

Our annual list of the top 100 publicly traded pure play companies in clean energy, transportation, water, and the grid
The 2025 Clean Edge 100, our second annual ranking of the 100 top publicly traded clean-tech companies in clean energy, transportation, water, and the grid, finds continued global industry leadership in the U.S. and China. Eligible companies are members of our global equity research universe of more than 650 companies, and the rankings only include companies that are determined to receive 50% or more of their revenue from clean-tech activities (pure plays). Companies are ranked according to an equally weighted composite of market capitalization, revenue, and operating profit. Revenue and operating profit are adjusted by business exposure as evaluated by Clean Edge.
This year’s list of 100 top-ranked companies includes energy storage & conversion behemoths BYD, CATL, and Tesla; grid infrastructure leaders Eaton, E.ON, and Schneider Electric; and water innovators Ecolab, Veolia, and Xylem. U.S.-domiciled and China-domiciled companies lead the pack with 26 and 23 listings respectively, followed by Brazil with seven and the United Kingdom and South Korea tied with five each. In terms of the top sectors in this year’s rankings, renewable energy and grid lead with 28 companies each, followed by water and energy storage & conversion with 23 and 16 selections respectively.
For more information on this year’s rankings (including some of the notable companies that came in or dropped out), check out the 2025 Clean Edge 100 Data Dive.
The rankings listed below were updated on August 12, 2025.
Rank | Company Name | Sector | Domicile |
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61 | A. O. Smith Corp. | Water | USA |
7 | ABB Ltd. | Grid | Switzerland |
67 | Acuity Brands, Inc. | Energy Intelligence | USA |
71 | Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | Water | USA |
78 | Albemarle Corp. | Enabling Materials | USA |
21 | American Water Works Co., Inc. | Water | USA |
24 | Aptiv Plc | Grid | Ireland |
97 | Badger Meter, Inc. | Water | USA |
53 | BKW AG | Renewable Energy | Switzerland |
59 | Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. | Renewable Energy | Bermuda |
4 | BYD Co. Ltd. | Energy Storage & Conversion | China |
93 | CALB Co., Ltd. | Energy Storage & Conversion | China |
28 | Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. | Grid + Renewable Energy | Brazil |
58 | China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. | Renewable Energy | China |
36 | China Three Gorges Renewables (Group) Co., Ltd. | Renewable Energy | China |
35 | Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo S.A. | Water | Brazil |
79 | Companhia Paranaense de Energia S.A. (COPEL) | Grid + Renewable Energy | Brazil |
2 | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) | Energy Storage & Conversion | China |
42 | Core & Main, Inc. | Water | USA |
70 | Corporación Acciona Energías Renovables S.A. | Renewable Energy | Spain |
8 | E.ON SE | Grid | Germany |
5 | Eaton Corp. Plc | Grid | Ireland |
10 | Ecolab, Inc. | Water | USA |
82 | Ecopro BM Co. Ltd. | Enabling Materials | Korea |
50 | EDP Renováveis S.A. | Renewable Energy | Spain |
25 | EDP-Energias de Portugal S.A. | Grid | Portugal |
44 | Elia Group S.A. | Grid | Belgium |
32 | Energisa S.A. | Grid | Brazil |
84 | ENGIE Brasil Energia S.A. | Renewable Energy | Brazil |
45 | Equatorial Energia S.A. | Grid + Renewable Energy | Brazil |
74 | Essential Utilities, Inc. | Water | USA |
41 | EVE Energy Co. Ltd. | Energy Storage & Conversion | China |
34 | First Solar, Inc. | Renewable Energy | USA |
86 | Ganfeng Lithium Co., Ltd. | Enabling Materials | China |
83 | Georg Fischer AG | Water | Switzerland |
