BE 10-K & 10-Q changes, risk factors and insider trading
Bloom Energy Corp · NYSE · Electrical Industrial Apparatus · CIK 1664703 · All filings on SEC.gov
At a glance
What changed in the latest 10-K
Risk Factors
New heading “Our AI customer mix is increasing due to the continued adoption of AI tools, and the resulting growth in AI data centers and their resulting power needs to support our business expansion. Slower expansion of AI data centers due to actual or perceived deceleration in AI adoption or other factors could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.”
New heading “Our internal computer systems, and those of our third-party providers, may fail or may suffer from events beyond our control, including security breaches and other cybersecurity events, which could compromise our intellectual property and other confidential information, disrupt our product development programs and manufacturing operations, harm product performance, and/or damage the Company’s brand and reputation, any of which could reduce our revenue and earnings, increase our expenses and expose us to legal and regulatory claims.”
New heading “We increasingly rely on the collection, processing, storage, sharing, and analysis of large volumes of data that requires strong data governance. A failure to maintain strong data governance by us and/or our third-party providers could result in investigations, fines, penalties, and litigation; expose us to operational, financial and reputational risks; and adversely impact the execution of strategic objectives.”
New heading “Geopolitical events and conditions could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.”
Removed heading “We derive a substantial portion of our revenue and backlog from a limited number of customers, and the loss of or a significant reduction in orders from a large customer could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and other key metrics.”
Removed heading “Data security breaches and cyberattacks could compromise our intellectual property or other confidential information and cause significant damage to our business, product performance, brand, and reputation.”
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“While we have taken steps to address these risks, our efforts may not wholly mitigate them. In addition, these risks are likely to increase as we continue to grow and expand geographically and our products and services become increasingly dependent on technology. …”see in full comparison
“We increasingly rely on the collection, processing, storage, sharing, and analysis of large volumes of data that requires strong data governance. A failure to maintain strong data governance by us and/or our third-party providers could result in investigations, fines, penalties, and litigation; expose us to operational, financial and reputational risks; and adversely impact the execution of strategic objectives.”see in full comparison
“As we expand our use of advanced analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence-enabled tools, our reliance on high quality and well governed data increases and any weakness in data governance may be amplified. In addition, we are subject to a complex and evolving landscape of data protection, privacy, cybersecurity, and data localization laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Failure to comply with those requirements, or to appropriately govern the use of sharing of data could result in regulatory investigations fines, penalties, or litigation.”see in full comparison
“Data security breaches and cyberattacks could compromise our intellectual property or other confidential information and cause significant damage to our business, product performance, brand, and reputation.”see in full comparison
“There is no assurance that any measures we may take to combat known and unknown cybersecurity risks will be sufficient to prevent future security breaches and cyberattacks. The security of our infrastructure, including the network that connects our products to our remote monitoring service, may be vulnerable to breaches, unauthorized access, misuse, computer viruses, or other malicious code and cyberattacks that could have a material adverse impact on our business and our products in the field, and the protective measures we have taken may be insufficient to prevent such events. …”see in full comparison
“We utilize a sourcing strategy that emphasizes global procurement of materials that have direct or indirect dependencies upon a number of vendors with operations in the Asia Pacific region. Physical, regulatory, technological, market, reputational, and legal risks related to climate change in these regions and globally are increasing in impact and diversity and the magnitude of any short-term or long-term adverse impact on our business or results of operations remains unknown. …”see in full comparison
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•Distributed energy generation and hydrogen production are emerging markets that may not receive widespread acceptance or demand.demand may be lower than we expect.
•Our products involve a lengthy sales and installation cycle, whichand may lengthen further asif we seekfail largerto transactions.close sales on a regular timely basis, our business could be harmed
•Our AI customer mix is increasing due to the continued adoption of AI tools, and the resulting growth in AI data centers and their resulting power needs to support our business expansion. Slower expansion of AI data centers due to actual or perceived deceleration in AI adoption or other factors could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
•Deployment of our fuel cell products can be affected by interconnection requirements, export tariff arrangements and utility tariff requirements that are each subject to change.
•We derive a substantial portion of our revenue and backlog from a limited number of customers.
•Our business is subject to project execution risks.
•Our business is subject to risks associated with construction, utility interconnection study and transmission upgrade delays, cost overruns and delays, including those related to permits, regulatory approvals, and other contingencies.
•WeCertain havefeatures long-termor characteristics of some of our supply agreements that could resultexpose inus to risks, such as excess or, if one or more suppliers do not produce for any reason,inventory, insufficient inventory, or above market pricing or higher costs, andwhich could negatively affect our results of operations.
•Possible new tradeTrade tariffs could have a material adverse effect on our business.
•We have a limited history of manufacturing new products, such as our Electrolyzers.products.
•We are subject to laws and regulations,regulations includingthat environmentalcould lawsimpose substantial costs upon us and regulations,cause regarding our products.delays
•We are in an unsettled regulatory and legal environment with increasing compliance complexity and costs.
•Our failureinability to effectively protect and enforce our intellectual property rights may undermine our competitive position, and litigation to protect our intellectual property rights may be costly.
•Our internal computer systems, and those of our third-party providers, may fail or suffer from events beyond our control, including from cybersecurity events, which could reduce revenue and earnings, increase expenses and expose us to legal and regulatory claims.
•We increasingly rely on the collection, processing, storage, sharing, and analysis of large volumes of data that requires strong data governance.
•Data security breaches and cyberattacks could compromise our intellectual property or other confidential information and cause significant damage to our business, product performance, brand and reputation.
•We may issue additional shares of our common stock in connection with future conversions of theoutstanding Greenconvertible Notes,notes, which may dilute our existing stockholders and potentially adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
•Future sales of our common stock by SK ecoplant Co., Ltd.current or itspotential affiliates,future significant holders, or the perception that such sales could occur, may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
•Provisions in our charter documents and under Delaware law could make an acquisition of us more difficult, limit stockholders’ rights, and limit the market price of our common stock. In addition, provisions in the convertible notes we have issued could delay or prevent an otherwise beneficial takeover of us.
•Geopolitical events and conditions could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
Distributed energy generation and hydrogen production are still emerging markets. It is uncertain whether potential customers will embrace distributed generation or hydrogen production in general, or our solutions in particular. Enterprises may be unwilling to adopt our solutions over traditionaltraditional, competing, and/or competingalternative power sources such as distributed solar or electricity from the grid, nuclear, hydro, coal, geothermal and/or intermittent solar and/or wind power paired with storage, or alternative means of producing hydrogen. This could be due to the perception that our technology or our company is unproven, lack of confidence in our business model, unavailability of third-party service providers to operate and maintain our solutions, lack of awareness of our products, or their perception of regulatory or political challenges, including challenges pertaining to technologies that use natural gas fuels or have carbon emissions.
•the introduction, emergence, continuance, maturation or success of, or increased government support for, other hydrogen production or alternative energy generation or hydrogen production technologies and products (including, for example, small scale nuclear and geothermal);
Our sales cycle is typically 128 to 1812 months but can vary considerably. To make a sale, we must typically provide a significant level of education to prospective customers regarding the use and benefits of our products and technology. The period between initial discussions with a potential customer and the eventual sale usually depends on a number of factors, including the potential customer’s budget, selection of financing type, and term of the contract. InAI addition,and wedata havecenter startedcustomers toand focusother onlarge larger projects, whichloads, tend to have longer sales cycles. Prospective customers often undertake a significant evaluation process that may further extend the sales cycle, and which evaluation may be negatively impacted by general market and economic conditions such as inflation, rising interest rates, availability of capital, a recessionary environment, geopolitical instability, energy availability and costs, and the availability and effects of government initiatives. Once a customer decides to purchase our product, it takesmay take a significant amount of time for us to fulfill the sales order.order, generally due to variables within the customer’s control including permitting, building, availability of gas infrastructure. Generally, it takes between ninesix to eighteentwelve months or more from the entry into a sales contract until the installation of our products. The lengthy sales and installation cycles are subject to a number of significant risks, some of which are outside of our control. Due to the long sales and installation cycles, we may expend significant resources without being certain of generating a sale.
Our products have significant upfront costs, and, for some customers, we need to attract investorsfinanciers to help them finance purchases.
Our products have significant upfront costs, which may be a barrier for some customers who may not have the financial capability to purchase our products directly. To address this, we have developed various financing options that allow customers to use our products through third-party financing arrangements. These options enable our customers to access our products without making a direct purchase. For more information on the different financing arrangements available, please see Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Purchase and Financing Options. If in any given quarter we or our customers are not able to secure funding, our financial condition and results of operations would be harmed. To attract new customers, we regularly innovate our customer contracts which may have different terms and financing conditions from prior transactions.
In the U.S., our capacity to offer our Energy Server systems through financed arrangements depends in large part on the ability of financing parties to optimize the tax benefits associated with the Energy Server systems, such as the recently expired ITC for fuel cells running on a non-zero carbon fuel or accelerated depreciation.systems. Interest rate fluctuations, and internationally, currency exchange rate fluctuations, may also impact the attractiveness of any financing offerings for our customers. Our ability to finance a PPA or a lease is also related to, and may be limited by, the creditworthiness of the customer.
Our AI customer mix is increasing due to the continued adoption of AI tools, and the resulting growth in AI data centers and their resulting power needs to support our business expansion. Slower expansion of AI data centers due to actual or perceived deceleration in AI adoption or other factors could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
While we sell our solutions to customers in a variety of industries and for a variety of applications, we have recently seen a significant increase in demand for Bloom Energy Server systems to meet the power needs of AI data centers, which are experiencing increased demand for reliable, on-site power. These AI data centers are experiencing this increased demand largely as a result of the large power consumption requirements of AI computing and the lack of available generation, transmission and interconnection from the utility grid. A deceleration in AI adoption, changes in customer capital expenditure priorities, financing constraints (including reduced availability of project finance or tax equity), longer permitting or construction lead times, local moratoria, protests or siting restrictions on data centers or distributed generation, or improved grid interconnection timelines could adversely affect AI data centers’ demand for our solutions. The rate at which AI will continue to be adopted, and the resulting increase in power needs by AI data centers and the development of new AI data centers, is inherently difficult to predict and beyond our control. However, if AI adoption does not continue at the pace that we expect, or at all, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We believe that the customer’s decision to purchase our Energy Server system is significantly influenced by its price, the price predictability of electricity generated by our Energy Server systems in comparison to the retail price, and the future price outlook of electricity from the local utility grid and other energy sources. These prices are subject to change and may affect the relative benefits of our Energy Server systems. Factors that could influence these prices and are beyond our control includeand include, without limitation, the impact of energy conservation initiatives that reduce electricity consumption; construction of additional power generation plants (including renewables, storage, nuclear, coal or natural gas); technological developments by others in the electric power industry; the imposition of interconnection, “departing load,” “standby,” power factor charges, greenhouse gas emissions charges, or other charges by local electric utility or regulatory authorities; and changes in the rates offered by local electric utilities and/or in the applicability or amounts of charges and other fees imposed or incentives granted by such utilities on customers. In addition, even with available subsidies for our products, in those areas where the current cost of grid electricity is low, including in some states in the U.S. and some foreign countries, our Energy Server systems may not be economically attractive.
Furthermore, actual or perceived potential increases in the price of natural gas or other fuels or curtailment of availability (e.g., as a consequence of physical limitations or adverse regulatory conditions for the delivery or production of natural gas or other fuels) or the inability to obtain natural gas or other fuel services could make our Energy Server systems less economically attractive to potential customers and reduce demand. While our Energy Server systems can operate using hydrogen or biofuels, the availability and/or current high cost of those natural gas alternatives in a particular location may make them less attractive to potential customers, reducing the demand for our products.
We need to reduce the manufacturing costs for our products to expand our markets. Additionally, certain of our existing service contracts rely on projections regarding service cost reductions that may not be realized. Increases in component and raw material costscosts, including those caused by tariffs and lack of available supply could offset our cost-cutting efforts, slowing our growth and causing our financial results and operational metrics to suffer. In the past, we have experienced price increases in raw materials, which are used in our components and subassemblies for our fuel cell products.
Our expenses have increased and may increase in the future due to factors such as increases in wages or other labor costs, marketing and sales. We may need to reduce costs to expand into new markets (in which the price of electricity from the grid is lower) while maintaining our current margins. Any failure to achieve cost reductions could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition and harm our business and prospects. Our inability to reduce product costs may impact our profitability, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects.
Fuel cell net metering can be affected by local utility tariffs and fees, changes to interconnection agreement terms and fuel cell net metering requirements, and some jurisdictions do not allow the export of excess electricity. At times in the past, such changes have had the effect of significantly reducing or eliminating the benefits of such programs. Changes in the availability of, or benefits offered by, utility tariffs, the applicable net metering requirements or interconnection agreements could adversely affect the demand for our Energy Server systems. For example, in California, the fuel cell net metering tariff expressly addressing fuel cells and providing certain incentives and export capability (referred to as the “Fuel Cell Net Energy Metering” (“FC NEM”)) expired at the end of 2023 and is no longer available to new customers. Existing customers can remain on the tariff if they comply with greenhouse gas emission standards that are intended to ensure they operate at a rate that is the same or better than the grid resources they are displacing. If at some point fuel cell resources cease to operate at a rate that is the same or better than the grid resources they are displacing, this may result in increased cost. There are also some more generally applicable tariffs available for customers deploying fuel cells, however, they have limitations, and while the loss of FC NEM has not yet impacted our ability to sell our Energy Server systems for use in California, that could change at some point in the future. We cannot predict the outcome of the many regulatory proceedings addressing tariffs that would include customers utilizing fuel cells. If an economical tariff for customers utilizing fuel cells is not available in a given jurisdiction, it may limit or end our ability to sell and install our Energy Server systems in that jurisdiction. Further, permits and other requirements applicable to electric and gas interconnections are subject to change. For example, some jurisdictions are limiting new gas interconnections, although others are allowing new gas interconnections for non-combustion resources like our Energy Server systems.
