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Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P.

$29.43 +$1.50 (+5.37%)
NYSE · 14 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$30.39
Day Range
$29.26$30.09
Year Range
$24.8$38.12
Market Cap
9.01B
AVG Volume
905.66K
Trailing/Forward PE
63.98/-
PEG ratio
-5.48
Dividend Yield
5.26%
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-04
Primary Exchange
New York Stock ExchangeUS
Revenue (USD)
0500M1B1.5B2B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BEP Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q21.66B
26 Q11.52B
25 Q41.56B
25 Q31.6B
25 Q21.69B
25 Q11.58B
24 Q41.43B
24 Q31.47B
24 Q21.48B
24 Q11.49B
Net Income (USD)
-200M0200M400M600M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BEP Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q2-101.36M
26 Q1-113.41M
25 Q4416.3M
25 Q3-57M
25 Q2-54M
25 Q1-93M
24 Q4-9M
24 Q3-83M
24 Q2-70M
24 Q1-56M
Operating Income (USD)
0100M200M300M400M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BEP Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q2278.74M
26 Q1138.06M
25 Q448.74M
25 Q3207M
25 Q2328M
25 Q1273M
24 Q4203M
24 Q3274M
24 Q2294M
24 Q1311M
EBITDA (USD)
0500M1B1.5B2B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BEP EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q2822.57M
26 Q1845.13M
25 Q41.7B
25 Q31.17B
25 Q21.14B
25 Q1998M
24 Q4959M
24 Q3980M
24 Q2937M
24 Q1922M
Cash Flows (USD)
-1.5B-1B-500M024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BEP Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q2-780.92M
26 Q1-1.09B
25 Q4-1.49B
25 Q3-1.36B
25 Q2-1.12B
25 Q1-1.16B
24 Q4-901.13M
24 Q3-421.79M
24 Q2-588.48M
24 Q1-513.7M
EPS (USD)
-0.500.511.524 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BEP EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q2-0.36
26 Q1-0.4
25 Q41.45
25 Q3-0.23
25 Q2-0.22
25 Q1-0.35
24 Q4-0.06
24 Q3-0.32
24 Q2-0.28
24 Q1-0.23
Expenses (USD)
0500M1B1.5B2BSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BEP Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q21.37B
26 Q11.31B
25 Q41.9B
25 Q31.8B
25 Q21.56B
25 Q11.54B
24 Q41.12B
24 Q3980.87M
24 Q2873.16M
24 Q1881.25M
Cash & Debt (USD)
010B20B30B40BCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BEP Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q22.77B
26 Q13.08B
25 Q42.67B
25 Q32.08B
25 Q22.45B
25 Q12.42B
24 Q43.7B
24 Q31.67B
24 Q21.55B
24 Q11.69B
Debt ratios
02.557.51024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BEP Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q27.53
26 Q16.94
25 Q46.61
25 Q38.03
25 Q28.77
25 Q18.64
24 Q48.48
24 Q37.1
24 Q27.42
24 Q17.65
Margins
0%20%40%60%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BEP Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q221.3%
26 Q113.83%
25 Q47.08%
25 Q354.82%
25 Q258.69%
25 Q157.28%
24 Q450.77%
24 Q357.62%
24 Q258.3%
24 Q157.51%
Return on Capital
-0.5%0%0.5%1%1.5%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BEP Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q2-0.28%
26 Q1-0.32%
