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X-Energy, Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 13 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 4 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue and grant income more than doubled: Total revenues and grant income were $54.6 million for the quarter, up 154% from $21.5 million, including $50.1 million of services revenue and $4.5 million of grant income. Source
  • Operating expenses rose 156%: Total operating expenses were $164.6 million for the quarter, against $64.3 million a year earlier, with direct costs of $86.7 million and SG&A of $77.7 million. Source
  • Equity grants lifted SG&A sharply: SG&A rose $50.4 million to $77.7 million. Of that rise, $28.1 million was non-cash equity-based and unit-based compensation tied to April grants to Profits Interest Unit holders. Source
  • TX-1 shell construction on schedule: Vertical construction of the TX-1 shell in Oak Ridge is progressing on schedule, with support building and interior build-out planned next, for the third quarter. Source
  • HALEU enrichment contracts signed: Long-term HALEU enrichment supply agreements were signed with Centrus Energy and General Matter to support the Xe-100 SMR pipeline. Source
  • IPO raised about $1.1 billion: X-energy began trading on Nasdaq as XE on April 24, 2026, and closed the IPO on April 27, raising about $1.1 billion in net proceeds. Source
  • Total liquidity reached $1.9 billion: Total liquidity was $1,899.8 million at June 30, 2026, up from $1,025.3 million at December 31, 2025, with cash of $1,145.4 million and no debt outstanding. Source

“Our progress in the second quarter reflects our continued focus on execution across every part of our business,”

J. Clay Sell, CEO of X-energy

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
DOE ARDP budget period Sourcethrough March 2027through March 2027New
TX-1 construction schedule Sourcethird quarter 2026support building and interior build-out to begin in the third quarter of 2026
SGL milestone payments Sourcenot statedup to $8 millionNew
NBG-18 European graphite capacity Sourceby 2030double European manufacturing capacity for NBG-18 by 2030New
Project Prometheus commitment Sourcethree-year research campaign$10 million in private capitalNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Entered long-term HALEU enrichment services agreements with Centrus Energy Corp. and General Matter. The prior release did not report these agreements. Source
  • New: Announced an agreement to expand European NBG-18 graphite production with SGL Carbon. The prior release described a graphite supply agreement for Xe-100 components. Source
  • New: Joined the DOE's Project Prometheus as a founding member. The prior release did not include this initiative. Source
  • New: Received an $11 million economic development grant from the State of Tennessee for TRISO-X. The prior release did not report this grant. Source
  • New: Results are now presented for X-Energy, Inc. after the reorganization transactions. The prior release covered the predecessor, X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue and grant income more than doubled: Total revenues and grant income were $54.6 million for the quarter, up 154% from $21.5 million, including $50.1 million of services revenue and $4.5 million of grant income. Source
  • ARDP work drove most of the growth: Management attributed most of the rise to $31.9 million more revenue and grant income from the DOE ARDP Agreement, as work on the Xe-100 design expanded. Source
  • Six-month revenue up 132%: Over six months, revenues and grant income reached $98.0 million, up 132% from $42.3 million, including $90.0 million of services revenue and $8.0 million of grant income. Source

Operating costs and headcount

  • Operating expenses rose 156%: Total operating expenses were $164.6 million for the quarter, against $64.3 million a year earlier, with direct costs of $86.7 million and SG&A of $77.7 million. Source
  • Direct costs rose with ARDP activity: Direct costs rose $50.5 million to $86.7 million. Subcontracting was up $23.5 million and direct labor up $21.7 million, including $5.2 million of equity compensation. Source
  • Equity grants lifted SG&A sharply: SG&A rose $50.4 million to $77.7 million. Of that rise, $28.1 million was non-cash equity-based and unit-based compensation tied to April grants to Profits Interest Unit holders. Source
  • Compensation and infrastructure costs rose: Compensation costs in SG&A rose $10.5 million on higher headcount, and infrastructure and professional service costs rose $6.9 million, both for the quarter. Source

“Our HALEU enrichment service agreements meaningfully de-risk a substantial portion of the deployment of our reactors, and the agreement with SGL secures our access to critical graphite components, enabling our strategy to build reactors at scale.”

