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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 +28.50% 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 C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

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

Ge Vernova (NYSE:GEV) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 11 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 28.

GEV passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ge Vernova has seen its stock return 42.3% over the past year, overperforming other renewable energy stocks by 28 percentage points.

Ge Vernova has an average 1 year price target of $1,222.83, an upside of 35.83% from Ge Vernova's current stock price of $900.28.

Ge Vernova stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 18 analysts covering Ge Vernova, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Xplr Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) is the #2 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 +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Xplr Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Xplr Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 9 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 28.

XIFR passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Xplr Infrastructure has seen its stock return 13.52% over the past year, underperforming other renewable energy stocks by -1 percentage points.

Xplr Infrastructure has an average 1 year price target of $12.00, an upside of 8.3% from Xplr Infrastructure's current stock price of $11.08.

Xplr Infrastructure stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Xplr Infrastructure, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 50% have issued a Strong Sell.

Renew Energy Global (NASDAQ:RNW) 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 +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Renew Energy Global (NASDAQ:RNW) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Renew Energy Global (NASDAQ:RNW) has a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 31 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 28.

RNW passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Renew Energy Global has seen its stock lose -20.87% over the past year, underperforming other renewable energy stocks by -36 percentage points.

Renew Energy Global has an average 1 year price target of $6.75, an upside of 12.69% from Renew Energy Global's current stock price of $5.99.

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

Out of 7 renewable energy stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 renewable energy stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) has an annual dividend yield of 5.93%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 2.38%. 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 4,492.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.76%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 2.38%. 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.

Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE:BEP) has an annual dividend yield of 2.47%, which is the same as the renewable energy industry average of 2.38%. 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 -521% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Renewable energy stocks were down -3.88% in the last day, and down -8.37% over the last week. Bimergen Energy was the among the top losers in the utilities - renewable industry, dropping -15.28% yesterday.

Shares of electrical equipment companies are trading lower as rising energy prices have reinforced inflation concerns and expectations that interest rates will remain elevated. Also, the FCC ban on Chinese inverters may further increase costs on new projects.

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:

Xplr Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) 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.

Xplr Infrastructure has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Xplr Infrastructure's stock has gained 13.52% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the renewable energy industry by -1 percentage points.

Solv Energy (NASDAQ:MWH) 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.

Solv Energy has a valuation score of 0, which is -24 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 24. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ge Vernova (NYSE:GEV) 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.

Ge Vernova has a valuation score of 14, which is -10 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 24. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ge Vernova's stock has gained 42.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the renewable energy industry by 28 percentage points.

50% of renewable energy stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect renewable energy stocks to rise by 35.16% over the next year.

0% of renewable energy stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of renewable energy stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 43.75% are rated D (Sell), and 6.25% are rated F (Strong Sell).