Our Energy Server systems are designed to operate at a constant output 24x7. Therefore, they need a constant source of fuel such as natural gas, biogas, or hydrogen to keep them running. Fuel for our Energy Server systems is typically provided by local gas utilities. Our customers rely on such utilities to provide a constant supply of fuel that meets our specifications. However, if new regulations require a switch to different fuel for which there may be limited availability,availability and/or which may be more costly, such as biogas, it canmay createreduce challengesdemand for our products and their sales. Adverse fuel supply constraints or fuel outside of our fuel specifications may delay or prevent the deployment of our Energy Server systems.
We compete for customers, financing partners and incentive dollars from other electric power providers. Our Bloom Energy Server systems compete with a broad range of companies and technologies, including traditional energy suppliers, such as public utilities, and other energy providers utilizing traditional co-generation systems, nuclear, hydro, coal or geothermal power, companies utilizing intermittent solar or wind power paired with storage, and other commercially available fuel cell companies. We also compete with traditional backup energy equipment such as diesel generators. Our Electrolyzers compete with low temperature electrolyzer companies using Alkaline, Proton, PEM or AEM electrolysis.
Many of our competitors, such as traditional utilities and other companies offering distributed generation products, have longer operating histories, customer incumbency advantages, access to and influence with local and state governments, and access to more capital resources than us. Despite advantages offered by our products, prospective customers may still select such competitors to fulfill their energy needs after weighing all of the foregoing and any other applicable considerations. Significant developments in alternative technologies, such as energy storage, wind, solar or hydro power generation, or improvements in the efficiency or cost of traditional energy sources, including coal, oil, natural gas used in combustion, or nuclear power, may materially and adversely affect our business and prospects in ways we cannot anticipate. We may also face new competitors with better technologies, products, or resources. If we fail to adapt to changing market conditions and to compete successfully with grid electricity or new competitors, our growth will be limited, which would adversely affect our business results.
We derive a substantial portion of our revenue and backlog from a limited number of customers, and the loss of or a significant reduction in orders from a large customer could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and other key metrics.
In any particular period, a substantial amount of our total revenue has and could continue to come from a relatively small number of customers. As an example, in the year ended December 31, 2024, three customers accounted for approximately 23%, 16% and 14% of our total revenue. The loss of any large customer order or any delays in installations of new products with any large customer would materially and adversely affect our business results.
We plan to enhance our future growth opportunities by expanding our energy and hydrogen solutions. This includes expanding the features of and uses for our Energy Server systems, including providing options for carbon capture and heat output, by expanding our production and sales of our Electrolyzer, and by expanding the markets in which we sell our products. These opportunities will demand our focus, including the allocation of personnel, financial resources, and management oversight. If we fail to effectively allocate our resources or follow through on these opportunities, our business and operational results may be adversely affected.
ToWe plan to double our factory capacity from 1 gigawatt to 2 gigawatts by the extent we are successful in growing our business, we may need to increase the production capacityend of our products.2026. Our ability to plan,complete constructthis expansion, and equipany additionalfuture manufacturing facilitiesexpansions, is subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including delays, cost overruns, geopolitical instability,instability and labor shortages. We also need to hire, train and retain skilled employees to manage this expansion and operate our facilities effectively. The manufacture of our products is capital-intensive, and equipment, once purchased, may break down or require costly maintenance or may become obsolete due to technological improvements or other factors. We may also experience quality control issues as we implement any production upgrades. Expanding manufacturing capacity internationally may also expose us to new laws and regulations including those pertaining to labor and employment, environmental and export/import and carries risks. There is also a possibility that we may not be able to achieve our production targets for a variety of reasons, including reliance on third parties who do not fulfill their obligations to us.
If we are unable to expand our manufacturing facilities or develop our existing facilities to achieve the production throughput necessary to achieve our targeted production rate in a timely manner, we may be unable to further scale our business, which would negatively affect our results of operations and financial condition. Conversely, if the demand for our products or our production output does not rise as expected, we may not be able to spread a significant amount of our fixed costs over the production volume, resulting in a greater than expected per unit fixed cost, which would have a negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
If any of our solutions are defective or fail because of their design, including those incorporating third party hardware such as CCUS,carbon CHP,capture, microgrids,heat batteriescapture, microgrids and other distributed energy resources, or if changes in applicable laws or regulations, or in the enforcement thereof, require us to redesign or recall our products, we may incur additional costs and expenses. The process of identifying and recalling a product may be lengthy and require significant resources, and we may incur significant replacement costs, contract damage claims from our customers, product liability, property damage, personal injury or other claims and liabilities, and brand and reputational harm. In addition, applications such as CCUScarbon capture may impact the overall risk profile of our solutions, which could impact where our systems can be located to comply with various zoning and permit restrictions. Significant costs or payments made in connection with warranty and product liability claims and product recalls could harm our financial condition and results of operations.
We provide performance warranties and guaranties covering the efficiency and output performance of our products. Our pricing of these contracts and our reserves for warranty and replacement are based upon our estimates of the useful life of our products and those components that are replaced as a part of standard maintenance, including assumptions regarding improvements in power module life that may fail to materialize. WeWhile we continue to make progress in streamlining our installation and maintenance processes, we have in the past experienced certain project‑specific delays. These delays underscored the operational complexities inherent in coordinating large deployments with multiple external stakeholders. If we are delayed in or unable to perform maintenance, our previously installed products would likely experience adverse performance impacts, including reduced output and/or efficiency, which could result in warranty and/or guaranty claims by our customers. In addition, we do not have a long history at a large scale, and our estimates may prove to be incorrect. Failure to meet these warranty and performance requirements may require us to replace the products or to make cash payments to customers. Actual warranty expenses may exceed estimates. If our estimates are inaccurate or we fail to accrue adequate reserves to make cash payments as required, our business and financial results could be harmed.
Our business is subject to project execution risks, including risks associated with construction, utility interconnection, fuel supply, cost overruns and delays, including those related to obtaining government permits and other contingencies that may arise in the course of completing installations.
Our financial results depend on the execution of customer projects and the timely installation of our products, which may be on a fixed price basis, subjecting us to the risk of cost overruns or other unforeseen expenses in the installation process. Our products are subject to regulation and oversight in compliance with laws and ordinances relating to building codes, safety, environmental protection, and related matters in the jurisdictions where we operate, and typically require various local and other governmental approvals and permits, including environmental approvals and permits. Delays in obtaining these approvals and permits could stall the installation process of our products and adversely affect our revenue. For more information regarding these restrictions, please see the risk factors in the section titled “Risks Related to Legal Matters and Regulations.”
Furthermore, we rely on the ability of our third-party contractors to install products at our customers’ sites and to meet our installation requirements. We particularly rely on third-party installation resources and contractors for projects in Asiaboth U.S. and Europe.international markets. We currently work with a limited number of contractors, which could impact our ability to make installations as planned in the future. Our work with contractors may have the effect of our being required to comply with additional rules unique to our customers, site remediation, and other requirements, which can add costs and complexity to an installation project. The timeliness, thoroughness, and quality of the installation-related services performed by some of our contractors in the past have not always met our expectations or standards and may not meet our expectations and standards in the future.
Lengthy sales and installation cycles can increase the risk of customer disputes or delayed or incomplete installations. Sometimes, a customer may cancel an order placed under a definitive agreement but prior to installation,installation (a “post-order cancellation”). We have sought to mitigate risks associated with post-order cancellations through imposing cancellation fees which are sized both to discourage customer cancellations and to defray our costs in the event of a cancellation. However, no assurances can be given that such mitigation measures (if available) will be successful, meaning we may be unable to recover some, or allall, of our costs incurred in connection with design, permitting, installation and site preparations. CancellationFactors which may affect cancellation rates canwhich be as high as 5% to 10% in any given period due to factorsare outside of our control,control such asinclude permitting or regulatory issues, delays or unexpected costs in securing interconnection approvals, utility infrastructure, cost changes, or other reasons unique to each customer. Our operating expenses are based on anticipated sales levels, and many of our expenses are fixed. If we are unsuccessful in closing sales after expending significant resources or if we experience customer disputes, delays or cancellations, our reputation, business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be materially and adversely affected. Additionally, under our revenue recognition policy, we do not recognize revenue on product sales until delivery or complete installation. Therefore, a small fluctuation in the timing of the sales transaction’s completion could cause our operating results to vary materially from period to period.
Project execution risks may be heightened for large-scale, complex, first-of-a-kind, or geographically diverse projects as well as projects in new markets or regulatory environments. If we are unable to effectively manage these risks, our ability to deliver projects on time, within budget, and in accordance with contractual requirements could be adversely affected, which could harm our business reputation, customer relationships, cash flows, operational results, and financial condition.
We rely on a limited number of suppliers and other third parties, and in some cases sole suppliers, for some of the raw materials and components used to manufacture our products, including certain rare earth materials and other materials that are in limited supply. If our suppliers provide insufficient inventory to meet customer demand, or such inventory is not at the level of quality required to meet our standards, or if our suppliers are unable or unwilling to provide us with the contracted quantities (as we have limited or in some case no alternatives for supply), our results of operations could be materially and negatively impacted. We are also reliant on other third-party providers of storage equipment, infrastructure equipment and pipelines,installations, and other materials and technologies that work with our products to provide an energy solution for customers. If we fail to develop or maintain our relationships with suppliers or other third party providers, or if there is otherwise a shortage or lack of availability of any required raw materials or components, we may be unable to manufacture our products, or our solutions may be available only at a higher cost or after a long delay.
The global supply chain for certain raw materials and components, including semiconductor components and specialty metals, has experienced significant strain in recent years. The macroeconomic environmentenvironment, tariff uncertainty and geopolitical instability have also contributed to and exacerbated this strain. There can be no assurance that the impact of these issues on the supply chain will not continue, or worsen, in the future. Significant delays and shortages could prevent us from delivering our solutions to customers within the required time frames and cause order cancellations, and could increase our costs, which would adversely impact our cash flows and the results of operations.
In some cases, we have had to create our own supply chain for some of the components and materials utilized in our fuel cells. WeAs we have scaled our business, we have made significant expenditures to expand and bolster our supply chain.chain Inacross manyvendors cases,and geographies. As we enteredsell an innovative fuel cell technology, we historically have and will continue to enter into contractual relationships with suppliers to jointly develop the components we needed. These joint development activities are time and capital intensive.intensive and it takes time to develop and qualify multiple suppliers for these unique parts. In addition, some of our suppliers use proprietary processes to manufacture components.components that adds to the difficulty of developing and qualifying multiple suppliers for certain parts. We may be unable to obtain comparable components from alternative suppliers without considerable delay, expense, or at all, as replacing these suppliers could require us either to make significant investments to bring the capability in-house or to invest in a new supply chain partner. Some of our suppliers are smaller, private companies, which are heavily dependent on us as a customer.customer and may be more challenged to scale with our business than our more diversified supplier base. If our suppliers face difficulties obtaining the credit or capital necessary to expand their operations when needed, they could be unable to supply necessary raw materials and components to meet our requirements, which would negatively impact our sales volumes and cash flows.flows, particularly as we grow and need to ramp our business. Although prior disruptions have not been material, the inability of a supplier to deliver, and our inability to secure timely and cost-effective alternatives, could impair our ability to timely provide products to our customers.
The failure by us to obtain raw materials or components in a timely manner or to obtain raw materials or components that meet our requirements could impair our ability to manufacture our products, increase the costs of our products or solutions, or increase the costs of servicing our existing portfolio of products.products, or impact our ability to ramp our business at a pace to meet growing demand. If we cannot obtain substitute materials or components on a timely basis or on acceptable terms, we could be prevented from delivering our solutions to our customers or service our existing fleet of products, which could result in sales and installation delays, cancellations, penalty payments, warranty breaches, or damage to our brand and reputation, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. In addition, we rely on our suppliers to meet quality standards, and the failure of our suppliers to meet those quality standards could cause delays in the delivery of our solutions, unanticipated service costs, and damage to our brand and reputation.
WeCertain have,features inor characteristics of some instances,of entered into long-termour supply agreements that could resultexpose inus to risks, such as excess or,inventory, insufficient inventory (if one or more suppliers do not produce for any reason,reason), insufficient inventory,or above market pricing or higher costs, andwhich could negatively affect our results of operations.
