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Clean Energy Technologies (CETY)


Market Price (12/22/2025): $0.8562 | Market Cap: $0.3 Mil
Sector: Industrials | Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components

Clean Energy Technologies (CETY)


Market Price (12/22/2025): $0.8562
Market Cap: $0.3 Mil
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components

Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow


0 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -96%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -141%
Penny stock
Mkt Price is 0.9
1 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Circular Economy & Recycling. Themes include Waste-to-Energy Solutions.
  Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -2.7 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -119%
2   Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 1015%
3   Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -32%
4   Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -306%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -306%
5   Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -1689%
6   High stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 1350%
7   Significant short interest
Short Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 436%
8   Key risks
CETY key risks include [1] substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern, Show more.
0 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -96%
1 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Circular Economy & Recycling. Themes include Waste-to-Energy Solutions.
2 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -141%
3 Penny stock
Mkt Price is 0.9
4 Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -2.7 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -119%
5 Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 1015%
6 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -32%
7 Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -306%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -306%
8 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -1689%
9 High stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 1350%
10 Significant short interest
Short Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 436%
11 Key risks
CETY key risks include [1] substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern, Show more.

Valuation, Metrics & Events

CETY Stock


Why The Stock Moved


Qualitative Assessment

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Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) experienced a substantial decline in its stock price between August 31, 2025, and December 22, 2025, driven by several key factors.

1. The 1-for-15 Reverse Stock Split and Negative Market Reaction: Clean Energy Technologies enacted a 1-for-15 reverse stock split, effective October 6, 2025, primarily to regain compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement. This corporate action, often viewed by investors as a signal of financial distress, resulted in a significant premarket stock tumble and exacerbated investor skepticism.

2. Persistent Bearish Sentiment and Technical Sell Signals: Throughout the specified period, CETY's stock was characterized by strong bearish sentiment and consistent "sell" signals across various technical analysis indicators, including short and long-term Moving Averages. A pronounced sell signal, issued from a pivot top point on October 13, 2025, marked the beginning of a sustained and significant decline.

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Stock Movement Drivers

Return vs. Risk


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
CETY Return3%0%0%7494%-59%-91%202%
Peers Return-10%-9%-16%-4%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%16%112%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
CETY Win Rate25%0%0%33%17%25% 
Peers Win Rate64%47%50%52%55% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%73% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
CETY Max Drawdown-27%0%0%0%-67%-98% 
Peers Max Drawdown-25%-31%-30%-34% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: CLNE, MNTK, AMRC, WM, RSG.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 12/19/2025 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

Unique KeyEventCETYS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-68.0%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven212.1%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to BreakevenNot Fully Recovered days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-68.2%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven214.3%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven1,100 days148 days
2018 Correction2018 Correction  
2018 Correction% Loss% Loss-44.7%-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven80.8%24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven35 days120 days

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In The Past

Clean Energy Technologies's stock fell -68.0% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 3/24/2023. A -68.0% loss requires a 212.1% gain to breakeven.

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About Clean Energy Technologies (CETY)

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Trade Ideas

Select past ideas related to CETY. For more, see Trefis Trade Ideas.

Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
CNM_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11212025CNMCore & MainDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
18.0%18.0%-1.6%
VRRM_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11212025VRRMVerra MobilityDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
3.7%3.7%-1.2%
LII_11212025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy11212025LIILennox InternationalDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
6.8%6.8%0.0%
ADP_11212025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper11212025ADPAutomatic Data ProcessingMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
2.6%2.6%-1.2%
CW_11212025_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%11212025CWCurtiss-WrightQualityQ | Momentum | UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside
Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run
3.6%3.6%-0.4%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
CNM_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11212025CNMCore & MainDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
18.0%18.0%-1.6%
VRRM_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11212025VRRMVerra MobilityDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
3.7%3.7%-1.2%
LII_11212025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy11212025LIILennox InternationalDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
6.8%6.8%0.0%
ADP_11212025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper11212025ADPAutomatic Data ProcessingMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
2.6%2.6%-1.2%
CW_11212025_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%11212025CWCurtiss-WrightQualityQ | Momentum | UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside
Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run
3.6%3.6%-0.4%

Recent Active Movers

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Peer Comparisons for Clean Energy Technologies

Peers to compare with:

