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Bloom Energy Corp.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 4 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Full-year revenue reached $2.02 billion: Full-year 2025 revenue was $2.02 billion, up 37.3% from $1.47 billion in 2024; product and service revenue was $1.76 billion, up 35.5%. Source
  • AI data centers and C&I drove growth: Management attributed full-year revenue to significant growth from the AI data center industry and continued demand from the C&I business. Source
  • Full-year 2026 revenue range given: Management gave full-year 2026 figures: revenue of $3.1 billion to $3.3 billion, non-GAAP gross margin of about 32%, non-GAAP operating income of $425 million to $475 million, and non-GAAP EPS of $1.33 to $1.48. Source
  • Product revenue reached $638.5 million: Fourth-quarter product revenue was $638.5 million, against $384.3 million in the third quarter and $471.7 million a year earlier; full-year product revenue was $1.53 billion. Source
  • All product shipments now 800 V dc ready: The release headline states that all product shipments are now 800 V dc ready. Source
  • Q4 gross margin fell to 30.8%: Fourth-quarter GAAP gross margin was 30.8%, against 38.3% a year earlier; non-GAAP gross margin was 31.9%, against 39.3%. Source
  • Operating cash flow of $113.9 million: Operating cash flow was $113.9 million for 2025; the company described this as its second consecutive year of positive free cash flow. Source

“We have built a solid state digital power platform for the digital age that is superior to any legacy solution.”

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

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue Sourcefull-year 2026$3.1B - $3.3BNew
Non-GAAP gross margin Sourcefull-year 2026~32%New
Non-GAAP operating income Sourcefull-year 2026$425M - $475MNew
Non-GAAP EPS Sourcefull-year 2026$1.33 - $1.48New

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Maciej Kurzymski is now titled Principal Financial Officer; the Q3 2025 release in [P] gave him the title Acting Principal Financial Officer. Source

Full-year and fourth-quarter results

  • Full-year revenue reached $2.02 billion: Full-year 2025 revenue was $2.02 billion, up 37.3% from $1.47 billion in 2024; product and service revenue was $1.76 billion, up 35.5%. Source
  • Fourth-quarter revenue rose 35.9%: Fourth-quarter 2025 revenue was $777.7 million, up 35.9% from $572.4 million a year earlier; product and service revenue was $700.2 million, up 33.2%. Source
  • AI data centers and C&I drove growth: Management attributed full-year revenue to significant growth from the AI data center industry and continued demand from the C&I business. Source
  • Full-year 2026 revenue range given: Management gave full-year 2026 figures: revenue of $3.1 billion to $3.3 billion, non-GAAP gross margin of about 32%, non-GAAP operating income of $425 million to $475 million, and non-GAAP EPS of $1.33 to $1.48. Source
  • Net loss to common stockholders: Net loss to common stockholders was $88.4 million for 2025, against $29.2 million in 2024; diluted loss per share was $(0.37). Fourth-quarter net income to common stockholders was $1.1 million. Source

Revenue lines and margins by type

  • Product revenue reached $638.5 million: Fourth-quarter product revenue was $638.5 million, against $384.3 million in the third quarter and $471.7 million a year earlier; full-year product revenue was $1.53 billion. Source
  • Service margin rose to 16.9%: Service gross margin was 16.9% in the fourth quarter, against (1.7)% a year earlier; non-GAAP service gross margin was 19.5%, against 0.5%. Source
  • Installation margin below zero: Installation revenue was $67.3 million in the fourth quarter, with a GAAP gross margin of (10.7)% and a non-GAAP gross margin of (9.4)%. Source

“Bring-your-own-power has shifted from a slogan to a business necessity for AI hyperscalers and manufacturing facilities.”

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

Products and customers

  • All product shipments now 800 V dc ready: The release headline states that all product shipments are now 800 V dc ready. Source
  • Related-party revenue reached $574.2 million: Related-party revenue was $574.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, against $288.0 million in the third quarter and $3.0 million a year earlier; full-year related-party revenue was $892.0 million. Source
  • Fortune 500 and utility customers named: The release describes its customers as Fortune 500 companies, including data centers, semiconductor manufacturing, large utilities, and other commercial and industrial sectors. Source

Gross margin and operating costs

  • Q4 gross margin fell to 30.8%: Fourth-quarter GAAP gross margin was 30.8%, against 38.3% a year earlier; non-GAAP gross margin was 31.9%, against 39.3%. Source
  • Full-year gross margin rose to 29.0%: Full-year GAAP gross margin was 29.0%, up from 27.5%; non-GAAP gross margin was 30.3%, up from 28.7%. Source
  • Sales and marketing nearly doubled: Sales and marketing expense was $41.9 million in the fourth quarter, against $21.8 million a year earlier; full-year expense was $130.2 million, against $68.0 million. Source
  • Product cost and operating leverage cited: Chief Accounting Officer Maciej Kurzymski cited progress on reducing product cost, driving operating leverage, and executing with discipline and consistency. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating income nearly flat: Non-GAAP operating income was $133.0 million, down $0.5 million; non-GAAP operating margin was 17.1%, against 23.3%. Full-year non-GAAP operating income was $221.0 million. Source

“We are confident in our trajectory and the strategic investments that position Bloom for accelerating growth.”

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

Backlog definitions and exclusions

  • Product backlog counts contracted purchases: Product backlog is revenue from existing contractual commitments to buy Energy Servers, from a financier or end customer, expected in future periods. Source
  • Certain Section 48 orders excluded: The backlog figure excludes certain potential future product order commitments through 2028 that are eligible for the IRC Section 48 tax credit under safe harbor mechanisms. Source
  • Service backlog tied to O&M contracts: Service backlog is revenue from contracted O&M services, with terms of 5 to 20 years that the customer may terminate for convenience each year. Source

Cash flow, debt and share count

  • Operating cash flow of $113.9 million: Operating cash flow was $113.9 million for 2025; the company described this as its second consecutive year of positive free cash flow. Source
  • Q4 operating cash flow of $418.1M: Fourth-quarter operating cash flow was $418.1 million, against $19.7 million in the third quarter and $484.2 million a year earlier. Source
  • Year-end cash rose to $2.45 billion: Cash and cash equivalents were $2.45 billion at December 31, 2025, against $802.9 million at December 31, 2024. Source
  • Debt issuance of $2.50 billion: Proceeds from debt issuance in 2025 were $2.50 billion; recourse debt in non-current liabilities was $2.61 billion at December 31, 2025, against $1.01 billion a year earlier. Source
  • Q4 debt conversion inducement expense: Fourth-quarter debt conversion inducement expense was $66.2 million, which the release describes as the incremental cost of encouraging noteholders to participate in the debt exchange. Source
  • Class A shares rose to 280 million: Class A shares outstanding were 280,045,459 at December 31, 2025, against 229,142,474 a year earlier. Source

Capital spending and joint ventures

  • Capital expenditure of $23.0 million in Q4: Purchases of property, plant and equipment were $23.0 million in the fourth quarter, $12.3 million in the third quarter, and $56.8 million for 2025, against $58.9 million in 2024. Source
  • Brookfield joint ventures as related parties: Investments in unconsolidated affiliates were $10.0 million at December 31, 2025; the footnote describes these as related party investments in joint ventures with Brookfield Asset Management. Source
  • Equity-method losses of $40.4 million: Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliates was $20.8 million in the fourth quarter and $40.4 million for 2025; no amount is shown for 2024. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Total current backlog Source~$20 billion
Current product backlog Source~$6 billion, up ~2.5x YoY

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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.