We have long-termentered into supply agreements with certain suppliers. Some of these supply agreements providecontain forlong-term commitments, fixed or inflation-adjusted pricing, substantial prepayment obligationsobligations, andtake-or-pay arrangements and, in a few cases, contain supplier purchase commitments. These arrangementsfeatures or characteristics could meanexpose us to risks, such as limiting our flexibility to move to alternative suppliers in circumstances in which it may be beneficial, paying higher prices for supplies than the market, inflation-adjusted pricing that adversely affects our margins in the event we endare upnot payingable forto correspondingly increase the price of our products, storing aging inventory that we do not needneed, orand thatfailing isto atrecover aprepayments higherfrom pricesuppliers, thanparticularly the market. Further, we face significant specific counterparty risk under long-term supply agreements whenif dealing with suppliers without a long, stable production and financial history. Given the uniqueness of our products, many of our suppliers do not have a long operating history and are private companies thatWe may not haveaccurately substantialpredict capital resources. Inwhether the eventterms of any suchsupply supplieragreement experiencesmay financialprove difficulties,beneficial to us over time particularly if it may be difficult or impossible, or may require substantial time and expense, for us to recover any or all of our prepayments. We do not know whether we will be able to maintaincontains long-term supplycommitments, relationshipsincluding withpurchase our critical suppliers or whether we may secure new long-term supply agreements.commitments. Additionally, manysome of our parts and materials are procured from foreign suppliers, which exposes us to certain risks including unforeseen increases in costs or interruptions in supply arising from changes in applicable international trade regulations such asregulations, taxes, tariffs, or quotas. AnyIf we are unable to mitigate any of thethese foregoingrisks pertaining to our supply contracts or foreign suppliers, it could materially harm our financial condition and results of operations.
Possible new tradeTrade tariffs could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Our business is dependent on the availability of raw materials and components for our products. Prior tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum imports increased the cost of raw materials for our products and decreased the available supply, and, accordingly, we expect the 25%50% tariffs imposed on U.S. imports of steelsteel, aluminum, copper, and aluminumsubsequent derivative products to adversely impact our costs. Additional new trade tariffs or other trade protection measures that are being considered or threatened by the newcurrent U.S. federal administration and possible reciprocating tariffs from other countries in which we operate or do business in response to any such U.S. tariffs or other trade protection measures could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition, particularly if the countries where we source a significant amount of our components or where we sell or seek to sell our solutions are impacted.
A failure to properly comply with foreign trade zone laws and regulations could increase the cost of our duties and tariffs.tariffs including by causing us to have to pay deferred duties and tariffs on goods located within such foreign trade zones.
We have established foreign trade zones in California and Delaware, through qualification with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which allow for “zone to zone” transfers between our facilities located in those states. Materials received in aThe foreign trade zone areallows notthe subjectdeferment toof certain U.S. duties or tariffs until the materialgoods entersenter U.S. commerce.commerce, Weas benefitwell as the opportunity for duty and tariff avoidance on goods directly exported from the adoption of foreign trade zones by reduced duties, deferral of certain duties and tariffs, and reduced processing fees, which helpdo usnot realizeenter aU.S. reductioncommerce. inOther dutysavings and tariff costs. However, the operation of our foreign trade zones requiresfrom compliance with applicable regulationsrules and continuedregulations supportinclude ofreductions U.S.in Customsprocessing andfees Border Protection with respect tothrough the foreign trade zone program. If we are unable to maintain the qualifications of our foreign trade zones, or if foreign trade zones are limited or unavailable to us in the future, ourwe dutywould be liable to pay outstanding duties and tarifftariffs costsowed wouldon increase,goods located within such zones, which could have an adverse effect on our businessbusiness, cash flows, and results of operations.
Our limited history of manufacturing new products,products such as our Electrolyzers, makesmake it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and the challenges we may encounter.
While we have a history of manufacturing and selling our Energy Server systems, we have a limited history with regard to ourother Electrolyzers,technologies, whichsuch areas basedcarbon incapture partand on the same technology.storage. As a result, there is little historical basis to make judgments on the capabilities associated with our enterprise, management, and ability to produce Electrolyzers.new products. Our ability to generate the profits we expect to achieve from the sale of Electrolyzersnew products will depend, in part, on our ability to effectively manufacture Electrolyzers,them, respond to market demand, and add new manufacturing capacity in an efficient, cost-effective manner.
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“We continue to see effects from global supply chain tightness due to the current inflationary environment, war in Ukraine, and trade tensions between the U.S. and China. We are not aware of, and do not expect any significant direct impact on our business or supply chain from the armed conflict in Israel and neighboring areas. While we have not experienced any significant component shortages to date, we are facing pressures from inflation. These dynamics could worsen as a result of continued geopolitical instability or escalation of current military conflicts or trade tensions. The new U.S. …”see in full comparison
“We continue to see effects from global supply chain tightness due to factors such as trade tensions between the U.S. and China, tariffs the current administration has also implemented on all trade partners, war and armed conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, and strain in relationships between the U.S. and Europe as a result of issues such as defense. While we have not experienced any significant component shortages to date, such factors, as well as challenges we face as a result of our need to expand our capacity due to the growth of our business, have placed pressure on our supply chain. …”see in full comparison
“As recently as 2022, we experienced impacts from labor shortages and challenges in hiring for our manufacturing facilities. While these constraints have since abated, and we reduced headcount as part of the Restructuring Plan adopted in September 2023, we may still experience difficulties with hiring and retention and may face additional labor shortages in the future. For details on the Restructuring Plan refer to Part II, Item 8, Note 12 — Restructuring. In addition, the current inflationary environment has led to rising wages and labor costs as well as increased competition for labor.”see in full comparison
Product gross profit increased bysee in full comparison$54.2$139.1 millioninfor the year ended December 31,2024, as2025, compared to the prior year period. The increase was primarily driven by (1)thean increase in demand for our products,predominantlylargelyinattributable to a major hyperscaler project facilitated through thefourthjointquarterventureofwithfiscalBrookfield,year 2024,and (2)reducedourlaborcontinued efforts to reduce material, labor, and overhead costs throughrestructuringenhancedprograms executed in fiscal year 2023, and (3) improvedmanufacturing processes andautomationincreasedat our manufacturing facilities.automation. Theoverallincrease was partially offset by (1i)lowerinventoryvolumereserve andpricingotherresultingassetfromimpairmentsourtotalingPPA$21.9portfolios,millionwhichrelateddecreasedto Electrolyzer assets, (ii) $15.9 million reduction to productgrossrevenueprofit recognized in fiscal year 2024 by $97.1 million, as comparedrelated totheshare-basedpriorconsiderationyearpayableperiod, (2) the effect ofto alargekeytransactionhyperscalerin the first and the second quarters of fiscal year 2023 that did not repeat in fiscal year 2024,customer, and (3iii)theimpairmentreleasecharge of$3.1$12.7 millionof grant liability recognized against payrollrelatedcoststoincurredconstruction‑in‑progressinassociatedthewiththirdmanufacturingquarterandofinfrastructurefiscalassetsyearand2023.facilities supporting development and warehousing activities.
As we grow our business globally and increase the size and number of customer orders, we will need to secure new customer financing options, and we will need to increase the amount of financing available as well as the number of financing partners. As we offer an innovative new technology solution, obtaining new financing partners and available funds for customer financings often involves a rigorous and timely due diligence process on our technology, manufacturing and service capabilities.see in full comparisonIfWhile wearewereunablesuccessful in securing a new financing arrangement with Brookfield Asset Management (“Brookfield”) in the third quarter of 2025 (refer toobtainPartadequateII, Item 8, Note 7—Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates), in light of the potential power needs for AI data center sites and resultant mega-watt size, additional financingfor our customers who desire to use third-party financing rather than purchasing the Energy Server systems for their own balance sheet, our revenue couldwill bedelayed or impacted. In addition, our ability to arrange financing for our products depends partly on the creditworthiness of our customers, and deterioration of our customers’ credit ratings could impact this financing. When interest rates rise, the cost of financing for our customers also increases, and the financiers of our installations demand a higher rate of return, putting pressure on our margins.required.
“The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) established a new clean electricity production credit and a clean electricity investment credit. Although the U.S. Treasury Department developed rules to implement credits and incentives for clean energy resources under President Biden’s administration, there is considerable uncertainty around whether, or the conditions under which such credits will be available for transactions involving our solutions in the future. In addition, delays in adoption of Renewable Fuel Standard regulations in the U.S. …”see in full comparison
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Bloom Energy is a global leader in onsite power generation, delivering a foundational platform purpose-built for the digital era and the global energy transition. We manufacture a versatile fuel cell energy platform, supporting the commercial availability of two primary products: the Bloom Energy Server® fuel cell system for generating electricity and the Bloom Electrolyzer™ for producing hydrogen. Our primary product, the Bloom Energy Server is a proprietary high-temperature solid-oxide fuel cell technology that converts fuels—including natural gas, biogas, and hydrogen—into electricity at high density without combustion or moving parts, achieving lower emissions and higher efficiency than legacy systems.
We design, manufacture, distribute, and operate the Bloom Energy Server to provide resilient, distributed power for critical operations. Our mission is to make clean, reliable energy affordable, giving enterprises control over cost, resilience, and sustainability. Bloom serves Fortune 500 companies across the data center, semiconductor manufacturing, AI infrastructure, utility, and other industrial sectors.
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Bloom Energy employs more than 2,000 people worldwide and manufactures its systems in the United States. Bloom has its Energy Server systems deployed across approximately 1,100 sites in 9 countries, empowering businesses and critical infrastructure worldwide.
Our mission is to make clean, reliable energy affordable for everyone in the world. We developed the first large-scale, commercially viable solid oxide fuel cell based power generation platform that empowers businesses, essential services, critical infrastructure and communities to responsibly take charge of their energy.
Our technology, invented and manufactured in the U.S., is one of the most advanced electricity and hydrogen producing technologies on the market today. Our fuel-flexible Bloom Energy Server systems can use biogas, hydrogen, natural gas, or a blend of fuels to create resilient, reliable and sustainable power at typically significantly higher efficiencies than traditional, combustion-based resources. In addition, the same fuel cell based platform that powers our Energy Server systems can be used to create hydrogen with our Bloom Electrolyzer. Hydrogen is increasingly recognized as a critically important tool for the decarbonization of the energy economy. Our enterprise customers include some of the largest multinational corporations in the world. We also have relationships with some of the largest utility companies in the U.S. and the Republic of Korea, with a growing presence in various international markets in Europe and Asia.
At Bloom Energy, we look forward to a net-zero future. Our technology is designed to help enable this future by delivering reliable, low-carbon electricity in a world facing unacceptable levels of power disruptions. Our resilient solid oxide fuel cell platform has kept electricity available for our customers through hurricanes, earthquakes, typhoons, forest fires, extreme heat and grid failures. Unlike traditional combustion power generation, our platform is community-friendly — emitting no noise, installed on movable skids and designed to significantly reduce emissions of criteria air pollutants. Our Energy Server systems provide electricity using natural gas, biofuels or hydrogen as feedstock and have applications that can provide both heat and power as well as enable carbon capture. We provide energy solutions that help organizations obtain reliable, resilient, lower emissions power today, thereby supporting net-zero objectives.
We market and sell our Energy Server systems primarily through our direct sales organization in the U.S. and in certain international markets. We also work with utilities to offer our energy solutions to their end customers, which can be either in front of the meter or on-site. Recognizing that deploying our solutions requires significant financial commitment, we have developed a number of financing options to support sales of our Energy Server systems to customers who may prefer to finance the acquisition using third-party financing and ownership.
Our typical target commercial or industrial customer has historically been either an investment-grade entity or a customer with investment-grade attributes such as size, assets and revenue, liquidity, geographically diverse operations and general financial stability. Given that our customers are typically large institutions with multi-level decision-making processes, we generally experience a lengthy sales process. Once the sale is completed, we are able to deploy our Energy Server systems in a matter of months, subject to permitting requirements. We have a large multi-disciplinary team to facilitate the deployment of our projects in a wide variety of locations under a myriad of regulatory environments.
We continue to innovate our solid oxide platform to offer energy solutions to our customers. In February 2024, we announced our Be FlexibleTM offering which introduced load following capabilities on our Bloom Energy Server system to enable customers and utilities to meet variable electricity load and demand. We believe that our Be Flexible offering is critical for data centers, as their power needs typically vary widely throughout the day. Our products are also designed to work with existing carbon capture utilization and storage (“CCUS”) and combined heat and power (“CHP”) technologies offered by third parties. CCUS can mitigate emissions from natural gas as an Energy Server system generates a relatively pure stream of CO2 that can be used or sequestered. In our experience, CCUS is an important capability for customers who need reliable power beyond what can be provided by renewable sources, while also reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. CHP allows the exhaust heat generated by an Energy Server system to be channeled and made available for use, including for heating and cooling, further increasing the efficiency of the system. This capability is important to data centers and other large power users seeking to repurpose generated heat to improve efficiency.
The global energy transition towards a net-zero environment has created new challenges and opportunities for utilities,the supplierspower of energy solutions, and customers.sector. Shifts and uncertainty in marketthe policy, regulatory, and regulatorymarket dynamicsenvironment and corporate and governmental policies are currently impacting the selling process and impacting sales cycles and timelines forimpact our products.business. Increasing electricity rates, decreasing energy security and reliability, and delays in the development of transmission infrastructure and grid interconnection as well as other time-to-power challenges have led to increased customer interest in our power solutions. At the same time, ongoing natural gas supply and pricing concerns due to geopolitical stresses, as well as customers’ interest in meeting sustainability targets, have led to increased caution from potential customers in their buying decision for energy solutions. Increasing demand for power has forcedcreated utilities,a statesmismatch in supply and countries to revisit less clean sources of baseload and intermediate power, which our technology is designed to replace.demand. This supply and demand mismatch globally has threatened energy security, reliability, and availability.availability and forced policymakers, utilities and business alike to reimagine energy generation and procurement strategy.