77 | Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. | Renewable Energy | China |
75 | Gotion High-Tech Co., Ltd. | Energy Storage & Conversion | China |
92 | Guangdong Investment Ltd. | Water | China |
99 | Hangzhou First Applied Material Co., Ltd.. | Enabling Materials | China |
54 | HD Hyundai Electric | Grid | Korea |
31 | Hubbell, Inc. | Grid | USA |
26 | Hydro One Ltd. | Grid | Canada |
6 | Iberdrola S.A. | Grid + Renewable Energy | Spain |
98 | IDACORP, Inc. | Renewable Energy | USA |
87 | Itron, Inc. | Energy Intelligence | USA |
57 | JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd. | Renewable Energy | China |
62 | JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. | Renewable Energy | China |
12 | Johnson Controls International Plc | Grid | Ireland |
37 | Kingspan Group Plc | Energy Intelligence | Ireland |
14 | LG Energy Solution, Ltd. | Energy Storage & Conversion | Korea |
29 | LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. | Renewable Energy | China |
89 | LS Electric Co., Ltd. | Grid | Korea |
73 | Meridian Energy Ltd. | Renewable Energy | New Zealand |
72 | Mueller Industries, Inc. | Water | USA |
11 | National Grid Plc | Grid | UK |
47 | Neoenergia S.A. | Grid + Renewable Energy | Brazil |
76 | Nexans S.A. | Grid | France |
69 | Nextracker, Inc. | Renewable Energy | USA |
52 | NIO Inc. | Energy Storage & Conversion | China |
90 | NKT A/S | Grid | Denmark |
65 | Nordex SE | Renewable Energy | Germany |
48 | nVent Electric Plc | Grid | UK |
23 | ON Semiconductor Corp. | Energy Intelligence + Energy Storage & Conversion | USA |
30 | Ørsted A/S | Renewable Energy | Denmark |
100 | OSRAM Licht AG | Energy Intelligence | Germany |
40 | Pentair Plc | Water | UK |
46 | Primo Brands Corp. | Water | USA |
17 | Prysmian S.p.A. | Grid | Italy |
13 | Quanta Services, Inc. | Grid | USA |
64 | Redeia Corporación S.A. | Grid | Spain |
55 | Rivian Automotive, Inc. | Energy Storage & Conversion | USA |
38 | Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. | Energy Storage & Conversion | Korea |
3 | Schneider Electric SE | Grid + Energy Intelligence | France |
56 | Severn Trent Plc | Water | UK |
9 | Siemens Energy AG | Renewable Energy | Germany |
81 | Signify NV | Energy Intelligence | Netherlands |
95 | Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. | Enabling Materials | Chile |
43 | SPIE S.A. | Grid | France |
49 | Stantec, Inc. | Water + Environmental Services | Canada |
20 | Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd. | Energy Storage & Conversion | China |
66 | SUNWODA Electronic Co., Ltd. | Energy Storage & Conversion | China |
33 | TERNA S.p.A. | Grid | Italy |
1 | Tesla, Inc. | Energy Storage & Conversion + Renewable Energy | USA |
68 | Tetra Tech, Inc. | Water | USA |
88 | Tianqi Lithium Corp. | Enabling Materials | China |
51 | Trina Solar Ltd. | Renewable Energy | China |
63 | United Utilities Group Plc | Water | UK |
94 | Universal Display Corp. | Energy Intelligence | USA |
15 | Veolia Environnement S.A. | Water + Environmental Services | France |
27 | Veralto Corp. | Water | USA |
19 | Verbund AG | Grid + Renewable Energy | Austria |
18 | Vestas Wind Systems A/S | Renewable Energy | Denmark |
80 | Watts Water Technologies, Inc. | Water | USA |
22 | WSP Global, Inc. | Water + Environmental Services | Canada |
91 | Xinjiang Daqo New Energy Co. Ltd. | Renewable Energy | China |
39 | XPeng, Inc. | Energy Storage & Conversion | China |
16 | Xylem, Inc. | Water | USA |
85 | Yadea Group Holdings Ltd. | Energy Storage & Conversion | China |
60 | Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., Ltd. | Energy Storage & Conversion | China |
96 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp. | Water | USA |