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Renewable Energy Group

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Renewable Energy Group is a biodiesel production company headquartered in Ames, Iowa. The company operates 12 biorefineries and a feedstock processing facility.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 18, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 1996Founded1

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  • TickerREGI on NASDAQ1
  • Industryrenewable energy industry1
  • HeadquartersAmes1
  • Websitewww.regi.com
  • Legal formDelaware corporation1
  • Incorporated inDE5
  • Business address406 First Street, Po Box 128, Ralston, Ia 514595

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Renewable Energy Group is a biodiesel production company headquartered in Ames, Iowa. The company operates 12 biorefineries and a feedstock processing facility. As of 2018, the company is a Fortune 1000 corporation.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2021

12.5%Gross margin7
7.6%Operating margin7
7.2%Net margin7
61.2%Revenue growth, 20217
12.4%Return on equity7
0.31×Debt to equity7
-$115.8MFree cash flow7

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2021

  • Cost of revenue88¢$2.9B
  • Selling, general and admin4¢$140.5M
  • Interest1¢$21.9M
  • Income tax0¢$14.5M
  • Profit7¢$213.8M

Out of $3.0B in revenue.7

Financial statements

Revenue8910117$3.0B in 2021+113% since 2015
0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B2015: $1.4B$1.4B20152016: $2.0B$2.0B2016+47%2017: $2.2B$2.2B2017+6%2018: $2.0B$2.0B2018−6%2019: $2.0B$2.0B2019−2%2020: $1.8B$1.8B2020−7%2021: $3.0B$3.0B2021+61%
Gross profit8910117$369.9M in 2021+235% since 2015
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M2015: $110.5M$110.5M20152016: $171.4M$171.4M2016+55%2017: $84.4M$84.4M2017−51%2018: $405.5M$405.5M2018+381%2019: $513.9M$513.9M2019+27%2020: $268.4M$268.4M2020−48%2021: $369.9M$369.9M2021+38%
Operating income8910117$223.5M in 2021
-$200.0M0$200.0M$400.0M2015: -$154.7M-$154.7M20152016: $60.3M$60.3M20162017: -$61.4M-$61.4M20172018: $297.9M$297.9M20182019: $383.5M$383.5M2019+29%2020: $126.9M$126.9M2020−67%2021: $223.5M$223.5M2021+76%
Net income897$213.8M in 2021
-$200.0M0$200.0M$400.0M2015: -$151.4M-$151.4M20152016: $44.3M$44.3M20162017: -$79.1M-$79.1M20172018: $292.3M$292.3M20182019: $362.8M$362.8M2019+24%2020: $122.8M$122.8M2020−66%2021: $213.8M$213.8M2021+74%
Fiscal year2015201620172018201920202021
Revenue$1.4B8$2.0B9$2.2B10$2.0B11$2.0B7$1.8B7$3.0B7
Cost of revenue$1.3B8$1.9B9$2.1B10$2.0B11$2.1B7$1.9B7$2.9B7
Gross profit$110.5M8$171.4M9$84.4M10$405.5M11$513.9M7$268.4M7$369.9M7
Research and development$16.9M8$4.9M9$2.4M9$2.0M9
Selling, general and admin$73.4M8$88.3M9$95.8M10$106.7M11$118.2M7$119.3M7$140.5M7
Operating income-$154.7M8$60.3M9-$61.4M10$297.9M11$383.5M7$126.9M7$223.5M7
Interest$11.9M8$16.0M9$18.8M10$18.2M11$13.2M7$7.9M7$21.9M7
Income tax-$8.7M8$4.3M9-$30.5M10$5.9M11-$570.0K7$5.9M7-$14.5M7
Net income-$151.4M8$44.3M9-$79.1M9$292.3M9$362.8M7$122.8M7$213.8M7
Earnings per share-$3.448$1.068-$2.0410$7.1611$9.277$3.077$4.487
Earnings per share (diluted)-$3.448$1.529-$2.0410$6.1911$8.387$2.767$4.447

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The story

Renewable Energy Group began in 1996 as the biodiesel division of West Central Cooperative with the construction of a plant in Ralston, Iowa. In 2006, the company separated from West Central and moved its headquarters to Ames.

In 2013, the company acquired Tulsa-based biofuels company Syntroleum Corporation amid that company's struggles for profitability. In 2015 it acquired the assets of Seattle-based biodiesel company Imperium Renewables.

On February 28, 2022, the company announced they would be acquired by the California-based oil company Chevron Corporation. On June 13, the acquisition was completed.

Leadership

Upon separation from West Central, the initial CEO of the company was Jeff Stroburg, succeeded in 2011 by Daniel Oh. After Oh's abrupt and unexpected resignation in 2017, Reginald Howard became interim CEO, and was replaced in 2018 by Cynthia Warner.

From Wikipedia’s article on Renewable Energy Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Leadership

Who has led Renewable Energy Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Jeffrey Stroburg2011–2014
  2. Daniel J. Oh2011–2017
  3. Randolph L. Howard2017–2018
  4. Cynthia Warner2019–2022

President

  1. Daniel J. Oh2011–2017
  2. Randolph L. Howard2017–2018
  3. Cynthia Warner2019–2022

Chief financial officer

  1. Chad Stone2011–2020
  2. Todd Allen Robinson2020–2021
  3. Richard Craig Bealmear2021–2022

Chief operating officer

  1. Daniel J. Oh2011
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Board members and other officers (27)

Products and brands

  • biodiesel

Listed on Wikidata.1

In June 2001, the predecessor company's InterWest facility in Ralston exploded, leaving one man in critical condition.

The company's biofuels production facility in Geismar, Louisiana suffered from explosions in April and September 2015. As a result of this explosion, Renewable Energy Group was cited with three "willful" safety violations and was fined $70,000 by OSHA.

From Wikipedia’s article on Renewable Energy Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Timeline

  1. Jan 16, 2019New chief executive Cynthia Warner becomes CEO14
  2. Aug 17, 2017New chief executive Randolph L. Howard becomes CEO15
  3. Sep 30, 2011New chief executive Daniel J. Oh becomes CEO17
  4. Apr 29, 2011New chief executive Jeffrey Stroburg becomes CEO16
  5. Jan 1, 1996Founded Founded1

Filings

91 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 1 annual reports, 2 quarterly reports, 10 major events, 46 insider forms, 5 large holders, 27 other. The latest 20:

  1. Feb 10, 2023SC 13G/A SEC SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  2. Jun 23, 202215-12G EDGAR
  3. Jun 14, 2022EFFECT EDGAR
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The 91 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last three years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades and holders

Large holders

Investors who own more than 5% must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively. 5 such filings since October 2021:

  1. Feb 10, 2023SC 13G/A
  2. Feb 14, 2022SC 13G/A
  3. Feb 10, 2022SC 13G/A
  4. Feb 9, 2022SC 13G/A
  5. Feb 8, 2022SC 13G/A

From Forms 4 and Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the SEC.

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