BloomWe enablesenable customers to address these energy market challenges by offering fuel flexible solutions that are designed to provide cost predictable, resilient, and reliable energy in a timely fashion. As customers and utilities navigate the energy transition and evolving landscape, the ability of our power solutions to fit their business, economic, regulatory, and policy needs depends on a number of factors, including natural gas availability and pricing, electrical interconnection needscosts, availability and availability,timing, redundant back up power requirements, cost requirements, and sustainability profiles. These factors may impactinfluence a customer’s buying decision forto pursue an alternative on-site power solution suchlike as ours, even in those situations where the time to power from a utility is measured in years because the total cost to interconnect, including the cost to build out energy transmission infrastructure, is unknown before all interconnection studies are completed.ours.
PolicyProposed changesand commencingenacted policies that have emerged in 2025 may also affect customers’customer demand for power solutions. ChangesFor inexample, changes to permitting rules could boostaccelerate domestic fossil fuel productioninfrastructure and infrastructure,production, while proposals to limit environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act and other statutes could incentivize investment in, and lowerreduce the cost of, fossil fuels, including natural gas. FERC is now addressing a DOE proposed rulemaking on large load interconnection that could significantly impact new onsite generation by creating uniform pathways for onsite fuel cell deployment at data centers. At the same time, federal directives and state proposals to halt new permits for wind projects, particularly offshore wind, could slow renewable energy adoption and decrease the projected available supply of renewable energy. Some data center customers and other large power users have signed exclusivity arrangements with their utilities, which can introduce limitations to move to on-site solutions. Rising natural gas costs in some regions, increases in gas distribution rates, limited availability of supply, and disruptions in global gas markets are some of the market challenges we face, and can increase the cost of power solutions for customers. Bloom stands ready to meet these new opportunitieschallenges withand our low-emission Energy Server systems.opportunities.
Many data center customers and other large power users have signed exclusivity arrangements with their utilities, and this often creates a more complicated dynamic for them to move to an on-site solution. The rising cost of natural gas in some locations, increases in gas distribution rates, limited availability of natural gas supply, as well as disruptions to the world’s gas markets, has increased the cost of our power solutions for customers and, in certain cases where there is a lack of fuel supply, a complete inability to operate the systems. In the U.S., the lack or slow development of pipeline infrastructure in the past has impacted the timing of customers being able to take advantage of our power solution opportunities. In certain jurisdictions in the U.S. and Europe, natural gas bans have prevented the use of our power solutions unless alternative fuels are available.
In addition, many of our potential data center and industrial customers are pursuing greenfield opportunities where the development cycle is long and laden with permitting requirements, and the uncertainty of these factors is leading to a more complex customer decision-making process and longer sales cycles. Data center greenfield projects require significant investments in real estate, facility costs, and technology, among other elements, in addition to the investment in our power solutions, and the timing and sequencing of those investments is largely outside of our control.
Demand for Power is Increasing, Driven by Data Centers and Artificial Intelligence. U.S. electricity demand has entered a new growth phase after years of limited expansion, driven by a rapid buildout of AI and cloud data centers and renewed investment in domestic manufacturing. AI workloads require significant and continuously available power, while reshoring across sectors such as semiconductors and advanced materials is creating new large loads. Existing electricity customers in states with heavy AI and cloud data center development are also raising concerns over rate increases they attribute to this new demand for power. These developments are reshaping demand patterns and increasing the need for dependable, rapidly deployable power sources.
Policy Support has been Increasing for AI leadership and Energy Security. U.S. federal policy discussions increasingly link AI competitiveness with energy availability, emphasizing the importance of reliable near-term power sources. Recent actions recognize natural gas as a practical bridge resource for meeting immediate load growth while longer-term decarbonization pathways evolve. Over the same period, certain renewable incentives have become more time-limited, affecting the pace and predictability of new renewable additions. We believe these shifts are influencing customer planning and procurement decisions as they evaluate firm, rapidly deployable power options.
Grid Constraints and Permitting Delays are Extending Time to Power for Traditional New Facilities and Expansions. As electricity demand accelerates, grid capacity is not expanding at the same pace. Extended permitting timelines and supply chain constraints dictate that transmission additions remain limited, and generator interconnection queues at the end of 2024 totaled 2,300 gigawatts, with typical timelines extending multiple years and further delays. Even with regulatory reforms, the timelines associated with system upgrades required for reliability and deliverability continue to translate to long lead times. “Time to power” has become a central constraint for organizations planning new facilities or expansions providing an opportunity for power sources like our products that can be co-located on-site where the demand is needed and be grid-independent..
Increases in Demand for Power, Driven by Data Centers and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Demand for power has continued to significantly outpace the available power generation supply from the grid, with the need for power becoming more acute in 2024. Key factors driving the increasing demand include the transition towards the electrification of transportation and buildings, the rapid adoption of AI that has led to the expansion of existing data centers and plans for new greenfield data centers, and Federal incentives for domestic manufacturing, including semiconductor and battery production. These factors along with economic growth have put significant stress on the supply from the grid and has led companies to consider on-site distributed power, including Bloom Energy Server systems, to meet their power needs.
Time to Power Increases as Power Demand/Supply Mismatch Grows
In part because of the increases in demand for power, the importance of time to power has increased. According to a study published in AprilDecember 20242025 by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the time from initiating a request for interconnection to the grid to the start of commercial operations has more than doubled to 55 months in 2024 from less than two years duringin the period from 2000-2007, to more than four years from 2018-2023.2008. Bloom Energy Server systems can be configured as on-site fully-islanded, microgrid solutions that are not interconnected to the grid, which often can provide a customer power in months instead of years. ManyIn many markets, utilities have informedacknowledged datadelays centerin andserving manufacturinglarge customersload thatcustomers, theywhich cannotwe interconnectbelieve for a period of years because the utility has no power available to serve a customer’s needs, thus makingmakes the Bloom Energy Server system an attractive alternative. In addition, our fully-islanded microgrid solutions can provide power on-site, without the need for costly transmission and distribution system upgrades that often are required before a customer can interconnect to the electrical grid. We are seeing greater interest in fully-islanded, microgrid solutions among data center customers because of these interconnection-related delays. If a customer desires back up power or a “grid parallel” solution in combination with the Bloom Energy Server system, required interconnection studies and lengthy interconnection queues may remain, eroding the time to power value proposition.solution.
In addition, our fully-islanded microgrid solutions can provide power on-site, without the need for transmission and distribution system upgrades that often are required before a customer can interconnect to the electrical grid. We are seeing greater interest in fully-islanded, microgrid solutions among data center customers because of these interconnection-related delays. If a customer desires a “grid parallel” solution, where it can withdraw system power in combination with the Bloom Energy Server system, required interconnection studies and lengthy interconnection queues may remain, eroding the time to power value proposition, though ongoing regional and national policy developments may significantly reduce these queues, increasing the value of onsite generation solutions.
Shift Toward Onsite Power Generation is Occurring. To address schedule certainty and bypass grid bottlenecks, large-load customers—particularly data center operators—are increasingly evaluating onsite generation as part of their energy strategy. Onsite systems, when islanded, can allow customers to control deployment timelines, secure reliable baseload supply and reduce delays associated with lengthy permitting and interconnection processes. Industry analyses and surveys indicate meaningful growth in distributed and onsite generation through the end of the decade.
Co-locating Large Loads with Distributed Generation Configured as Islanded Microgrids are Gaining in Traction as Energy Solutions to Bypass Long Interconnection Queues and Transmission Upgrades
Our islanded microgrid solutionsolutions allow data center and other customers the ability to skip the interconnection queue and start construction. A key to this solution is that our Be FlexibleTM load following capability allows us to follow a customer’s variable loads without the need to import power from the transmission grid. We believe avoiding lengthy interconnection queues is key to unlocking time to power for our customers. Our islanded microgrid solution also creates ratepayer savings by reducing congestion charges resulting from constraints on the transmission grid and avoiding the need for network transmission investments and upgrades that may be allocated to all ratepayers. In addition to our distributed generation microgrid solution serving a single customer, utility companies can employ it to serve as an energy transmission asset, helping utility companies to serve their customers while avoiding the costs of new transmission and distribution infrastructure.
Limitations Among Traditional OEMs and Utilities are Extending Delivery Timelines. Traditional power generation OEMs are experiencing extended delivery timelines as demand for firm power solutions increases across data centers, industrial facilities and utility markets. Lead times for turbines, engines and other conventional equipment have lengthened due to global order volumes, supply chain constraints and component availability. In some cases, delivery windows span multiple years, limiting customers’ ability to add capacity on required schedules. We see these constraints contributing to increased interest in modular, rapidly deployable power solutions.
Utilities are Turning to Distributed Energy Solutions to Decrease their Customers’ Time to Power
Our utility customers are recognizing the challenge of keeping pace with the growing demand for power. Aging infrastructure, coupled with transmission and distribution bottlenecks, are making it more difficult for utilities to integrate additional sources of energy to add capacity. Building new transmission and distribution infrastructure is expensive, takes many years, and would likely cause utility rates to increase. As demand for power continues to grow, utility companies are struggling to meet the soaring demand of data centers, while customers’ time to power becomes increasingly important. Utility companies are exploring alternative means of producing and supplying energy to their end customers, including our Energy Server systems. We entered into multiple agreements with utilities in 2024, including a landmark 1 GW supply agreement with a customer that included a 100 MW order in 2024. We expect more utility customers in the future to supplement their power generation with the Bloom Energy Server system. As we work to reduce our product costs, and with utility rates expected to increase with new significant infrastructure investments projected to be needed over the next five years to meet rapid demand growth, we expect our energy solutions to become more cost competitive in more countries, communities, and industries around the world.
Utility companies are exploring alternative means of producing and supplying energy to their end customers, including our Energy Server systems. We entered into agreements with utilities in 2024, including a landmark 1 GW supply framework agreement with a customer and began executing on the order in 2024.
Utility Load Growth and Capacity Constraints are Creating Affordability Pressures. Utilities face rising load growth, cost pressures, and heightened scrutiny from both commercial and residential customers. Large users cite higher rates, reliability challenges and extended interconnection timelines, while households face increased affordability concerns as electricity takes a larger share of monthly spending. These dynamics are prompting utilities to explore more flexible and capital-efficient ways to serve load, including behind-the-meter and sleeved on-site generation arrangements that can be deployed more quickly and without extensive grid upgrades.
Our islanded microgrid solution also creates benefits for consumers by reducing congestion charges resulting from constraints on the transmission grid and avoiding the need for network transmission investments and upgrades. In addition to our distributed generation microgrid solution serving a single customer, utility companies can employ it to serve as an energy transmission asset, helping them avoid the costs of new transmission and distribution infrastructure.
Fuel Flexible Solutions Address Reliability Concerns as well as Near- and Long-term Sustainability Considerations
The impacts of climate change, including more severe and unpredictable weather events, have placed further strain on aging utility grids and led to periods of power outages for those reliant on the grid. In addition, the recognition of the threat of climate change has led companies and governments to set ambitious emissions goals to reduce the release of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Large increases in demand for power are expected to challenge prevailing carbon reduction trajectories when large power users turn to conventional solutions to meet their needs. The Energy Server system is able to provide highly available power to displace dirtier and less efficient conventional combustion solutions like turbines and engines. Deeper decarbonization potential is enabled through fuel flexibility, CHP offerings and CCUS capability. In addition to natural gas, our non-combustion power solutions are designed to run on biofuels or hydrogen, emit near-zero criteria pollutants, and use no water during steady state operation.
Delayed Project
In the fourth quarter of 2022, we entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (the “Project PPA”) for the sale of electricity to a customer for three greenfield sites that were at various stages of development (the “Project”). The first site was expected to be operational with power by the third quarter of 2024. We sold 73 megawatts of the Energy Server systems to a distributor with the expectation that the distributor would support installation on the Project and install the Energy Server systems at the three Project sites. For site specific reasons, in the first quarter of 2024, the end customer decided not to deploy the Energy Server systems at the originally selected sites (the “Project Servers”) and commenced exploring alternative sites for deployment of the Energy Server systems. In the interim, the end customer commenced payments under the Project PPA and agreed to continue such payments for the earlier of the full term of the Project PPA or deployment of the Energy Server systems. During the fourth quarter of 2024, the end customer identified an alternative location to deploy the Project Servers (the “Alternative Project”) that is expected to be operational in 2027. Bloom and the end customer have agreed that the payments under the Project PPA will be suspended unless the end customer terminates the Alternative Project prior to it becoming operational in 2027, at which point, all suspended payments will be due and payable to us.
The Trump Administration has issued multiple Executive Orders enabling domestic energy production and AI development and is taking further actions to effectuate that intent, including the National Energy Emergency Declaration, Unleashing American Energy, Accelerating Permitting of Datacenter Infrastructure, and the AI Action Plan. In July 2025, the DOE issued a “Report on Evaluating U.S. Grid Reliability and Security,” which found that without intervention, blackouts could increase dramatically due to surging electricity demand and inadequate capacity supply, particularly in parts of the PJM Interconnection (PJM), Southwest Power Pool (SPP), Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), and Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) regional markets. In October 2025, the DOE Secretary issued a proposed rulemaking, which if enacted would establish federal standards on customer self-generation and behind-the-meter configurations, creating more uniform pathways for onsite, utility-scale fuel cell deployments.
