BN · rank #11 · 2026-07-22
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NYSE · $64.36B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.28 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +73.7% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +0.3% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +0.3% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +0.1% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 0.96 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 11.90× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +25.1% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +238% |
| Market cap (USD) | $64.36B |
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Summary
Bloom Energy manufactures solid oxide fuel cell systems providing always-on onsite power, increasingly deployed as off-grid AI data center infrastructure under multi-gigawatt agreements with hyperscalers like Oracle and backed by a potential $5B Brookfield deployment partnership.
Rationale
The bottleneck-solver thesis is strongly reinforced — Bloom holds a differentiated SOFC patent moat (~1,786 records), has locked in long-term contracted revenue visibility via Oracle and Brookfield, and 130% YoY Q1 revenue growth with raised $3.4–3.8B full-year guidance confirms it is actively clearing the AI power bottleneck rather than merely riding sentiment.
Material risks
- 1Debt-to-FCF of 11.9x against razor-thin net margins (~0.3%) means the $5B Brookfield deployment and manufacturing ramp must execute flawlessly — any slip in capital deployment or contract conversion leaves Bloom cash-constrained at scale.
- 2Earnings report lands 6 days after as-of-date (2026-07-28), creating binary event risk on a name already pricing in aggressive growth; a guidance miss or margin disappointment after the 130% comp would be severely punished given the valuation re-rating embedded in the current price.
AI verdict council
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