Energy Vault Q3 revenue falls 61% on project delivery timings

By Reuters News


Overview

  • Energy infrastructure firm's Q3 revenue fell 61% yr/yr, missing analyst expectations

  • Company's contract backlog rose 15% sequentially and 147% yr/yr to $2.3 bln

  • Completed acquisition of 2.3 GW U.S. energy storage projects from Goshe Energy Storage


Outlook

  • Energy Vault affirms full-year 2026 revenue guidance of $290–$310 mln

  • Company expects 2026 gross margin of 20%-22%

  • Energy Vault provides preliminary 2027 revenue guidance of $600–$700 mln and adj EBITDA of $40–$50 mln


Result Drivers

  • PROJECT DELIVERY TIMING - Co said lower Q3 revenue reflected planned timing of project deliveries

  • TARIFF REFUNDS - Gross margin benefited from $4.3 mln in tariff refunds during the quarter

  • PORTFOLIO EXPANSION - Acquisition of 2.3 GW U.S. BESS projects from Goshe Energy Storage contributed to backlog growth


Company press release:


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Revenue

Miss

$13.07 mln

$13.29 mln (4 Analysts)

Q3 Adjusted Loss Per Share

Beat

$0.14

$0.15 (2 Analysts)

Q3 Net Loss

$28.16 mln

Q3 Operating Income

-$24.58 mln

Q3 Pretax Loss

$27.02 mln


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the electrical components & equipment peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. is $7.00, about 93.4% above its November 9 closing price of $3.62


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