During 2025, FERC likewise echoed resource adequacy concerns and began addressing whether existing market rules and tariffs properly address onsite generation in light of the rapid buildout of AI and cloud data centers, and is now addressing substantive issues raised in the DOE proposed rulemaking. The rule changes FERC is considering could significantly affect the speed at which Bloom Energy Server systems interconnect to the transmission grid. We expect substantive findings by FERC during 2026.
In February 2025, FERC launched a review of whether PJM needs to better address how onsite generation and co-located loads can interconnect and participate in markets. In December 2025, FERC directed comprehensive reforms to establish rates, terms, and conditions for onsite generation and co-located load. The order creates a favorable framework for new onsite generation configurations with co-located load through multiple pathways, including studying only the power a generator and load wishes to inject and withdraw from the transmission system rather than a generator’s gross capacity and maximum load withdrawals, which may reduce network upgrade costs by eliminating unneeded upgrades. In addition, FERC directed PJM to expedite interconnection studies where no network upgrades are required. The order requires PJM to make a number of filings with FERC and many changes may not be in place until later in 2026. The order also remains subject to rehearing and potential appeal, with the potential that FERC may modify or reverse its findings.
Resource adequacy concerns caused by rapid demand growth have led other regional markets to address rule changes. In October 2025, SPP filed its High Impact Large Load Generation Assessment (HILLGA), which provides an expedited interconnection pathway for generation designated to serve High Impact Large Load, with interconnection studies completed within 90 days. FERC approved SPP’s proposal in January 2026.
On the national stage, the DOE Secretary issued a proposed rulemaking in October 2025 to standardize procedures for interconnecting large loads directly to the transmission system, including co-located load and generation. More than 150 comments were submitted on the proposal, including by Bloom. Under this proposal, co-located load and generation would be studied based on net injections and withdrawals from the grid, which would reduce study times and upgrade costs, similar to FERC’s PJM order. Bloom submitted comments expanding on several of DOE’s proposals. DOE has requested FERC issue an order in April 2026, with further proceedings likely. These evolving rule changes to expedite the interconnection of large load and co-located generation may further influence customer planning and procurement decisions as they evaluate firm, rapidly deployable on-site power options such as our Energy Server product.
In the U.S., the Investment Tax Credit (“ITC”) for fuel cells running on a non-zero carbon fuel expired at the end of fiscal year 2024. Although the Company and its customers utilized compliant safe harbor mechanisms to secure deployment of a certain dollar amount of Energy Server systems through 2028, since the ITC was not extended for fuel cells running on a non-zero carbon fuel, U.S. bookings, revenue and gross margins could be materially impacted in 2025 and beyond. Also, it is possible that the expiration of the ITC increased demand for ITC-compliant sales of our solutions in 2024 due to customer desire to secure ITC for their projects through safe harboring.
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) established a new clean electricity production credit and a clean electricity investment credit. Although the U.S. Treasury Department developed rules to implement credits and incentives for clean energy resources under President Biden’s administration, there is considerable uncertainty around whether, or the conditions under which such credits will be available for transactions involving our solutions in the future. In addition, delays in adoption of Renewable Fuel Standard regulations in the U.S. for the use of biogas to generate electricity for electric vehicles, along with minimal governmental focus on utilization of biogas outside of use by methane-fueled vehicles, have created uncertainty in prospects for broader biogas availability for industrial uses, including our power solutions. Furthermore, in most jurisdictions, air permits and various land use permits are required for installation of our solutions over a certain amount of megawatts, and generally the length of time to obtain these permits increased, while the level of certainty of issuance has decreased and if issued, the cost of compliance requirements can be cost prohibitive. We have experienced a reluctance in certain states to issue permits for gas generation equipment. Even if issued, states may require a blend of costly renewable fuels or other measures to advance climate goals.
In Ireland, which is a large data center market, a directive from the Minister of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications under the former administration to restrict grid connections to data centers and other large power users, along with a halt in high-pressure gas installations has delayed our selling activities. In 2023, the South Korean government moved to a new, government-run bidding process for fuel cell purchases, which has adversely impacted and may continue to impact demand for our power solutions.
The imbalance between power demand and supply has contributed to utilities seeking alternative sources of power to supply to their end customers. Utilities have been unable to meet this demand through the deployment of renewable sources of energy such as solar and wind power. Bloom Energy Server systems can be installed at the utility’s point of distribution or directly on the customer’s site. The energy produced by our systems can be utilized by utilities to provide power to a specific customer or customers or may be used by customers generally. As demand for power continues to grow, and time to power becomes increasingly important, utilities are exploring alternative means of producing and supplying energy to their end customers, including our Energy Server systems. We entered into multiple agreements with utilities in 2024, including a landmark 1 GW supply agreement with aAmerican customerElectric Power (AEP) that included a 100 MW order in 2024. WeIn expect2025, morewe utilitybegan customersworking inwith AEP to deploy projects across the futureservice toterritory supplementas well as the project development landscape broadly through their powercapacity generationas with the Bloom Energy Server system. Increasing the supply of available power can allow utilities to encourage end customers to remain in their current locations rather than relocating to areas where power is more available. In addition, co-locating our Energy Server systems on-site with large loads, can enableboth a utility to provide power to a large energy user without impacting its rate basechannel and providingfinancing the onsite power as an islanded microgrid can avoid interconnection studies and wait times.partner.
We expect more utility customers in the future to supplement their power generation with the Bloom Energy Server system. Increasing the supply of available power can allow utilities to encourage end customers to remain in their current locations rather than relocating to areas where power is more available. In addition, co-locating our Energy Server systems on-site with large loads, can enable a utility to provide power to a large energy user with reduced impact on its rate base and providing the onsite power as an islanded microgrid can avoid interconnection studies and wait times.
The timing of the development of hydrogen and the hydrogen market ecosystem is relevant to our business as it is a fuel that can be utilized in our Energy Server systems that support decarbonization efforts and we have an electrolyzer technology to produce hydrogen. The interest, investment, and stimulation of clean hydrogen in the U.S., Europe and in many other regions across the globe have not yet had significant impacts on the supply of hydrogen. To date, while the number of proposed hydrogen production projects has grown rapidly, only a small fraction has reached the final investment decision stage, and an even smaller fraction has been deployed. In addition, the infrastructure needed to transport hydrogen, whether through pipelines or maritime or land-based tankers, is currently only sufficient for existing uses, and has not begun to be significantly extended for anticipated future uses, with hydrogen blending and other approaches remaining at pilot stages. It remains unclear whether regulators in some jurisdictions will allow hydrogen to be introduced into gas distribution systems, which could limit our customers’ ability to transport hydrogen from the point of production to the point of consumption. Additionally, while U.S. Treasury Department rules regarding the use of market-based renewable energy have been clarified, hurdles remain that could makehinder itthe morelarge-scale difficultdevelopment of hydrogen projects. Finally, the OBBBA significantly reduces the ITC for hydrogen projectsunder toSection scale significantly, and uncertainty exists45V as potentialit changes may be sought byterminates the newSection U.S.45V federalcredit administrationfor andprojects U.S.that Congress.begin construction after December 31, 2027.
Many of the factors discusseddiscussed, aboveincluding the development size, scale and complexity, permitting and financing timelines for many projects and the number of discreet parties involved have lengthened the selling cycles for our products and we have experienced delays in our anticipated bookings as a result. Our revenue, margins, and cash flow in any given year are dependentdepend on bookings duringfrom previousprior years inas additionwell toas currentcurrent-year bookings. Historically, the majority of our bookings have occurred in the second half of the year, with a significant portion occurring in the fourth quarter,quarter; andhowever, this occurredhistorical oncedynamic againcould inbe 2024.changing However,due ifto athe substantialtime-to-power portionneeds of our anticipated bookings are delayed beyond our expectations, our revenue, margins,customers and cashthe flowaccelerating inbuildout aof particularAI perioddata couldcenters bedriving materiallylarge adversely impacted.deals.
Supply Chain Constraints and Trade Tariff Uncertainties
We continue to see effects from global supply chain tightness due to factors such as trade tensions between the U.S. and China, tariffs the current administration has also implemented on all trade partners, war and armed conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, and strain in relationships between the U.S. and Europe as a result of issues such as defense. While we have not experienced any significant component shortages to date, such factors, as well as challenges we face as a result of our need to expand our capacity due to the growth of our business, have placed pressure on our supply chain. Measures we are taking to mitigate these supply chain issues include expanding our supply chain base and reducing where feasible significant dependencies on any singular supply chain vendor. However, these measures may not be successful and dynamics could worsen as a result of continued geopolitical instability or escalation of current military conflicts or trade tensions. Also, additional internal factors such as continual evolution to improve our products which may require changes in the components utilized and pressure to reduce costs of components in efforts to improve margins further complicate the mitigation measures. We are a key customer for several of our suppliers, and are working with them to facilitate the ability to ramp as our own need for supplies from them increase. Our supply chain is not dependent on China. However, China as a country supplies multiple components including rare earth metals and compounds used in electronic and electromechanical components that are part of our tier 2 and tier 3 sub-assembly suppliers. The continued escalation of trade tensions between China and the U.S. could impact our ability to source these rare earth metals and components. We have taken measures to try to mitigate these issues, including implementing strategic sourcing strategies, and we do not currently anticipate that the availability of rare earth elements from China will impact our 2026 production forecast; however, we cannot give assurances as to potential future developments or their related impacts. We are also reliant on third party providers of storage equipment, infrastructure equipment and pipelines, and other materials and technologies that work with our products to provide an energy solution for customers. The current administration has also implemented new tariffs on all trade partners and is in the process of negotiating trade deals. Measures we have taken in response, include making efforts to leverage economies of scale as we continue to grow to reduce the relative impact of tariff rates, improving product designs to reduce tariff sensitivity, and improving forecasts and demand planning. We will continue to evaluate and implement additional response and mitigation measures with respect to our supply chain and tariffs. While there have been impacts from tariffs and the situation is expected to remain volatile and subject to changing conditions, for fiscal year 2025 the impact of tariffs on our gross margin was not material and currently we do not believe such impacts will be material for fiscal year 2026. However, we cannot give assurances as to potential future developments or their related impacts.
Manufacturing Production Capacity Expansion
We are in the process of expanding our annual production capacity run rate at our Fremont facility from 1 gigawatt to 2 gigawatts and expect to complete the expansion by the end of 2026. While our ability to complete the expansion to 2 gigawatts of annual production capacity run rate (as well as any additional future expansions) is subject to risks and uncertainties, including delays, cost overruns, geopolitical instability and labor shortages, we believe the current expansion remains on schedule and within our planned budget. We have sufficient funds to accommodate the planned expansion for 2026. In the event required, the Fremont facility can accommodate additional capacity expansion of up to approximately 5 gigawatts of annual production capacity run rate. We expect each additional incremental 1 gigawatt increase in our capacity up to 5 gigawatts (if necessary) to require approximately six to nine months to install and capital expenditure of approximately $100 million to $150 million. For additional discussion about risks related to increases in production capacity, please see the risk factors set forth under the caption Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors—Risks Related to our Products and Manufacturing.
We continue to see effects from global supply chain tightness due to the current inflationary environment, war in Ukraine, and trade tensions between the U.S. and China. We are not aware of, and do not expect any significant direct impact on our business or supply chain from the armed conflict in Israel and neighboring areas. While we have not experienced any significant component shortages to date, we are facing pressures from inflation. These dynamics could worsen as a result of continued geopolitical instability or escalation of current military conflicts or trade tensions. The new U.S. federal administration has implemented tariffs on steel and aluminum and has discussed implementing a number of other trade tariffs which may impact our operations. Our supply chain does not have significant exposure to China, but significant tariffs on imports from other countries where we do source materials could materially impact our costs. We are also reliant on third party providers of storage equipment, infrastructure equipment and pipelines, and other materials and technologies that work with our products to provide an energy solution for customers. In the event we are unable to mitigate the impacts of delays and/or price increases in raw materials and components, including as a result of new tariffs, it could delay the manufacturing and installation of, and increase the costs of, our products, which would adversely impact our cash flows and results of operations, including our revenues and gross margin. For example, we expect the 25% tariffs imposed on U.S. imports of steel and aluminum to adversely impact our cost of raw materials for our products.
In fiscalprevious year 2024,years, our installation projects experienced some delays relatingrelated to, among other things,factors, permitting, utility delays,coordination, and access to customer facilities. However,While thesewe continued to make progress in streamlining our installation and maintenance processes, we did experience certain project‑specific delays didduring not2025. significantlyThese impactdelays ourunderscored revenue.the operational complexities inherent in coordinating large deployments with multiple external stakeholders. If we are delayed in or unable to perform maintenance, our previously installed products would likely experience adverse performance impacts, including reduced output and/or efficiency, which could result in warranty and/or guaranty claims by our customers. If we experience a significant increase of product failure in the future, our service expense may increase and we may fail to achieve the performance commitments to our customers, which could result in warranty and/or guaranty claims. Additionally, product failure and service costs may increase as we initially deploy new applications for our Energy Server system, including Be FlexibleTM load following, CCUS, and CHP.