25 Q41.19%
25 Q3-0.17%
25 Q2-0.16%
25 Q1-0.28%
24 Q4-0.02%
24 Q3-0.3%
24 Q2-0.25%
24 Q1-0.19%
Shares Outstanding
0100M200M300M400M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BEP Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q2300.11M
26 Q1303.28M
25 Q4286.96M
25 Q3286.96M
25 Q2283.83M
25 Q1288.57M
24 Q4285.18M
24 Q3287.5M
24 Q2285.05M
24 Q1291.3M
Dividends (USD)
00.10.20.30.4May 24Aug 24Nov 24Feb 25May 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26
BEP Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Aug 260.39
May 260.39
Feb 260.39
Nov 250.37
Aug 250.37
May 250.37
Feb 250.37
Nov 240.35
Aug 240.35
May 240.35
Employee Count
02K4K6K2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
BEP Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
20255.87K
20245.27K
20234.77K
20223.4K
20212.88K
20202.63K
20192.6K
20182.33K
20172.27K
20162.17K
Book Value Per Share (USD)
05010015024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BEP Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q2119.31
26 Q1116.59
25 Q4121.66
25 Q3114.46
25 Q2117.42
25 Q1116.48
24 Q4127.84
24 Q397.23
24 Q298.16
24 Q1100.83
Total Assets (USD)
025B50B75B100B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BEP Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q296.63B
26 Q198.56B
25 Q498.52B
25 Q398.3B
25 Q298.6B
25 Q195.28B
24 Q494.81B
24 Q375.17B
24 Q273.8B
24 Q175.11B
PE Ratio
02000400060008000med 58.98Apr 19Jul 19Nov 19Feb 20Mar 26Jun 26Sep 26
BEP PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2661.11
Sep 2663.1
Sep 2665.22
Aug 2665.88
Aug 2668.04
Aug 2672.15
Aug 2668.94
Jul 2668.23
Jul 2652.34
Jul 2650.19
Jul 2651.1
Jul 2653.54
Jun 2655.74
Jun 2655.69
Jun 2654.24
Jun 2657.72
May 2658.62
May 2656.14
May 2654.32
May 2653.78
May 2652.71
Apr 2646.21
Apr 2646.75
Apr 2646.85
Apr 2645.39
Mar 2642.9
Mar 2641.67
Mar 2640.78
Mar 2640.87
Feb 2642.96
May 206464.69
Apr 206282.13
Apr 206719.73
Apr 206561.33
Apr 205712.98
Mar 205898.22
Mar 205133.09
Mar 206139.84
Mar 207699.63
Feb 207135.85
Feb 2090.6
Feb 2087.58
Feb 2083.57
Jan 2078.35
Jan 2074.83
Jan 2074.4
Jan 2077.27
Jan 2074.37
Dec 1975.22
Dec 1974.34
Dec 1974.04
Dec 1976.3
Nov 1974.67
Nov 1973.71
Nov 1972.05
Nov 1965.01
Nov 1965.01
Oct 1964.18
Oct 1964.89
Oct 1962.64
Oct 1963.29
Sep 1960.41
Sep 1957.27
Sep 1955.73
Sep 1956.96
Aug 1957.01
Aug 1955.58
Aug 1955.21
Aug 1954.7
Aug 1954.84
Jul 1961.83
Jul 1962.19
Jul 1961.9
Jul 1961.99
Jun 1959.6
Jun 1959.34
Jun 1957.83
Jun 1958.12
May 1955.47
May 1956.18
May 1955.11
May 1954.21
May 1953.75
Apr 1949.18
Apr 1949.41
Apr 1949.09
Apr 1949.23
Mar 1950.06
Mar 1949.06
Mar 1949.12
Mar 1948.21
Mar 1946.94
Free Cash Flow Yield
-60%-50%-40%-30%-20%med -47.56%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
BEP Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 26-53.45%
Sep 26-51.76%
Sep 26-50.08%
Aug 26-49.58%
Aug 26-48%
Aug 26-45.27%
Aug 26-47.38%
Jul 26-47.87%
Jul 26-50.33%
Jul 26-52.49%
Jul 26-51.56%
Jul 26-49.2%
Jun 26-47.26%
Jun 26-47.3%
Jun 26-48.57%
Jun 26-45.65%
May 26-44.95%
May 26-46.93%
May 26-48.5%
May 26-48.99%
