CLNE NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Clean Energy Fuels Corp · Energy · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

Latest close 1.94 USD
-4.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -12.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 19.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.4%, after a -5.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 65/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 4d.

Setup score 23 out of 100
Latest Close 1.94 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -4.4% latest completed week
4W Return -5.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return -12.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 25.0% 13 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.99% based on similar historical setup states.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -12.5% below the Trend Line and sits at 19.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.4%, after a -5.4% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.6x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1012-week average 0.14

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.10Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -5.4% over four weeks, -12.2% over 12 weeks, and -1.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-4.4%
4W-5.4%
12W-12.2%
26W-11.8%
52W-1.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year13
Trend breadth25.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.20Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change120.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-24.11Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-2.0%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 85% Model confidence 81%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength57/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 44; rank 1 is best.
Value87/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Quality13/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Momentum23/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Growth34/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
18.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
16.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-11.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
20.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-6.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
5.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-46.2%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-21.3x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

CLNE shows volatility options pressure with a 65/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 23.08, expected move of 15.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction65/100
Expected move15.5%
Put/call volume23.08
Pressure-100
Speculation23
Volatility96
Trend agreement33
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Insider activity10 / 3

10 acquisitions and 3 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 74 relevant articles.

23 positive · 41 neutral · 10 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings4dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move15.5%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-37.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.6%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+25.0%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-14.7%Week of 24 Jul.
Latest week-4.4%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses8
Recent vol6.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.5% / -5.0%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20261.94 USD-4.4%2.22 USD2.65 USD0.20-24.114.8MOff
24 Jul 20262.03 USD-14.7%2.22 USD2.67 USD0.11-20.468.1MOff
17 Jul 20262.38 USD8.7%2.23 USD2.69 USD-0.07-8.599.4MOff
10 Jul 20262.19 USD6.8%2.22 USD2.71 USD-0.61-19.4710.9MOff
3 Jul 20262.05 USD9.6%2.23 USD2.72 USD-0.98-23.637.7MOff
26 Jun 20261.87 USD0.5%2.23 USD2.74 USD-1.03-30.0911.2MOff
19 Jun 20261.86 USD-2.6%2.24 USD2.76 USD-1.21-33.876.2MOff
12 Jun 20261.91 USD-1.0%2.25 USD2.78 USD-1.24-30.665.1MOff
5 Jun 20261.93 USD-5.4%2.26 USD2.79 USD-1.17-28.666.9MOff
29 May 20262.04 USD-0.5%2.28 USD2.81 USD-1.04-28.255.0MOff
22 May 20262.05 USD1.0%2.31 USD2.82 USD-0.82-26.065.9MOff
15 May 20262.03 USD-8.1%2.34 USD2.84 USD-0.54-26.207.6MOff
8 May 20262.21 USD-5.2%2.36 USD2.85 USD-0.30-20.327.7MOff
1 May 20262.33 USD2.2%2.37 USD2.87 USD-0.18-11.454.7MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.