As we grow our business globally and increase the size and number of customer orders, we will need to secure new customer financing options, and we will need to increase the amount of financing available as well as the number of financing partners. As we offer an innovative new technology solution, obtaining new financing partners and available funds for customer financings often involves a rigorous and timely due diligence process on our technology, manufacturing and service capabilities. IfWhile we arewere unablesuccessful in securing a new financing arrangement with Brookfield Asset Management (“Brookfield”) in the third quarter of 2025 (refer to obtainPart adequateII, Item 8, Note 7—Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates), in light of the potential power needs for AI data center sites and resultant mega-watt size, additional financing for our customers who desire to use third-party financing rather than purchasing the Energy Server systems for their own balance sheet, our revenue couldwill be delayed or impacted. In addition, our ability to arrange financing for our products depends partly on the creditworthiness of our customers, and deterioration of our customers’ credit ratings could impact this financing. When interest rates rise, the cost of financing for our customers also increases, and the financiers of our installations demand a higher rate of return, putting pressure on our margins.required.
Manufacturing and Labor Market Constraints
As recently as 2022, we experienced impacts from labor shortages and challenges in hiring for our manufacturing facilities. While these constraints have since abated, and we reduced headcount as part of the Restructuring Plan adopted in September 2023, we may still experience difficulties with hiring and retention and may face additional labor shortages in the future. For details on the Restructuring Plan refer to Part II, Item 8, Note 12 — Restructuring. In addition, the current inflationary environment has led to rising wages and labor costs as well as increased competition for labor.
Strategic InvestmentPartnership
We have entered various agreements and transactions with SK ecoplant in connection with our strategic partnership, including prior sales to and purchases by SK ecoplant of both zero coupon, non-voting redeemable convertible Series A preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A RCPS”), and non-voting Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series B RCPS”). All of such shares of Series A RCPS and Series B RCPS have since been converted into shares of our Class A Common Stock, and, during 2025, SK ecoplant engaged in various sales of such Class A common stock which had been acquired. As a result of such sales, since July 10, 2025, SK ecoplant is not a related party to us. Prior thereto, SK ecoplant had been a related party since September 23, 2023. As of December 31, 2025, SK ecoplant’s ownership interest in us was 2.5%.
On October 23, 2021, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with SK ecoplant in connection with our strategic partnership. Pursuant to the SPA, on December 29, 2021, we sold to SK ecoplant 10,000,000 shares of our zero coupon, non-voting redeemable convertible Series A preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A RCPS”), at a purchase price of $25.50 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $255.0 million (the “Initial Investment”). On November 8, 2022, each share of Series A RCPS was converted into 10,000,000 shares of Class A common stock.
Simultaneous with the execution of the SPA, we and SK ecoplant executed an amendment to the Joint Venture Agreement (the “JVA”), an amendment and restatement to our Preferred Distribution Agreement (“PDA Restatement”), and a new Commercial Cooperation Agreement regarding initiatives pertaining to the hydrogen market and general market expansion for Bloom solutions.
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Risk Factors
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“Short selling is the practice of selling securities that the seller does not own but rather has borrowed from a third-party with the intention of buying identical securities back at a later date to return to the lender. The short seller hopes to profit from a decline in the value of the securities between the sale of the borrowed securities and the purchase of the replacement shares, as the short seller expects to pay less in that purchase than it received in the sale. …”see in full comparison
“Short sellers have published reports containing allegations regarding us and our business, and we have been, and may in the future be, the subject of such activities. The publication of any such articles, reports or other statements regarding us has and may continue to bring about a temporary, or possibly long-term, decline in the market price of our common stock, and may adversely affect our relationships with customers, suppliers, and financing parties. We may have to expend a significant amount of resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend ourselves. …”see in full comparison
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There were no material changes in risk factors as disclosed in our 2025 Form 10-K.10-K, except as set forth below:
Techniques employed by short sellers may in the future drive down the market price of our common stock.
Short selling is the practice of selling securities that the seller does not own but rather has borrowed from a third-party with the intention of buying identical securities back at a later date to return to the lender. The short seller hopes to profit from a decline in the value of the securities between the sale of the borrowed securities and the purchase of the replacement shares, as the short seller expects to pay less in that purchase than it received in the sale. As it is in the short seller’s best interests for the price of the stock to decline, many short sellers publish, or arrange for the publication of, negative opinions or allegations regarding the relevant issuer and its business prospects, including regarding its supply chain, commercial arrangements, or financial reporting, in order to create negative market momentum and generate profits for themselves after selling a stock short. These short attacks have led to selling of shares in the market.
Short sellers have published reports containing allegations regarding us and our business, and we have been, and may in the future be, the subject of such activities. The publication of any such articles, reports or other statements regarding us has and may continue to bring about a temporary, or possibly long-term, decline in the market price of our common stock, and may adversely affect our relationships with customers, suppliers, and financing parties. We may have to expend a significant amount of resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend ourselves. While we have and would continue to strongly defend against any such short seller attacks, we may be constrained in the manner in which we can proceed against the relevant short seller by applicable state law or issues of commercial confidentiality, including because we treat information regarding our suppliers and sourcing arrangements as confidential and proprietary. Responding to short attacks has been and may continue to be costly and time-consuming, disrupt our operations, and divert the attention of management and our employees.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
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“During the year ended December 31, 2025, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”), the U.S. government announced significant additional tariffs on products imported from various countries, including countries where we source materials used in our Energy Server products. In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that certain tariffs imposed under the IEEPA were unlawful and required refunds of such tariffs collected, which refunds we are also separately pursuing. However, following the Supreme Court’s decision, the U.S. …”see in full comparison
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You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We have based the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, operating results and prospects. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors including those discussed in the section titled "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (“2025 Form 10-K”), as well as those described from time to time in our others filings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Moreover, weWe operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We cannot assure you that the results, events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Actual results, events or circumstances could differ materially and adversely from those described or anticipated in the forward-looking statements.
Global freight and logistics markets remained volatile during the first quarterhalf of fiscal year 2026, with continued pressure on ocean, ground and specialized heavy-equipment transportation rates. While transportation availability improved relative to peak levels experienced in prior years, higher fuel prices, labor costs, and routing inefficiencies related to geopolitical conditions contributed to elevated logistics costs. GivenIn theaddition, size,on weight,a selective basis we also incurred higher logistics costs in connection with expediting deliveries of materials and modularsupplies configurationby ofair Bloomcarrier to manufacture, and deliver our Energy Server systems and related balance‑of‑plant components, changes in freight pricing can meaningfully affect our cost of revenues and project-level margins, particularly for large multi-megawatt deployments and international shipments. We continueproducts to pursuemeet mitigationcustomer strategies including negotiating indexed freight arrangements where feasible, optimizing factory-to-site routing, consolidating shipments, and increasing regional sourcing; however, there can be no assurance that such actions will fully offset future freight rate increases, especially in periods of elevated demand or fuel price volatility.timelines.
Given the size, weight, and modular configuration of Bloom Energy Server systems and related balance‑of‑plant components, changes in freight pricing can meaningfully affect our cost of revenues and project-level margins, particularly for large multi-megawatt deployments and international shipments. We continue to pursue mitigation strategies including negotiating indexed freight arrangements where feasible, renegotiating air freight rates, optimizing factory-to-site routing, consolidating shipments, and increasing regional sourcing; however, there can be no assurance that such actions will fully offset future freight rate increases, especially in periods of elevated demand or fuel price volatility.
Supply Chain Update
Since the discussion of our supply chain contained in Part 1, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of Operations, section Other Factors Affecting our Performance in our 2025 Form 10-K, although throughout 2026 there has been a general worldwide shortage of electronic components, we have continued to not experience significant component shortages, electronic or otherwise to date. Approaches we have taken as we continue to scale our manufacturing include supplier diversification and qualifying multiple suppliers for single or limited source components, enhancing our predictive analytics capabilities, and employing flexible sourcing strategies. As we continue to scale our business, we have been pro-active in working with our suppliers to ensure continued adequacy of supply while also maintaining our quality standards. Such strategies have included entering into long-term contracts, non-cancelable purchase orders and, in select cases, take-or-pay contracts where demand for such items is competitive and where components are highly dependent upon underlying scarce commodity items. We do not currently anticipate experiencing supply chain shortages which would impact our 2026 production forecast; however, we cannot give assurances as to potential future developments or their related impacts.
On July 8, 2026, a report was published by a short seller containing allegations regarding, among other things, our supply chain, including the sourcing and sufficiency of certain raw materials used in our products. As stated in our Current Report on Form 8-K furnished on July 9, 2026, we rejected the report’s conclusions regarding our supply chain, and we believe we have sufficient supply of the relevant raw materials to meet our current fuel cell demand and backlog. Publications of this nature, whether or not accurate, have resulted in significant volatility in the trading price of our common stock, and we cannot predict whether similar publications may occur in the future or their potential impacts. We have incurred, and may continue to incur, costs in connection with evaluating and responding to the report, and any related inquiries or demands could result in additional costs and divert management’s attention. See Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”
Continuing Impact of Tariffs
During the year ended December 31, 2025, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”), the U.S. government announced significant additional tariffs on products imported from various countries, including countries where we source materials used in our Energy Server products. In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that certain tariffs imposed under the IEEPA were unlawful and required refunds of such tariffs collected, which refunds we are also separately pursuing. However, following the Supreme Court’s decision, the U.S. presidential administration invoked other laws to collect tariffs and announced new temporary ten percent tariffs on imports from all countries, in addition to any existing non-IEEPA tariffs. Following the expiration of such temporary tariffs, in late July 2026 the U.S. presidential administration imposed new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% targeting imports from approximately 60 economies which covers almost all U.S. imports. Certain materials which we require, such as imports of steel, aluminum, copper, and derivative metal products continue to be subject to their own separate tariff regime.
There remains uncertainty regarding the duration of existing and newly announced tariffs, potential changes or pauses to such tariffs, tariff levels, and whether additional tariffs or other retaliatory actions may be imposed, modified, or suspended. These and future changes in tariffs, trade policies, trade actions, or retaliatory trade measures in response, have resulted and may continue to result in additional costs and pricing pressures, supply chain disruptions, volatility in the demand for our Energy Server products, and increased economic or geopolitical risks, which could adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations, materially or in ways that we cannot predict.
Commodity input pricing remained an important factor affecting our cost structure during the first quarterhalf of fiscal year 2026. Certain raw materials and components used in our fuel cell stacks, power electronics, structural assemblies, and balance‑of‑plant systems—including steel alloys, specialty metals, electronic components, natural gas‑linked inputs, and rare earth‑dependent materials— experienced price fluctuations. While we do not generally purchase commodities directly at spot prices, supplier pricing may reflect changes in underlying commodity indices over time. Increases in commodity prices may not be immediately recoverable through customer pricing due to contractual arrangements, competitive dynamics, or fixed‑price project structures, creating potential margin pressure. We utilize supplier diversification, long‑term sourcing agreements, inventory planning, and selective contractual pass‑through mechanisms where available to mitigate commodity cost risks; however, sustained or rapid commodity price increases could adversely affect our results of operations.
Inflationary Pressures on ManufacturingParts and Service CostsLabor
Although headline inflation moderated compared to prior periods, inflationary pressures persistedhave continued to persist across several cost categories relevant to our business during the first quarterhalf of fiscal year 2026, including certain electrical parts and components, labor, manufacturing services,and field installation and long‑term service operations.services. Wage inflation in skilled manufacturing and technical field labor categories, coupled with higher costs for third‑party contractors, continued to exert upward pressure on our operating expenses and cost of revenues. In addition, increases in insurance, regulatory compliance, and professional services costs contributed to higher overhead compared to prior periods. General inflationary impacts on labor and services are passed on to us by our suppliers through increased prices for parts. We seek to manage inflationary impacts through productivity initiatives, automation, supplier negotiations, selective price adjustments, and ongoing cost‑reduction programs. However, the timing and extent of these mitigations may not fully align with the pace of cost increases, particularly in periods of rapid scale‑up or accelerated deployment schedules.
Developments with Respect to Installation of our Energy Server Products
Since the discussion of the delivery and installation of our Energy Server systems contained in our 2025 Form 10-K under Part II, Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, section Delivery and Installation, we have sought to evolve Bloom’s approach to installation to a consult only model, particularly for large load sites where we request our customers to utilize one of our certified third party installers for the equipment installation and project construction work and we operate as consultants to such certified installers as to Bloom Energy server products. Through its operating history, Bloom has developed working relationships with established engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) companies. We recently instituted a certified third-party installation program where we train these established EPC companies on the installation of our Energy Server product and then provide certification based on their proven installation capabilities as to our Energy Server. Purchasers of our Energy Server product are then able to select their preferred third-party EPC provider from our certified installer list, and negotiate and enter into installation agreements directly with the EPC company. Bloom is available to provide consulting services for the installation of its Energy Server product. Our preferred installation partners undergo a rigorous qualification process prior to selection based upon criteria such as experience with Bloom’s product, other energy infrastructure installation experience, balance sheet, reputation, and safety record. Following selection, such EPC companies undergo extensive training on our Energy Server systems and its proper installation.