May 26-49.99%
Apr 26-52.18%
Apr 26-51.58%
Apr 26-51.47%
Apr 26-53.13%
Mar 26-56.21%
Mar 26-57.87%
Mar 26-59.13%
Mar 26-59%
Feb 26-56.14%
Feb 26-49.57%
Feb 26-49.68%
Feb 26-51.8%
Jan 26-52.91%
Jan 26-55.67%
Jan 26-55.97%
Jan 26-58.61%
Jan 26-56.51%
Dec 25-57.69%
Dec 25-58.72%
Dec 25-56.59%
Dec 25-55.63%
Nov 25-54.99%
Nov 25-55.42%
Nov 25-54.67%
Nov 25-50.72%
Oct 25-41.46%
Oct 25-43.23%
Oct 25-44.4%
Oct 25-48.17%
Oct 25-47.75%
Sep 25-48.85%
Sep 25-50.77%
Sep 25-50.01%
Sep 25-50.89%
Aug 25-49.89%
Aug 25-49.85%
Aug 25-51.5%
Aug 25-50.87%
Aug 25-49.02%
Jul 25-39.02%
Jul 25-39.07%
Jul 25-41.89%
Jul 25-39.89%
Jun 25-41.52%
Jun 25-42.51%
Jun 25-40.58%
Jun 25-44.36%
May 25-44.6%
May 25-45.11%
May 25-43.4%
May 25-45.73%
May 25-46.55%
Apr 25-37.68%
Apr 25-39.42%
Apr 25-39.83%
Apr 25-41.36%
Mar 25-38.22%
Mar 25-35.9%
Mar 25-37.38%
Mar 25-37.78%
Feb 25-37.78%
Feb 25-33.08%
Feb 25-34.57%
Feb 25-34.55%
Jan 25-35.42%
Jan 25-36.25%
Jan 25-37.53%
Jan 25-34.38%
Jan 25-33.42%
Dec 24-33.62%
Dec 24-33.79%
Dec 24-32.59%
Dec 24-32%
Nov 24-29.79%
Nov 24-30.81%
Nov 24-30.79%
Nov 24-29.35%
Nov 24-28.48%
Oct 24-25.91%
Price to Sales
0.811.21.41.61.8med 1.29Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
BEP Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 261.39
Sep 261.44
Sep 261.49
Aug 261.5
Aug 261.55
Aug 261.65
Aug 261.57
Jul 261.56
Jul 261.58
Jul 261.51
Jul 261.54
Jul 261.61
Jun 261.68
Jun 261.68
Jun 261.63
Jun 261.74
May 261.77
May 261.69
May 261.64
May 261.62
May 261.59
Apr 261.53
Apr 261.54
Apr 261.55
Apr 261.5
Mar 261.42
Mar 261.38
Mar 261.35
Mar 261.35
Feb 261.42
Feb 261.45
Feb 261.45
Feb 261.39
Jan 261.36
Jan 261.29
Jan 261.28
Jan 261.23
Jan 261.27
Dec 251.25
Dec 251.22
Dec 251.27
Dec 251.29
Nov 251.31
Nov 251.3
Nov 251.31
Nov 251.42
Oct 251.4
Oct 251.35
Oct 251.31
Oct 251.21
Oct 251.22
Sep 251.19
Sep 251.15
Sep 251.16
Sep 251.14
Aug 251.17
Aug 251.17
Aug 251.13
Aug 251.14
Aug 251.19
Jul 251.32
Jul 251.32
Jul 251.23
Jul 251.29
Jun 251.24
Jun 251.21
Jun 251.27
Jun 251.16
May 251.15
May 251.14
May 251.18
May 251.12
May 251.1
Apr 251.1
Apr 251.05
Apr 251.04
Apr 251
Mar 251.08
Mar 251.15
Mar 251.1
Mar 251.09
Feb 251.09
Feb 251.17
Feb 251.12
Feb 251.12
Jan 251.09
Jan 251.07
Jan 251.03
Jan 251.12
Jan 251.16
Dec 241.15
Dec 241.14
Dec 241.19
Dec 241.21
Nov 241.3
Nov 241.25
Nov 241.26
Nov 241.32
Nov 241.31
Oct 241.44
EV/EBITDA
891011med 9.85Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
BEP EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 269.47
Sep 269.54
Sep 269.6
Aug 269.62
Aug 269.69
Aug 269.82
Aug 269.72
Jul 269.7
Jul 269.01
Jul 268.93
Jul 268.96
Jul 269.06
Jun 269.15
Jun 269.14
Jun 269.09
Jun 269.22
May 269.26
May 269.16
May 269.09
May 269.07
May 269.03
Apr 268.57
Apr 268.59
Apr 268.59
Apr 268.53
Mar 268.43
Mar 268.37
Mar 268.34
Mar 268.34
Feb 268.43
Feb 2610.17
Feb 2610.16
Feb 2610.08
Jan 2610.03
Jan 269.93
Jan 269.92
Jan 269.84
Jan 269.91
Dec 259.87
Dec 259.84
Dec 259.9
Dec 259.94
Nov 259.96
Nov 259.94
Nov 259.97
Nov 2510.12
Oct 2510.9
Oct 2510.81
Oct 2510.76
Oct 2510.6
Oct 2510.62
Sep 2510.58
Sep 2510.51
