Brookfield Renewable Corporation
Brookfield Renewable Corporation's revenue fell 10.0% to $3.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Its net margin was −62.9%, down from 5.7% a year earlier. Free cash flow was −$636 million. It paid out $5 million 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 equity is net income as a share of shareholders' equity.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2018 to 2024, net income grew 21.9% a year; the filings' structured data doesn't give diluted earnings per share. Brookfield Renewable Corporation then lost money in fiscal 2025.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 525 | 642 | 627 | 624 | 682 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 13,512 | 13,715 | — | — | — |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | 12,987 | 13,073 | — | — | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 6.0x | 4.5x | — | — | — |
| Debt to equity | 3.7x | 2.3x | — | — | — |
| Interest coverage | 36.6x | 18.2x | 0.2x | 1.9x | −4.0x |
| Current ratio | 0.3x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.3x |
| Quick ratio | 0.3x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.2x |
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 | Pass | Fail |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Fail | Pass | Fail |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | — | — | — |
| Current ratio rose | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Share count didn't rise | — | — | — |
| Gross margin rose | — | — | — |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| F-score | — | — | — |
| Accruals ratio | −3.9% | −0.7% | −6.3% |
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8 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||
| Revenue | 2,979 | 3,226 | 3,087 | 3,367 | 3,778 | 3,967 | 4,142 | 3,728 |
| Revenue growth | — | 8.3% | −4.3% | 9.1% | 12.2% | 5.0% | 4.4% | −10.0% |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Research and development | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | 72 | 165 | −2,738 | 946 | 1,503 | −181 | 236 | −2,344 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diluted shares (millions) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cash flow | ||||||||
| Cash from operations | 1,193 | 1,356 | 992 | 395 | 1,284 | 1,603 | 549 | 502 |
| Capital expenditure | 207 | 406 | 373 | 1,354 | 847 | 1,028 | 949 | 1,138 |
| Free cash flow | 986 | 950 | 619 | −959 | 437 | 575 | −400 | −636 |
| Dividends paid | 495 | 628 | 235 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Share buybacks | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acquisitions | 927 | 732 | 105 | 12 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 342 | 420 | 512 | 525 | 642 | 627 | 624 | 682 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | 11,958 | 12,822 | 13,512 | 13,715 | — | — | — |
| Total assets | — | 35,757 | 39,473 | 41,986 | 43,288 | 49,421 | 44,129 | 46,267 |
| Total liabilities | — | 17,883 | 27,748 | 27,761 | 26,464 | 32,292 | 32,021 | 37,035 |
| Shareholders' equity | 17,224 | 7,348 | 1,177 | 3,667 | 5,873 | 5,787 | 1,341 | −406 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 5.1% | −88.7% | 28.1% | 39.8% | −4.6% | 5.7% | −62.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | 33.1% | 29.4% | 20.1% | −28.5% | 11.6% | 14.5% | −9.7% | −17.1% |
| Return on capital | — | — | −8.3% | 3.8% | 5.6% | — | — | — |
| Return on equity | — | — | −64.2% | 39.1% | 31.5% | −3.1% | 6.6% | — |
| Return on assets | — | — | −7.3% | 2.3% | 3.5% | −0.4% | 0.5% | −5.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 9.5x | — | 6.0x | 4.5x | — | — | — |