Increasing Opposition to Data Center Development
Opposition to data center development has been increasing. For example, in July 2026, the governor of New York state signed an executive order to create a moratorium on new hyperscale data centers that included temporarily pausing State environmental permits for up to one year in order to build a regulatory framework to address concerns which have been expressed by consumers and communities in the State related to matters such as utility rates and the environment. Prolonged and widespread opposition to data center development due to ratepayer impacts, environmental concerns, noise, and other expressed strains on local communities may have longer term adverse impacts on our business. In addition to potential direct impacts such as adversely affecting the size of this target market or causing project cancellations, additional indirect impacts may include (among other things) further increasing the sales and installation cycle, increasing the time, cost, expense, and complexity of obtaining required permits for the development, and reducing government support and incentives for such developments, any of which may also have adverse impacts on our business, financial condition, and operating results. Despite recent increasing opposition to data center development, demand for our Energy Server systems in connection with such developments has continued to be robust, particularly in light of our Energy Server’s near-zero criteria pollutants, low water usage and lower CO2 emissions than the combustion generation it displaces on the margin. In addition, installation of our islanded systems serving the power demands of the data center helps to insulate the local community from adverse effects on utility rates. We believe the release of a future regulatory framework in New York state or other jurisdictions could provide further competitive advantages to our Energy Server systems by further limiting the ability to use other traditional alternatives for power. The benefits of such data center developments utilizing our Energy Server systems which bring jobs, infrastructure, and other economic benefits need to be balanced against the identified concerns.
As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, and December 31, 2025, we had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $2,491.4$2,666.9 million and $2,454.1 million, respectively. Our cash and cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less, including money market funds of $2,431.0$2,218.8 million and $2,386.6 million as of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, and December 31, 2025, respectively. We seek to maintain these balances with high credit quality counterparties, regularly monitor the amount of our credit exposure to any one issuer and diversify our investments in order to minimize our exposure.
As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, and December 31, 2025, we had $2,598.7$2,475.4 million and $2,613.7 million of recourse debt, $4.0$2.6 million and $4.2 million of non-recourse debt, and $9.2 million and $10.0 million of other long-term liabilities, respectively. As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, and December 31, 2025, $4.0$7.3 million and $4.2 million of our debt were classified as short-term, respectively, and $2,598.7$2,470.7 million and $2,613.7 million of our debt were classified as long-term, respectively. For a complete description of our outstanding debt, please see Part I, Item 1, Note 8—Outstanding Loans and Security Agreements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
In October 2025, in connection with our partnership with Oracle to provide on-site solid state power for AI data centers, subject to the negotiation of a warrant mutually acceptable to us and Oracle, we agreed to issue to Oracle a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,531,073 shares of our common stock, with an exercise price of $113.28 per share, which was the closing market price of our common stock on October 28, 2025. We and Oracle agreed that (i) the expiration date of the Oracle Warrant willwould be six (6) months from the date of the issuance of the Oracle Warrant, (ii) the Oracle Warrant willwould include customary anti-dilution adjustments, transfer restrictions and exercise procedures, and (iii) the Oracle Warrant willwould not entitle the holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise and settlement of the Oracle Warrant. The Oracle Warrant and the shares underlying the Oracle Warrant arewere expected to be issued in reliance on the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
On April 9, 2026, we issued the Warrant pursuant to the previously disclosed strategic partnership agreement with Oracle. The Warrant was fully vested upon issuance, immediately exercisable in whole or in part, at any time during six months from the grant date. On May 1, 2026, Oracle performed a cashless exercise of the Warrant. As a result of the cashless exercise, we issued 1,905,433 shares of our common stock on a net basis. Under the terms of the warrant agreement, Oracle could elect either net or gross settlement. Because net settlement would result in 1.4 million fewer shares being issued than a gross settlement, we agreed to issue Oracle an additional 248,798 shares of common stock as an inducement for Oracle to elect net settlement. These incremental shares represented additional consideration with a fair value of $72.3 million.
On April 9, 2026, we issued the warrant to Oracle pursuant to the previously disclosed strategic partnership agreement. The warrant is fully vested upon issuance, immediately exercisable in whole or in part, at any time during six months from the grant date.
For information on a senior secured multicurrency revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) which we entered into on December 19, 2025, see Part II, Item 8, Note 8—Outstanding Loans and Security Agreements, section Revolving Credit Facility in our 2025 Form 10-K. As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, and December 31, 2025, no amounts were drawn under the Revolving Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2026, the $90.0 million letter of credit sub-facility under our Revolving Credit Facility was fully utilized, reducing our available borrowing capacity to $510.0 million.
The combination of our cash and cash equivalents and cash flow expected to be generated by our operations is expected to be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash flow needs for at least the next 12 months. If these sources of cash are insufficient or not received in a timely manner to meet our near-term or future liquidity needs, we may require additional equity or debt financing to fund our operations, manufacturing capacity, product development, and market expansion initiatives, as well as to respond to competitive pressures or strategic opportunities. We may, from time to time, engage in a variety of financing transactions for such purposes, including factoring our accounts receivable. There were no factoring arrangements during the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and 2025. We may not be able to secure timely additional financing on favorable terms, or at all. The terms of any additional financing may limit our financial and operational flexibility. Although we currently do not have any floating-rate notes on our balance sheet, our overall cost of capital may increase if interest rates rise and we refinance our fixed-rate convertible notes. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or equity-linked securities, our existing stockholders could experience dilution in their ownership percentage, and any new securities may have rights, preferences, and privileges senior to those of our common stock.
Project-Related Option Arrangement
In May 2026, we made a $50 million payment to acquire contractual rights under an option arrangement. Under the related agreements, in July 2026 the rights were assigned to a Brookfield Asset Management (“Brookfield”) vehicle, and such vehicle agreed to make a $50 million payment to us upon their exercise of the option and acquisition of the underlying project. In the event the Brookfield vehicle does not proceed with the acquisition or in certain other events, Brookfield may put the option rights back to the original holder, Oracle, with Bloom receiving recovery of the $50 million through corresponding contractual arrangements. Bloom is not intended to retain a long-term ownership interest in the underlying assets or participate in the project’s long-term economics. See Part I, Item 1, Note 6—Balance Sheet Components in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Our operating activities consisted of net income adjusted for certain non-cash items plus changes in our operating assets and liabilities or working capital. Net cash provided by operating activities for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, was primarily due to business‑driven changes in working capital totaling $41.3$88.2 million. These changes included:
•A $93.1 million increase in deferred revenue and customer deposits, primarily driven by a higher level of new customer deposits compared to the prior year period. This reflected the timing and mix of system deployments, including a lower proportion of projects without significant upfront billings. Deferred revenue increased modestly compared to the prior year period;
•A $88.6 million increase in inventory. Inventory increased as we built additional units to support anticipated 2026 demand and to manage lead times in our supply chain;
•A $54.2 million increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets due to upfront service‑related payments aligned with expanding field service activity; and
•A $226.2 million increase in deferred revenue and customer deposits, primarily driven by a higher level of new customer deposits compared to the prior year period. This reflected the timing and mix of system deployments, including a lower proportion of projects without significant upfront billings. Deferred revenue increased modestly compared to the prior year period;
•A $132.3 million increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets due to upfront service‑related payments aligned with expanding field service activity, and $50.0 million payment in connection with the assignment of certain option rights related to a customer project arrangement;
•A $115.1 million increase in inventory. Inventory increased as we built additional units to support future customer demand and to manage lead times in our supply chain; and
These•A movements were partially offset by (i) a $53.9$36.5 million benefit from the timing of vendor payments, and (ii) a $7.3 million decreaseincrease in deferred cost of revenue as associated systems reached acceptance milestones during the reporting quarter.
These movements were partially offset by a $247.6 million benefit from the timing of vendor payments.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, was $73.6$300.0 million, representing a $184.3$623.8 million increase compared to the prior year period. The year-over-year change in operating assets and liabilities was primarily driven by: (i) an increase of $63.1$172.3 million attributable to contract assets, (ii) an increase of $49.1$167.7 million attributable to accounts payable and accrued expenses, (iii) an increase of $126.2 million attributable to prepaid expenses and other current assets, (iii) an increase of $37.0 million attributable to accounts payable and accrued expenses, (iv) an increase of $23.7 million attributable to other long-term assets, (v) an increase of $23.0 million attributable to inventories, (vi) an increase of $18.7$122.4 million attributable to deferred revenue and customer deposits, (viiv) an increase of $9.5$95.8 million attributable to other long-term assets, and (vi) an increase of $9.9 million attributable to deferred cost of revenue, partially offset by (a) a decrease of $40.3 million attributable to accounts receivable, and (viiib) ana increasedecrease of $2.6$27.5 million attributable to deferred cost of revenue.inventories. These working‑capital variances represent gross movements and therefore do not reconcile directly to the total year‑over‑year change in net cash provided by operating activities, which also reflects non‑cash adjustments and other operating items included in the reconciliation from net income to operating cash flows.
Our investing activities have consisted of capital expenditures, including investments to increase our production capacity, and investments in unconsolidated affiliates. Cash used in investing activities during the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, was $45.9$100.5 million, an increase of $31.7$79.1 million compared to the prior year period. The increase was primarily due to a $19.8$22.8 million investment in the joint ventures between the Company and Brookfield (see Part I, Item 1, Note 7—Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q), and a $11.9$56.3 million increase in expenditures on tenant improvements for a leased engineering and manufacturing facility in Fremont, California, which opened in July 2022. We expect to continue to make capital investments to expand production capacity at our manufacturing facilities in Fremont, California and Delmarva, Delaware. These investments, which include the purchase of new equipment and tenant improvements, are part of our strategic plan to continually increase capacity to meet orders and customer deliver requirements. The magnitude and timing of these capital expenditures will depend on implementation milestones, supplier lead times, and customer demand. We intend to fund these capital expenditures from cash on hand as well as cash flow expected to be generated from operations. We may also evaluate and arrange equipment lease financing to fund these capital expenditures.
Our financing activities consist of payment of debt and debt issuance costs, repayments of/proceeds from financing obligations, proceeds from issuance of our common stock, payment of dividends and other cash flows from financing activities. Net cash provided by financing activities during the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, was $7.1$8.3 million, an increase of $1.9$10.2 million compared to the prior year period, predominantly due to (i) a $8.2$15.5 million increase in proceeds from issuance of common stock, partially offset byand (iii) ana increasedecrease in cash outflows of $0.8$1.2 million for repayment of debt and debt issuance costs, andpartially (ii)offset by a $5.3$6.4 million increase in repayment of financing obligations.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, consisted primarily of (i) the proceeds from issuance of common stock of $15.8$23.2 million, (ii) the repayment of financing obligations of $8.0$11.8 million, (iii) repayment of debt of $1.3 million, (iv) payment of dividends of $0.9 million, and (iiiv) payment of debt issuance cost of $0.8 million.
We believe we have sufficient capital to operate our business over the next 12 months. Our working capital was strengthened with the supplemented liquidity through issuing the 0% Notes, the 3.0% Green Notes due June 2029, and the 3.0% Green Notes due June 2028 in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, and the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, respectively, as well as financing activities with SK ecoplant in the first quarter of 2023.Notes. In addition, we may still enter the equity or debt market as needed to support the expansion of our business. Please refer to Part II, Item 8, Note 8—Outstanding Loans and Security Agreements, and Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Liquidity—Our indebtedness, and restrictions imposed by the agreements governing our outstanding indebtedness, may limit our financial and operating activities and may adversely affect our ability to incur additional debt to fund future needs in our 2025 Form 10-K, for more information regarding the terms of and risks associated with our debt.
Our customers have several purchase alternatives for our Energy Server systems. The portion of total revenue attributable to each purchase option for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and 2025, was as follows:
Since the discussion of the delivery and installation in our 2025 Form 10-K, we have sought to evolve our approach to installation to a consult only model, particularly for large load sites where we request our customers to utilize one of our certified third party installers for the equipment installation and project construction work and we operate as consultants to such certified installers as to Bloom Energy Server Product. See Part I, Item 2, section Developments With Respect to Factors Affecting Our Performance, subsection Developments with Respect to Installation of our Energy Server Products in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information.
As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, and December 31, 2025, we had incurred no liabilities due to failure to repair or replace the Energy Server systems pursuant to any performance warranties made under the O&M Agreements (“O&M Agreements”).
For the O&M Agreements that are subject to renewal, our future service revenue from such agreements are subject to our obligations to make payments for underperformance against the performance guaranties, which are capped at an aggregate total of approximately $583.3$846.1 million (including $473.2 million related to portfolio financing entities and $110.1$372.9 million related to all other transactions, and include payments for both low output and low efficiency) and our aggregate remaining potential payment related to these underperformance obligations was approximately $470.9$468.9 million as of MarchJune 31,30, 2026. For the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 20262026, we made performance guarantee payments of $5.4 million and $13.8 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, we made performance guarantee payments of $8.4$3.0 million and $11.6$14.6 million, respectively.
There were no significant changes in our international channel partners during the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026. For information on international channel partners, see Part II, Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, section International Channel Partners in our 2025 Form 10-K.
A discussion regarding the comparison of our financial condition and results of operations for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and 2025, is presented below.
Total revenue increased by $425.0$664.1 million,million and $1.1 billion, or 130.4%,165.5% and 149.8%, for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior yearyear. period. ThisThe increase was primarily driven by a $441.5 million increase inhigher product revenue, which increased by $638.8 million and $1.1 billion, an $8.3 million increase in service revenue,revenue by $14.6 million and $22.9 million, and an increase in installation revenue by $13.6 million and $5.9 million, respectively. These increases were partially offset by a $17.1 million decreasedecreases in electricity revenue,revenue of $2.9 million and a $7.7$19.9 million decreasefor inthe installationthree revenue.and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively.