Sep 2510.54
Sep 2510.5
Aug 2510.54
Aug 2510.54
Aug 2510.48
Aug 2510.51
Aug 2510.57
Jul 2510.67
Jul 2510.67
Jul 2510.53
Jul 2510.63
Jun 2510.55
Jun 2510.51
Jun 2510.59
Jun 2510.43
May 2510.42
May 2510.4
May 2510.47
May 2510.37
May 2510.34
Apr 2510.17
Apr 2510.1
Apr 2510.08
Apr 2510.02
Mar 2510.15
Mar 2510.26
Mar 2510.18
Mar 2510.17
Feb 2510.17
Feb 258.79
Feb 258.72
Feb 258.72
Jan 258.68
Jan 258.65
Jan 258.59
Jan 258.73
Jan 258.78
Dec 248.77
Dec 248.76
Dec 248.82
Dec 248.85
Nov 248.98
Nov 248.92
Nov 248.92
Nov 249.01
Nov 249.28
Oct 249.47
Price/Operating Cashflow
246810med 5.65Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
BEP Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 266.37
Sep 266.58
Sep 266.8
Aug 266.87
Aug 267.09
Aug 267.52
Aug 267.19
Jul 267.11
Jul 267.97
Jul 267.64
Jul 267.78
Jul 268.15
Jun 268.48
Jun 268.48
Jun 268.26
Jun 268.79
May 268.92
May 268.54
May 268.27
May 268.19
May 268.02
Apr 266.55
Apr 266.63
Apr 266.64
Apr 266.43
Mar 266.08
Mar 265.91
Mar 265.78
Mar 265.79
Feb 266.09
Feb 266.66
Feb 266.65
Feb 266.38
Jan 266.24
Jan 265.93
Jan 265.9
Jan 265.64
Jan 265.85
Dec 255.73
Dec 255.63
Dec 255.84
Dec 255.94
Nov 256.01
Nov 255.96
Nov 256.04
Nov 256.51
Oct 255.82
Oct 255.58
Oct 255.43
Oct 255.01
Oct 255.05
Sep 254.94
Sep 254.75
Sep 254.82
Sep 254.74
Aug 254.84
Aug 254.84
Aug 254.69
Aug 254.74
Aug 254.92
Jul 255.88
Jul 255.87
Jul 255.48
Jul 255.75
Jun 255.53
Jun 255.4
Jun 255.66
Jun 255.17
May 255.15
May 255.09
May 255.29
May 255.02
May 254.93
Apr 255.06
Apr 254.83
Apr 254.78
Apr 254.61
Mar 254.98
Mar 255.31
Mar 255.1
Mar 255.04
Feb 255.04
Feb 254.43
Feb 254.24
Feb 254.24
Jan 254.13
Jan 254.04
Jan 253.9
Jan 254.26
Jan 254.38
Dec 244.35
Dec 244.33
Dec 244.49
Dec 244.57
Nov 244.91
Nov 244.75
Nov 244.75
Nov 244.99
Nov 245.2
Oct 245.72
Price to Book
0.150.20.250.30.35med 0.25Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
BEP Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 260.25
Sep 260.25
Sep 260.26
Aug 260.27
Aug 260.27
Aug 260.29
Aug 260.28
Jul 260.28
Jul 260.28
Jul 260.27
Jul 260.28
Jul 260.29
Jun 260.3
Jun 260.3
Jun 260.29
Jun 260.31
May 260.32
May 260.3
May 260.29
May 260.29
May 260.29
Apr 260.28
Apr 260.28
Apr 260.28
Apr 260.28
Mar 260.26
Mar 260.25
Mar 260.25
Mar 260.25
Feb 260.26
Feb 260.28
Feb 260.28
Feb 260.27
Jan 260.26
Jan 260.25
Jan 260.25
Jan 260.24
Jan 260.24
Dec 250.24
Dec 250.23
Dec 250.24
Dec 250.25
Nov 250.25
Nov 250.25
Nov 250.25
Nov 250.27
Oct 250.26
Oct 250.25
Oct 250.24
Oct 250.22
Oct 250.23
Sep 250.22
Sep 250.21
Sep 250.22
Sep 250.21
Aug 250.22
Aug 250.22
Aug 250.21
Aug 250.21
Aug 250.22
Jul 250.23
Jul 250.23
Jul 250.22
Jul 250.23
Jun 250.22
Jun 250.21
Jun 250.22
Jun 250.21
May 250.2
May 250.2
May 250.21
May 250.2
May 250.2
Apr 250.18
Apr 250.17
Apr 250.17
Apr 250.16
Mar 250.17
Mar 250.19
Mar 250.18
Mar 250.18
Feb 250.18
Feb 250.24
Feb 250.23
Feb 250.23
Jan 250.23
Jan 250.22
Jan 250.21
Jan 250.23
Jan 250.24
Dec 240.24
Dec 240.24
Dec 240.24
Dec 240.25
Nov 240.27
Nov 240.26
Nov 240.26
Nov 240.27
Nov 240.26
Oct 240.28
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