BN · rank #7 · 2026-07-27
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NYSE · $52.59B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.47 |
|---|---|
| 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. | 0.90 |
| 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. | +54.8% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +238% |
| Market cap (USD) | $52.59B |
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Summary
Bloom Energy manufactures solid oxide fuel cell Energy Servers that deliver fast-deployable, off-grid baseload power to AI data centers and hyperscalers facing grid interconnection bottlenecks.
Rationale
The bottleneck-solver thesis is strongly reinforced by multi-gigawatt, multi-billion-dollar contracted backlog (~$20B) with Oracle, Nebius, and Brookfield, Q1 2026 revenue +130% YoY, and a fwd PEG of 0.90 implying the market has not yet priced the growth inflection.
Material risks
- 1Several large agreements (notably the $25B Brookfield framework) are financing structures or master service agreements rather than firm purchase orders, meaning reported backlog overstates near-term revenue visibility and a demand slowdown could expose the distinction sharply.
- 2Earnings are reported 1 day after the as-of date (2026-07-28), creating binary event risk on a stock that has re-rated sharply on guidance raises — any miss or guidance trim on the Brookfield/Oracle conversion rate would compress the multiple quickly.
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