New York, May 25, 2026, 17:03 ET
- U.S. stock markets are shut for Memorial Day. Clean Energy Fuels last changed hands on Friday.
- CLNE closed the week at $2.05, gaining 0.99% Friday and about 1% from the week before.
- Inflation numbers are due this week, with more earnings and fresh attention on fuel price swings.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. shares are set to stay idle Monday with Nasdaq closed for Memorial Day. The renewable-fuel supplier ended last week with a slight uptick while the U.S. market posted gains. Nasdaq’s posted 2026 holiday schedule continues to show May 25 as a full closure.
Shares ended Friday at $2.05, a gain of 0.99% on the day. The stock traded in a narrow band from $2.02 to $2.08. It edged past the $2.03 mark it reached on May 15. The move lagged behind last week’s stronger run in small-cap and energy stocks.
Investors back from the long weekend are focused on Clean Energy and have two main questions: Can the company turn higher fuel prices into better margins? And will demand for renewable natural gas keep up as fleets look at costs, emissions rules, and new truck engines?
Renewable natural gas, or RNG, is biogas that’s processed into pipeline-grade methane, the U.S. Energy Department’s Alternative Fuels Data Center says. Fleet buyers like truck, bus and refuse operators get this fuel from Clean Energy, which supplies it for use in compressed and liquefied natural gas vehicles.
Clean Energy bulls found something to work with in the latest results. The company posted first-quarter revenue of $117.6 million, up from $103.8 million last year. Net loss shrank to $12.4 million, compared with a much wider $135.0 million loss a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA came in at $16.6 million.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. CEO Clay Corbus said fuel-market anxiety influenced the quarter. “Fleets are taking note of our much less volatile transportation fuel,” Corbus said. He pointed to “tailwinds of elevated oil and diesel prices” while natural gas stayed more stable in the period. Clean Energy Fuels Corp.
Insider selling turned up last week at Clean Energy. Co-founder and director Andrew Littlefair disclosed a sale of 165,000 shares on May 18 at a weighted average price of $2.0463, according to a new filing. After the sale Littlefair holds 1,914,993 shares directly. Form 144 put the value of the transaction near $337,635.
Market gains gave support. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at a record Friday and the S&P 500 put up its eighth week in a row. Reuters said the Dow added 0.58%, the S&P 500 gained 0.37% and the Nasdaq rose 0.19% for the session.
Week ahead: macro calendar in focus, not just Clean Energy news. Reuters reported investors will be watching Thursday’s personal consumption expenditures price index, which the Fed uses for inflation, along with a new Q1 growth estimate and consumer confidence data. High yields and energy-based inflation are still risks for high-growth and small-cap names.
OPAL Fuels, a public RNG producer and distributor, said May 11 that its first-quarter revenue dropped 14% to $73.4 million. Adjusted EBITDA came in at $16.7 million. The results point to a mixed operating backdrop for the sector. Policy credits and fleet demand are still key.
But Clean Energy’s outlook isn’t bright. The company is still guiding for a net loss of $66 million to $71 million in 2026, and said market moves in diesel and natural gas, contract adjustments with customers, and Amazon-related warrant costs could all affect that range. If diesel falls, fleets hold back, or inflation comes back, the stock could lose its bounce in a hurry.
