Sectors & IndustriesUtilitiesUtilities - Renewable

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 22 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: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, 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 126.56% over the past year, overperforming other renewable energy stocks by 75 percentage points.

Ge Vernova has an average 1 year price target of $1,129.55, an upside of 11.64% from Ge Vernova's current stock price of $1,011.80.

Ge Vernova stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 20 analysts covering Ge Vernova, 65% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 10% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Renew Energy Global (NASDAQ:RNW) is the #2 top renewable energy stock out of 22 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 Renew Energy Global (NASDAQ:RNW) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Renew Energy Global (NASDAQ:RNW) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 25 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 28.

RNW passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Renew Energy Global has seen its stock lose -21.44% over the past year, underperforming other renewable energy stocks by -73 percentage points.

Renew Energy Global has an average 1 year price target of $7.00, an upside of 30.84% from Renew Energy Global's current stock price of $5.35.

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.

Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN) is the #3 top renewable energy stock out of 22 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 Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: D, and AI: C.

Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is -6 points lower than the renewable energy industry average of 28.

AQN passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Algonquin Power & Utilities has seen its stock return 3.03% over the past year, underperforming other renewable energy stocks by -49 percentage points.

Algonquin Power & Utilities has an average 1 year price target of $6.94, an upside of 20.03% from Algonquin Power & Utilities's current stock price of $5.78.

Algonquin Power & Utilities stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Algonquin Power & Utilities, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 4.98%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 1.8%. 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 4.18%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 1.8%. 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 1.15%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the renewable energy industry average of 1.8%. 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 -0.26% in the last day, and down -6.04% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why renewable energy stocks are down.

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 29, which is 3 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 26. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Algonquin Power & Utilities's stock has gained 3.03% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the renewable energy industry by -49 percentage points.

Renew Energy Global (NASDAQ:RNW) 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.

Renew Energy Global has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Renew Energy Global's stock has dropped -21.44% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the renewable energy industry by -73 percentage points.

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 -12 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 26. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ge Vernova's stock has gained 126.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the renewable energy industry by 75 percentage points.

42.86% of renewable energy stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect renewable energy stocks to rise by 15.36% over the next year.

0% of renewable energy stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.14% of renewable energy stocks are rated B (Buy), 28.57% are rated C (Hold), 57.14% are rated D (Sell), and 7.14% are rated F (Strong Sell).