Bloom Energy vs Powell Industries
Bloom Energy reported revenue of $2.0 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.8 times Powell Industries' $1.1 billion in fiscal 2025. Bloom Energy's revenue grew 37.3% in its latest year, and Powell Industries' grew 9.1%. Bloom Energy had an operating margin of 3.6%, against 19.7% at Powell Industries. Free cash flow was $57 million at Bloom Energy and $155 million at Powell Industries. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and September 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Bloom Energy | Powell Industries | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.0B | $1.1B |
| Revenue growth | 37.3% | 9.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 20.6% | 16.3% |
| Gross margin | 29.0% | 29.4% |
| Operating margin | 3.6% | 19.7% |
| Net margin | −4.3% | 16.4% |
| Free cash flow | $57M | $155M |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.8% | 14.0% |
| Return on capital | 5.8% | 116.3% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.4x | −2.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1M | $13M |
| Change in diluted share count | 5.7% | −0.2% |
| Last close | $173.24 | $133.12 |
| P/E at the last close | 105.6× | 26.9× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $149.6 million | sold $68.4 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Free cash flow
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Bloom Energy and Powell Industries pages.