BN · rank #13 · 2026-07-23
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NYSE · $62.07B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +72.8% |
| 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. | 1.10 |
| 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. | +31.2% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +238% |
| Market cap (USD) | $62.07B |
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Summary
Bloom Energy manufactures solid oxide fuel cell systems providing always-on, high-efficiency onsite power increasingly deployed as critical off-grid infrastructure for AI data centers.
Rationale
The bottleneck-solver thesis is strongly reinforced — Bloom is a structural chokepoint in AI datacenter power with a multi-gigawatt Oracle supply agreement, a potential $5B Brookfield deployment partnership, 130% YoY revenue growth, and raised full-year guidance to $3.4–$3.8B, confirming real contracted revenue visibility rather than sentiment-only momentum.
Material risks
- 1Debt-to-FCF of 11.9x against near-zero net margins (0.30%) means the capital-intensive manufacturing ramp is highly leveraged to execution — any supply chain disruption or customer push-out could trigger a liquidity squeeze before the business reaches self-funding FCF.
- 2Earnings are reported 5 days after the 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 recent 130% revenue surge would sharply reprice the stock.
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