Financials

CETYCLNEMNTKAMRCWMRSGMedian
NameClean En.Clean En.Montauk .Ameresco Waste Ma.Republic. 
Mkt Price0.872.231.8729.62216.34213.1415.93
Mkt Cap0.00.50.31.687.266.41.0
Rev LTM24221611,88424,78416,5021,153
Op Inc LTM-3-90-41024,3723,32850
FCF LTM-730-53-3992,4022,52912
FCF 3Y Avg-5-17-25-4902,0592,118-11
CFO LTM-79431-195,8564,33763
CFO 3Y Avg-57245-185,1683,89359

Growth & Margins

CETYCLNEMNTKAMRCWMRSGMedian
NameClean En.Clean En.Montauk .Ameresco Waste Ma.Republic. 
Rev Chg LTM-32.1%2.0%-17.5%12.2%15.9%4.3%3.2%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg3.2%2.1%-6.5%3.7%8.6%8.5%3.4%
Rev Chg Q228.9%1.2%-31.3%5.0%14.9%3.3%4.2%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM30.9%0.3%-11.4%1.4%3.5%0.8%1.1%
Op Mgn LTM-119.5%-21.3%-2.8%5.4%17.6%20.2%1.3%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg-91.3%-15.8%10.3%5.7%18.4%19.3%8.0%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM3.9%-1.2%-10.7%0.2%-0.2%-0.3%-0.3%
CFO/Rev LTM-306.3%22.4%19.1%-1.0%23.6%26.3%20.7%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg-164.9%17.1%25.1%-1.7%23.3%24.8%20.2%
FCF/Rev LTM-306.3%7.1%-33.2%-21.2%9.7%15.3%-7.0%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg-164.9%-3.9%-14.8%-32.8%9.3%13.5%-9.3%

Valuation

CETYCLNEMNTKAMRCWMRSGMedian
NameClean En.Clean En.Montauk .Ameresco Waste Ma.Republic. 
Mkt Cap0.00.50.31.687.266.41.0
P/S0.11.21.70.83.54.01.4
P/EBIT-0.2-2.7-37.011.921.421.35.9
P/E-0.1-2.3-29.124.834.031.512.4
P/CFO-0.05.28.7-81.814.915.36.9
Total Yield-1,685.2%-42.8%-3.4%4.0%4.4%4.3%0.3%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.5%1.1%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-3,390.5%-1.5%-6.8%-25.3%2.6%3.6%-4.2%
D/E14.20.80.31.20.30.20.5
Net D/E10.10.30.21.20.30.20.3

Returns

CETYCLNEMNTKAMRCWMRSGMedian
NameClean En.Clean En.Montauk .Ameresco Waste Ma.Republic. 
1M Rtn-20.7%3.7%9.4%-5.8%0.3%-2.7%-1.2%
3M Rtn-80.0%-15.8%-10.5%-3.9%0.4%-5.8%-8.2%
6M Rtn-77.2%17.4%-13.4%97.5%-6.0%-13.7%-9.7%
12M Rtn-90.6%-12.9%-50.1%32.5%6.7%5.7%-3.6%
3Y Rtn194.4%-58.1%-82.8%-46.3%43.7%70.8%-1.3%
1M Excs Rtn-27.1%0.8%5.5%-7.4%-2.2%-4.9%-3.5%
3M Excs Rtn-83.3%-18.0%-13.5%-10.0%-2.0%-7.6%-11.7%
6M Excs Rtn-90.0%13.3%-23.5%92.7%-20.6%-28.0%-22.0%
12M Excs Rtn-104.3%-30.7%-65.6%10.9%-7.9%-8.2%-19.4%
3Y Excs Rtn123.3%-133.9%-155.4%-124.8%-35.0%-8.4%-79.9%

Financials

Segment Financials

Assets by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Heat Recovery Solutions33 32
Manufacturing and Engineering2364 
NG Trading2 0  
Waste to Energy200  
Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) Hong Kong (HK) 5   
Clean Energy Technologies  3  
Clean Energy Technologies (Cety) Europe   00
Electronics Assembly    2
Total1011864


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date11282025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity1,304,462
Short Interest: % Change Since 111520254027.3%
Average Daily Volume39,898,327
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1
Basic Shares Quantity299,294
Short % of Basic Shares435.8%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
7/24/2012   
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive000
# Negative111
Median Positive   
Median Negative   
Max Positive   
Max Negative   

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
93020251119202510-Q 9/30/2025
6302025819202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025520202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024414202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241119202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024819202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024520202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023417202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231114202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023814202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023522202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022417202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221114202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022822202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022516202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021415202210-K 12/31/2021