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Bloom Energy Corp.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 28 October 2025: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 57% year on year: Revenue was $519.0 million, up 57.1% from $330.4 million a year earlier. Management described it as the fourth straight quarter of record revenue. Source
  • Operating income turned positive: Operating income was $7.8 million, against an operating loss of $9.7 million a year earlier. Non-GAAP operating income was $46.2 million, up from $8.1 million. Source
  • Gross margin rose to 29.2%: GAAP gross margin was 29.2%, up from 26.7% in the second quarter. Non-GAAP gross margin was 30.4%, against 28.2% in the second quarter. Source
  • Related-party revenue rose to $288.0 million: Related party revenue was $288.0 million, against $27.1 million in the second quarter and $126.6 million a year earlier. The footnote does not describe the related parties. Source
  • Operating cash flow turned positive: Net cash from operating activities was $19.7 million, against outflows of $213.1 million in the second quarter and $69.5 million a year earlier. Source
  • Brookfield $5 billion partnership announced: The release highlights a $5 billion strategic AI infrastructure partnership with Brookfield Asset Management. The release gives no further terms. Source

“Powerful tailwinds - surging demand for electricity driven by AI, nation-state priorities, and our relentless pace of innovation - are converging to accelerate our audacious journey to becoming a standard for onsite power globally.”

KR Sridhar, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Bloom Energy

What changed from last quarter

  • New: The company announced a $5 billion strategic AI infrastructure partnership with Brookfield Asset Management, which the prior release did not mention. Source
  • New: The balance sheet shows investments in joint ventures with Brookfield Asset Management, a line that does not appear in the prior quarter's balance sheet. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose 57% year on year: Revenue was $519.0 million, up 57.1% from $330.4 million a year earlier. Management described it as the fourth straight quarter of record revenue. Source
  • Operating income turned positive: Operating income was $7.8 million, against an operating loss of $9.7 million a year earlier. Non-GAAP operating income was $46.2 million, up from $8.1 million. Source
  • GAAP net loss larger than a year ago: Net loss to common stockholders was $23.1 million, or $(0.10) per diluted share, against $14.7 million, or $(0.06), a year earlier. Source
  • No updated 2025 guidance in release: The Q2 release reaffirmed 2025 revenue of $1.65B-$1.85B and non-GAAP gross margin of about 29%. The Q3 release contains no guidance section and restates no 2025 figures.

Revenue mix and services

  • Product and installation revenue rose: Product revenue was $384.3 million and installation revenue $65.8 million, against $296.6 million and $37.4 million in the second quarter. Source
  • Service revenue edged up: Service revenue was $58.6 million against service cost of revenue of $51.8 million, versus $54.4 million and $49.4 million in the second quarter. Source
  • Services margin double-digit again: Management highlighted a second consecutive quarter of double-digit non-GAAP profit margin in the services segment. The release gives no services margin figure. Source

“I want to thank the Bloom team for delivering its fourth consecutive quarter of record revenue and positive Cash Flow from Operating Activities.”

Maciej Kurzymski, Chief Accounting Officer and Acting Principal Financial Officer of Bloom Energy

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Gross margin rose to 29.2%: GAAP gross margin was 29.2%, up from 26.7% in the second quarter. Non-GAAP gross margin was 30.4%, against 28.2% in the second quarter. Source
  • Operating expenses rose across lines: Total operating expenses were $143.8 million. Sales and marketing rose to $42.0 million from $24.1 million, and research and development and general and administrative also increased. Source
  • Stock-based compensation rose: Stock-based compensation added $38.2 million to non-GAAP operating adjustments, up from $30.2 million in the second quarter. No restructuring charge was recorded this quarter. Source
  • Inventory reserve and impairment charge: The cash flow statement adds back a $21.8 million inventory reserve and other assets impairment for the quarter. The release gives no further explanation. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating margin reached 8.9%: Non-GAAP operating margin was 8.9%, against 7.1% in the second quarter and 2.5% a year earlier. Source

Customers and revenue lines

  • Related-party revenue rose to $288.0 million: Related party revenue was $288.0 million, against $27.1 million in the second quarter and $126.6 million a year earlier. The footnote does not describe the related parties. Source
  • Customers span Fortune 500 companies: The release describes customers as Fortune 500 companies in data centers, semiconductor manufacturing, large utilities and other commercial and industrial sectors. Source
  • Electricity revenue declined: Electricity revenue was $10.4 million, down from $12.8 million in the second quarter and $13.8 million a year earlier. Source

“While our commercial success has been most visible, the work that our engineering, manufacturing, and support teams have done behind the scenes is evident in our financial results.”

Maciej Kurzymski, Chief Accounting Officer and Acting Principal Financial Officer of Bloom Energy

Cash, balance sheet and capital

  • Operating cash flow turned positive: Net cash from operating activities was $19.7 million, against outflows of $213.1 million in the second quarter and $69.5 million a year earlier. Source
  • Stock issuance and capital spending: Proceeds from issuance of common stock were $42.4 million, against $30 thousand in the second quarter. Purchases of property, plant and equipment were $12.3 million. Source
  • Cash balance rose from June: Cash and cash equivalents were $595.1 million at September 30, against $574.8 million at June 30 and $802.9 million at December 31, 2024. Source
  • Recourse debt little changed: Non-current recourse debt was $1,128.0 million at September 30, against $1,126.2 million at June 30. Current recourse debt was nil, against $2.2 million at June 30. Source
  • Working capital balances moved: Contract assets rose to $258.9 million from $129.8 million, and inventories to $705.0 million from $690.0 million. Accounts receivable fell to $411.7 million from $467.0 million. Source

Brookfield partnership and strategy

  • Brookfield $5 billion partnership announced: The release highlights a $5 billion strategic AI infrastructure partnership with Brookfield Asset Management. The release gives no further terms. Source
  • Equity losses from Brookfield ventures: Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliates was $19.6 million, added back in operating cash flow. The release describes these as related party joint ventures. Source
  • Investing outflow to affiliates: Investments in unconsolidated affiliates were $24.6 million, within net cash used in investing activities of $36.9 million for the quarter. Source

Non-GAAP measures and reporting

  • Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.15: Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.15, against $0.10 in the second quarter and $(0.01) a year earlier. Diluted weighted shares were 312,479 thousand. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA reported at $59.0 million: Adjusted EBITDA was $59.0 million, against $41.2 million in the second quarter and $21.3 million a year earlier. Source
  • Non-GAAP measures supplement GAAP results: The release says non-GAAP measures supplement GAAP results, which the company relies on primarily, and provides reconciliations in the release. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Deployed capacity Source1.5 GW
Installations Sourcemore than 1,200

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.