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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:

Bimergen Energy (NYSEMKT:BESS) 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 +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Bimergen Energy (NYSEMKT:BESS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: F, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: D.

Bimergen Energy (NYSEMKT:BESS) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 6 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 29.

BESS passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals.

Solv Energy (NASDAQ:MWH) 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 +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Solv Energy (NASDAQ:MWH) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Solv Energy (NASDAQ:MWH) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -16 points lower than the renewable energy industry average of 29.

MWH passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

Solv Energy has an average 1 year price target of $44.00, an upside of 78.64% from Solv Energy's current stock price of $24.63.

Solv Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Solv Energy, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 37.5% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Ge Vernova (NYSE:GEV) 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 +5.11% per year. Learn more.

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

Ge Vernova (NYSE:GEV) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 11 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 29.

GEV passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ge Vernova has seen its stock return 62.91% over the past year, overperforming other renewable energy stocks by 67 percentage points.

Ge Vernova has an average 1 year price target of $1,205.00, an upside of 22.03% from Ge Vernova's current stock price of $987.45.

Ge Vernova stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 17 analysts covering Ge Vernova, 41.18% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 35.29% have issued a Buy, 17.65% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 5.88% 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 6.37%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 3.02%. 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 240.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC) has an annual dividend yield of 5.44%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 3.02%. 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 4.13%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 3.02%. 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 -347.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Renewable energy stocks were up 2.34% in the last day, and up 1.45% over the last week. Constellation Energy was the among the top gainers in the utilities - renewable industry, gaining 1.93% yesterday.

Constellation Energy shares are trading higher after the company announced a long-term agreement that will support the continued investment in and expansion of the Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center.

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 B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Xplr Infrastructure has a valuation score of 71, which is 43 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Xplr Infrastructure's stock has dropped -3.43% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the renewable energy industry.

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 57, which is 29 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 28. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Renew Energy Global's stock has dropped -16.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the renewable energy industry by -13 percentage points.

Bimergen Energy (NYSEMKT:BESS) 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.

Bimergen Energy has a valuation score of 14, which is -14 points higher than the renewable energy industry average of 28. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

46.67% of renewable energy stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect renewable energy stocks to rise by 28.17% over the next year.

0% of renewable energy stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.25% of renewable energy stocks are rated B (Buy), 43.75% are rated C (Hold), 25% are rated D (Sell), and 25% are rated F (Strong Sell).