Brookfield Renewable Partners
Brookfield Renewable Partners' revenue rose 9.0% to $6.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Its net margin was −1.1%, up from −4.3% a year earlier. Free cash flow was −$5.4 billion. It paid out $1.1 billion in dividends and buybacks.
Net margin is net income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
Brookfield Renewable Partners lost money in fiscal 2025: a net loss of $71 million.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 900 | 998 | 1,141 | 3,135 | 2,093 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 2,149 | 2,548 | 2,833 | 3,802 | 3,686 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | 1,249 | 1,550 | 1,692 | 667 | 1,593 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.9x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 0.4x | 0.8x |
| Debt to equity | 0.5x | 0.6x | 0.7x | — | — |
| Interest coverage | −87.5x | — | −3.0x | −6.1x | −2.6x |
| Current ratio | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.6x |
| Quick ratio | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.6x |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| Current ratio rose | Fail | Pass | Fail |
| Share count didn't rise | — | — | — |
| Gross margin rose | — | — | — |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| F-score | — | — | — |
| Accruals ratio | −2.8% | −1.8% | −1.3% |
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10 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 2,452 | 2,625 | 3,797 | 3,971 | 3,810 | 4,096 | 4,711 | 5,038 | 5,876 | 6,407 |
| Revenue growth | 50.6% | 7.1% | 44.6% | 4.6% | −4.0% | 7.5% | 15.0% | 6.9% | 16.6% | 9.0% |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Research and development | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | −36 | −32 | 23 | −88 | −184 | −191 | −166 | −91 | −255 | −71 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | −0.23 | −0.18 | 0.07 | −0.26 | −0.61 | −0.69 | −0.60 | −0.32 | −0.89 | −0.25 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | 632 | 928 | 1,286 | 1,554 | 1,296 | 734 | 1,711 | 1,865 | 1,274 | 1,147 |
| Capital expenditure | 369 | 355 | 271 | 460 | 447 | 1,967 | 2,190 | 2,809 | 3,733 | 6,587 |
| Free cash flow | 263 | 573 | 1,015 | 1,094 | 849 | −1,233 | −479 | −944 | −2,459 | −5,440 |
| Dividends paid | 522 | 591 | 643 | 684 | 769 | 854 | 915 | 990 | 1,061 | 1,140 |
| Share buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acquisitions | 2,769 | 377 | 970 | 983 | 105 | 1,426 | 2,452 | 791 | 2,940 | 4,435 |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 223 | 927 | 422 | 483 | 607 | 900 | 998 | 1,141 | 3,135 | 2,093 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 10,182 | 2,552 | 2,334 | 2,100 | 2,135 | 2,149 | 2,548 | 2,833 | 3,802 | 3,686 |
| Total assets | 27,737 | 30,904 | 34,103 | 46,196 | 49,722 | 55,867 | 64,111 | 76,128 | 94,809 | 98,701 |
| Total liabilities | 15,065 | 16,622 | 16,897 | 25,716 | 27,955 | 31,871 | 37,825 | 46,149 | 58,353 | 63,727 |
| Shareholders' equity | 3,448 | 3,956 | 4,484 | 4,579 | 3,845 | 4,092 | 4,096 | 3,963 | 3,604 | 3,970 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net margin | −1.5% | −1.2% | 0.6% | −2.2% | −4.8% | −4.7% | −3.5% | −1.8% | −4.3% | −1.1% |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.7% | 21.8% | 26.7% | 27.6% | 22.3% | −30.1% | −10.2% | −18.7% | −41.9% | −84.9% |
| Return on capital | — | 1.7% | −1.3% | −0.1% | −1.1% | −0.6% | −0.5% | −0.3% | −0.9% | −1.1% |
| Return on equity | — | −0.9% | 0.6% | −1.9% | −4.4% | −4.8% | −4.0% | −2.3% | — | — |
| Return on assets | — | −0.1% | 0.1% | −0.2% | −0.4% | −0.4% | −0.3% | −0.1% | −0.3% | −0.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 7.1x | 1.1x | 2.3x | 1.3x | 1.5x | 0.9x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 0.4x | 0.8x |