Product revenue increased by $441.5$638.8 million,million and $1.1 billion, or 208.4%,215.4% and 212.5%, for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year period.year. The increase was primarily due to stronger demand for our Energypower Server systemssolutions to meet the time‑to‑power needs of a growing market, drivenincluding largelya bysignificant deployment for a large AI infrastructure customer and multiple projects executed through the joint venture with Brookfield, including a major hyperscaler project.Brookfield.
Installation revenue increased by $13.6 million and $5.9 million, or 36.4% and 8.3%, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year. The increase was driven by the timing of achieving key project milestones on sites requiring full Bloom installations. Depending on customer requirements, Bloom may provide a full-scope installation solution, which results in higher installation revenue, or the customer may engage a third-party installation partner, resulting in lower installation revenue for Bloom. Installation revenue may vary based on several factors, including the scope of installation services provided by Bloom, customer and project mix, the economics of underlying projects, and the timing of milestone execution.
Installation revenue decreased by $7.7 million, or 22.9%, for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the prior year period. This decrease resulted from differences in project timing, mix of our project base, and milestone execution.
Service revenue increased by $8.3$14.6 million and $22.9 million, or 15.6%,26.8% and 21.2%, for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year period.year. The increase was primarily drivenattributable byto higher revenue from maintenance contracts associated with our fleet of Energy Server systems, which contributed $9.4$17.3 million,million and $26.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively. This increase was partially offset by higher product performance guarantee costs of $1.6$3.0 million.million and $4.6 million for the same periods.
Electricity revenue decreased by $17.1$2.9 million and $19.9 million, or 63.3%,22.3% and 50.1%, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year. The decrease for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, comparedwas primarily due to thelower priorstraight-line yearelectricity period.revenue resulting from repowering of certain Managed Services related sites. The decrease for the six months ended June 30, 2026, was predominantly due to a one-time settlement of a customer contract after redeploying assets for our partner in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, as well as lower straight-line electricity revenue resulting from repowering of certain Managed Services related sites.
Total cost of revenue increased by $288.2$415.7 million and $703.9 million, or 121.4%,141.3% and 132.4%, for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year period.year. The increase was primarily driven by a $289.7 million increase inhigher cost of product revenue, awhich $1.8increased by $395.2 million and $684.9 million, an increase in costsinstallation cost of installationrevenue revenue,by $14.6 million and a$16.4 $0.8million, millionand an increase in service cost ofrevenue serviceby revenue,$6.7 million and $7.5 million, respectively. These increases were partially offset by a $4.0 million decreasedecreases in electricity cost of electricityrevenue revenue.of $0.9 million and $4.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively.
Cost of product revenue increased by $289.7$395.2 million and $684.9 million, or 207.5%,198.9% and 202.4%, for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year period.year. Product costs increased primarily due to higher sales volumes driven by increased demand for our Energypower Serversolutions, systems,an increase in product warranty, and an increase in productstock-based warranty.compensation. The increase was partially offset by ongoing(i) improvements in manufacturing efficiency and automation that reducedlower material, labor, and overhead costs.costs resulting from ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements and increased automation and (ii) the recognition of a $37.4 million recovery of previously paid import tariffs during the period.
Cost of installation revenue increased by $14.6 million and $16.4 million, or 38.2% and 22.9%, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year. The increase was driven by the timing of achieving key project milestones on sites requiring full Bloom installations. Depending on customer requirements, Bloom may provide a full-scope installation solution, which results in higher installation costs, or the customer may engage a third-party installation partner, resulting in lower installation costs for Bloom. Installation costs may vary based on several factors, including the scope of installation services provided by Bloom, customer and project mix, the economics of underlying projects, and the timing of milestone execution.
Cost of installation revenue increased by $1.8 million, or 5.3%, for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the prior year period. The increase was driven by differences in project timing, mix of our project base, and milestone execution.
Cost of service revenue increased by $6.7 million and $7.5 million, or 13.6% and 7.4%, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively. The increase for the three months ended June 30, 2026, was primarily attributable to higher deployment of field replacement units, which increased costs by $1.1 million, and increased maintenance expenses of $0.9 million, partially offset by cost reduction initiatives associated with fleet optimization efforts. The increase for the six months ended June 30, 2026, was primarily attributable to increased maintenance expenses of $1.0 million, partially offset by a $2.1 million reduction in costs from lower deployment of field replacement units and our cost reduction efforts to manage fleet optimizations.
Cost of service revenue remained flat period over period, which, when compared to the 15.6% increase in service revenue, reflects improved cost efficiency. This improvement was driven primarily by (i) a reduction in the deployment of field replacement units, contributing to cost savings of $3.2 million, and (ii) our cost reduction efforts to manage fleet optimizations.
Cost of electricity revenue decreased by $4.0$0.9 million and $4.9 million, or 34.9%,11.4% and 25.5%, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year. The decrease for the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, comparedwas primarily due to the priorreduction yearin period.the number of installed units. The decrease for the six months ended June 30, 2026, was mainly due to (i) redeploying assets for our partner to enable a one-time settlement of a customer contract in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, and (ii) the reduction in the number of installed units.
Gross profit increased by $136.8$248.4 million inand $385.3 million for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year period.year. This increase was predominantly driven by a $151.8$243.6 million and a $395.4 million increase in product gross profit, and a $7.5$7.8 million and a $15.4 million increase in service gross profit, partially offset by a $13.0$2.0 million and a $15.0 million decrease of electricity gross profit, and a $9.5$1.0 million decreaseand a $10.5 million increase of installation gross margin.loss.
Product gross profit increased by $151.8$243.6 million inand $395.4 million for the three and six months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year period.year. The increase was primarily drivenattributable byto (i) anincreased increase inproduct demand driven by a significant deployment for oura products,large largelyAI resultinginfrastructure fromcustomer and multiple projects executed through theour joint venture with Brookfield, including our major hyperscaler project, andBrookfield; (ii) ourthe continuedrecognition effortsof toa reduce$37.4 million recovery of previously paid import tariffs; and (iii) lower material, labor, and overhead costs throughdue enhancedto ongoing manufacturing processesprocess improvements and increased automation. The overall increase was partially offset by an increase in product warranty.
BE insider buying and selling (Form 4)
Since 2026-04-11, insiders reported open-market purchases in 0 Form 4 filings and open-market sales in 25 filings (7 insiders, 16 trade dates, 318,315 shares, about $81.6M; 19 of these filings say the sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan). Net open-market shares: -318,315 (purchases minus sales); net value about -$81.6M.Totals add up every open-market (code P and S) line in those filings, using the prices reported in the filings. Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are listed below but not counted.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Joshi Aman |
Open-market sale |
8,437 | $277.17 | $2.3M |
| 2026-09-30 | Immelt Jeffrey R |
Grant/award | 81 | $276.98 | $22.4K |
| 2026-09-30 | Warner Cynthia J |
Grant/award | 83 | $276.98 | $23.0K |
| 2026-09-16 | Joshi Aman |
Open-market sale |
3,601 | $269.94 | $972.1K |
| 2026-09-16 | Kurzymski Maciej |
Open-market sale | 2,295 | $268.42 | $616.0K |
| 2026-09-16 | Soderberg Shawn Marie |
Open-market sale |
2,870 | $270.07 | $775.1K |
| 2026-09-16 | Chitoori Satish |
Open-market sale |
2,870 | $270.06 | $775.1K |
| 2026-09-01 | Sridhar Kr |
Option exercise | 9,688 | $30.96 | $299.9K |
| 2026-08-31 | Sridhar Kr |
Gift | 300,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-27 | Edwards Simon Stephen |
Grant/award | 15,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-17 | Immelt Jeffrey R |
Open-market sale |
30,000 | $238.91 | $7.2M |
| 2026-08-14 | Joshi Aman |
Open-market sale |
4,677 | $241.75 | $1.1M |
| 2026-08-14 | Chitoori Satish |
Open-market sale |
2,053 | $241.64 | $496.1K |
| 2026-08-14 | Soderberg Shawn Marie |
Open-market sale | 2,895 | $233.60 | $676.3K |
| 2026-08-13 | Chambers John T |
Open-market sale |
15,000 | $250.00 | $3.8M |
| 2026-08-03 | Chambers John T |
Open-market sale |
15,000 | $205.58 | $3.1M |
| 2026-07-01 | Joshi Aman |
Open-market sale |
8,343 | $300.37 | $2.5M |
| 2026-06-30 | Warner Cynthia J |
Grant/award | 76 | $302.70 | $23.0K |
| 2026-06-30 | Immelt Jeffrey R |
Grant/award | 85 | $302.70 | $25.7K |
| 2026-06-16 | Joshi Aman |
Open-market sale |
3,558 | $289.14 | $1.0M |
| 2026-06-16 | Kurzymski Maciej |
Open-market sale | 2,259 | $288.62 | $652.0K |
| 2026-06-16 | Chitoori Satish |
Open-market sale |
2,837 | $289.11 | $820.2K |
| 2026-06-16 | Soderberg Shawn Marie |
Open-market sale | 2,842 | $288.63 | $820.3K |
| 2026-05-28 | Chambers John T |
Open-market sale |
55,000 | $297.69 | $16.4M |
| 2026-05-21 | Warner Cynthia J |
Grant/award | 1,063 | — | — |
| 2026-05-21 | Zervigon Eddy |
Grant/award | 1,063 | — | — |
| 2026-05-21 | Burger Barbara J |
Grant/award | 1,063 | — | — |
| 2026-05-21 | Immelt Jeffrey R |
Grant/award | 1,417 | — | — |
| 2026-05-21 | Boskin Michael J |
Grant/award | 1,063 | — | — |
| 2026-05-21 | Bush Mary K |
Grant/award | 1,063 | — | — |
| 2026-05-21 | Pinkus Gary S |
Grant/award | 1,063 | — | — |
| 2026-05-21 | Snabe Jim H. |
Grant/award | 1,063 | — | — |
| 2026-05-21 | Chambers John T |
Grant/award | 1,063 | — | — |
| 2026-05-20 | Edwards Simon Stephen |
Grant/award | 10,000 | — | — |
| 2026-05-19 | Sridhar Kr |
Option exercise | 80,000 | — | — |
| 2026-05-18 | Soderberg Shawn Marie |
Open-market sale |
2,746 | $259.42 | $712.4K |
| 2026-05-14 | Bush Mary K |
Gift | 3,500 | — | — |
| 2026-05-14 | Chitoori Satish |
Open-market sale |
2,111 | $288.24 | $608.5K |
| 2026-05-14 | Soderberg Shawn Marie |
Open-market sale |
2,879 | $288.10 | $829.4K |
| 2026-05-14 | Joshi Aman |
Open-market sale |
4,813 | $288.20 | $1.4M |
| 2026-05-13 | Kurzymski Maciej |
Open-market sale | 6,229 | $293.36 | $1.8M |
| 2026-05-07 | Bush Mary K |
Open-market sale | 25,000 | $266.96 | $6.7M |
| 2026-04-29 | Soderberg Shawn Marie |
Open-market sale |
35,000 | $279.00 | $9.8M |
| 2026-04-15 | Soderberg Shawn Marie |
Open-market sale |
25,000 | $225.13 | $5.6M |
| 2026-04-14 | Soderberg Shawn Marie |
Open-market sale |
30,000 | $204.23 | $6.1M |
| 2026-04-14 | Chitoori Satish |
Open-market sale |
20,000 | $204.23 | $4.1M |
| 2026-03-24 | Kurzymski Maciej |
Grant/award | 3,880 | — | — |
Well-known investors holding BE (13F)
| Investor | Quarter | Shares | Reported value | % of their 13F | Change vs prior quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. E. Shaw & Co. | 2026-06-30 | 4,158,295 | $1.3B | 0.78% | Reduced 1% |
| Millennium Management (Israel Englander) | 2026-06-30 | 2,522,461 | $763.5M | 0.52% | Added 552% |
| Two Sigma Investments | 2026-06-30 | 2,016,532 | $610.4M | 0.46% | Reduced 43% |
| Whale Rock Capital Management | 2026-06-30 | 1,608,305 | $486.8M | 3.91% | Reduced 3% |
| Renaissance Technologies | 2026-06-30 | 675,700 | $204.5M | 0.28% | Added 26% |
| Citadel Advisors (Ken Griffin) | 2026-06-30 | 650,353 | $196.9M | 0.11% | Added 98% |
| Two Sigma Investments | 2026-06-30 | 0 | $194.2M | — | Sold out |
| AQR Capital Management (Cliff Asness) | 2026-06-30 | 498,011 | $146.9M | 0.05% | Added 170% |
| Point72 Asset Management (Steve Cohen) | 2026-06-30 | 308,856 | $93.5M | 0.14% | Added 580% |
| Polen Capital Management | 2026-06-30 | 40,838 | $12.4M | 0.11% | Reduced 39% |
| Bridgewater Associates | 2026-06-30 | 28,147 | $8.5M | 0.03% | Reduced 38% |
| Gotham Asset Management (Joel Greenblatt) | 2026-06-30 | 17,422 | $5.3M | 0.01% | New position |
| Duquesne Family Office (Stanley Druckenmiller) | 2026-06-30 | 136,320 | $18.5K | — | Sold out |
| Baillie Gifford | 2026-06-30 | 52 | $15.7K | 0.0% | New position |