lower after the company reported Q4 financial results and cut its FY27 adjusted EPS guidance below estimates.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued renewable energy stocks right now are:

Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN) is the most undervalued renewable energy stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Algonquin Power & Utilities has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Algonquin Power & Utilities's stock has gained 26.93% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the renewable energy industry by -62 percentage points.

Ge Vernova (NYSE:GEV) is the second most undervalued renewable energy stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ge Vernova has a valuation score of 0, which is -21 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 21. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ge Vernova's stock has gained 169.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the renewable energy industry by 80 percentage points.

Renew Energy Global (NASDAQ:RNW) is the third most undervalued renewable energy stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Renew Energy Global has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Renew Energy Global's stock has dropped -12.64% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the renewable energy industry by -102 percentage points.

41.67% of renewable energy stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect renewable energy stocks to rise by 5.92% over the next year.

0% of renewable energy stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.38% of renewable energy stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.15% are rated C (Hold), 30.77% are rated D (Sell), and 7.69% are rated F (Strong Sell).