Alternus Clean Energy Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Alternus Clean Energy Inc (ALCE) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Alternus Clean Energy Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternus Clean Energy Inc | - | - | - | - |
| Competitors combined (1) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
ALCE Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
ALCE Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biolargo Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Alternus Clean Energy Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Alternus Clean Energy Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Alternus Clean Energy Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Alternus Clean Energy Inc | 0.00 | -2.95 |
| Biolargo Inc | 25.68 | 4.08 |
| SUBTOTAL | 25.68 | 1.13 |
Sources: Alternus Clean Energy Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Alternus Clean Energy Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hover Energy | Named by the company | 85% |
| IBM | Named by the company | 85% |
| EverOn | Named by the company | 85% |
| Biolargo Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Alternus Clean Energy Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Alternus Clean Energy Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Biolargo Inc | BioLargo Engineering Science Technologies LLC 87.34 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Alternus Clean Energy Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternus Clean Energy Inc | 0 | - | - |
| Biolargo Inc | 26 | 88,739 | -408,500 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 26 | 88,739 | -408,500 |
Alternus Clean Energy Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 65 companies in Alternus Clean Energy Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Alternus Clean Energy Inc ranks #0 of 65 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 438, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy Inc | 158,520 | 11.72 % |
| 2 | The Southern Company | 94,278 | 6.97 % |
| 3 | Duke Energy Corporation | 89,398 | 6.61 % |
| 4 | Constellation Energy Corporation | 89,268 | 6.60 % |
| 5 | American Electric Power Co Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Sempra | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Entergy Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Vistra Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Xcel Energy Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Alternus Clean Energy Inc | 0 | 0.00 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Alternus Clean Energy Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-08-27.
Alternus Clean Energy Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Electric Utilities industry average (83 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Electric Utilities industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 24.9x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 16.1x | - |
| P/B | 0.0x | 2.1x | -2.1x |
| Return on Equity | -57.53 % | industry aggregate | -71.96 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -11.46 % | 2.48 % (avg) | -13.94 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Alternus Clean Energy Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 438 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Alternus Clean Energy Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Alternus Clean Energy Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Alternus Clean Energy Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 72.0 points below the industry aggregate.
Opportunities
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (100.00 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Alternus Clean Energy Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternus Clean Energy Inc | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.27 |
| Biolargo Inc | 0.81 | 1.09 | 3.15 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Alternus Clean Energy Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternus Clean Energy Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Biolargo Inc | Q2 2026 | -55.1 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | -64.7 % | - |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Alternus Clean Energy Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternus Clean Energy Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Biolargo Inc | Q2 2026 | -57.7 % | - |
Alternus Clean Energy Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternus Clean Energy Inc | - | - | - |
| Biolargo Inc | - | - | - |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Alternus Clean Energy Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Alternus Clean Energy Inc | - | - |
| Biolargo Inc | - | 6.29 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | - | 22.64 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.