J. Clay Sell, CEO of X-energy

Projects and sites

  • TX-1 shell construction on schedule: Vertical construction of the TX-1 shell in Oak Ridge is progressing on schedule, with support building and interior build-out planned next, for the third quarter. Source
  • Oak Ridge campus grows to 180 acres: About 70 acres next to the fuel campus were acquired in July, bringing the TRISO-X footprint to about 180 acres, covered by the NRC's Part 70 fuel fabrication license. Source
  • Tennessee grant supports campus: The State of Tennessee awarded TRISO-X an $11 million economic development grant for its Oak Ridge campus, including the expected TX-2 facility and an R&D center. Source
  • Seadrift plant under ARDP cost share: A 50/50 cost share under the ARDP supports work on a first-of-a-kind plant with Dow in Seadrift, Texas, and on TX-1. Source

Fuel, supply chain and research

  • HALEU enrichment contracts signed: Long-term HALEU enrichment supply agreements were signed with Centrus Energy and General Matter to support the Xe-100 SMR pipeline. Source
  • Graphite capacity expansion in France: The SGL Carbon agreement covers NBG-18 graphite, described as central to the Xe-100 HTGR, and expands European production capacity at SGL's facility. Source
  • Oak Ridge research pact extended: TRISO-X signed a cooperative research and development agreement with ORNL in July, building on collaboration since 2016 toward commercial-scale fuel manufacturing. Source
  • Project Prometheus AI initiative: X-energy joined the DOE's Project Prometheus with INL, NVIDIA and AWS to use AI to accelerate advanced nuclear deployment. Source

“Overall, we believe this momentum only reinforces our ability to deliver for our customers and continues to build a moat between us and our competitors.”

J. Clay Sell, CEO of X-energy

Cash, liquidity and the IPO

  • IPO raised about $1.1 billion: X-energy began trading on Nasdaq as XE on April 24, 2026, and closed the IPO on April 27, raising about $1.1 billion in net proceeds. Source
  • Total liquidity reached $1.9 billion: Total liquidity was $1,899.8 million at June 30, 2026, up from $1,025.3 million at December 31, 2025, with cash of $1,145.4 million and no debt outstanding. Source
  • Operating cash use rose sharply: Net cash used in operating activities was $164.6 million for six months, against $61.8 million; the quarter alone used $97.3 million. Source
  • Capex and grant reimbursements: Capital expenditures for facility construction rose $70.7 million over six months, and government grant reimbursements of capital spend rose $35.3 million. Source

Share count and non-GAAP measures

  • Net loss per Class A share: Net loss attributable to X-Energy, Inc. was $59.1 million for the period after the reorganization, or $0.21 per share on 280.1 million weighted-average Class A shares. Source
  • Adjusted net loss per share: Adjusted net loss per diluted share was $0.15 for the quarter and $0.27 for six months, on a fully diluted count of 414.2 million shares. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA loss of $70.5 million: Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $70.5 million for the quarter, against $35.3 million a year earlier, and $132.0 million for six months. Source

Coming up, as management said on 13 August 2026

  • Three investor conferences this autumn: Events listed are Wolfe Research on September 30, Investing in Advanced Nuclear Energy on October 1, and TD Cowen on October 8. Source
  • TX-2 second facility expected: Tennessee grant funding is to support an expected second commercial fuel facility, TX-2, with no completion date given. Source
  • Three-year AI research campaign: Project Prometheus data will serve as the platform for a three-year research campaign using DOE test reactors and supercomputing. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Project pipeline Source144 reactors; approximately 11.5 GW electric

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Management linked higher operating cash use to ARDP activity, including vendor deposits for long-lead materials, plus corporate headcount and contractor growth. Source
  • Financial: A warrant for 14.1 million Class A shares is outstanding, excluded from the diluted count because vesting was not deemed probable at June 30. Source
  • Demand: Management expects three named customers to underpin initial Xe-100 fleet deployment. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: Management said it is on track to meet near-term TX-1 construction milestones, including vertical construction completion. Source

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.