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Neutral 51 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:51Neutral
Price Target:
$8.00
▲(3.23% Upside)
The score is held back primarily by weak financial performance (persistent losses and continued cash burn). Offsetting this, the earnings call was relatively positive on revenue growth, backlog, and a clearer path to improved EBITDA, while technicals are mixed and valuation remains challenged due to negative earnings and no dividend.
Positive Factors
Revenue Growth
The significant revenue growth indicates strong market demand and successful sales execution, which can drive long-term business expansion and stability.
Strategic Partnerships
Strategic partnerships enhance global reach and product deployment, potentially increasing market share and revenue streams over the long term.
Supportive US Policy Tailwinds
Favorable US policies provide a conducive environment for growth, supporting FuelCell Energy's expansion and competitiveness in the clean energy sector.
Negative Factors
Increased Net Loss
The rising net loss highlights ongoing financial challenges, which could pressure cash flow and hinder the company's ability to invest in growth initiatives.
Negative Cash Flow
Negative cash flow indicates operational inefficiencies and could limit the company's ability to fund new projects or manage debt, impacting long-term sustainability.
Ongoing Gross Loss
Persistent gross losses suggest cost management issues, which may affect profitability and require strategic adjustments to achieve sustainable margins.

Fuelcell Energy (FCEL) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

Fuelcell Energy Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company DescriptionFuelCell Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, sells, installs, operates, and services stationary fuel cell power plants for distributed baseload power generation. It offers SureSource1500, a 1.4-megawatt (MW) platform; SureSource 3000, a 2.8 MW platform; SureSource 4000, a 3.7 MW platform; SureSource 250, a 250- kilowatt (kW) platform; SureSource 400, a 400-kW platform; and SureSource Hydrogen, a 2.3 MW platform that is designed to produce up to 1,200 kilograms of hydrogen per day for multi-megawatt utility, microgrid, and distributed hydrogen applications, as well as on-site heat and chilling applications. It also provides SureSource Capture system that separates and concentrates carbon dioxide from the flue gases of natural gas, biomass, or coal-fired power plants, as well as industrial facilities; solid oxide fuel cell/solid oxide electrolysis cell stack technology. The company's SureSource power plants generate clean electricity, usable heat, water, and hydrogen. In addition, it provides engineering, procurement, and construction services; project financing services; and real-time monitoring and remote operation, online support system, preventative maintenance, parts and supplies, on-site and classroom training, and power plant refurbishment/recycling services, as well as technical services in the areas of plant operation and performance, and fuel processing. It serves various markets, including utilities and independent power producers, industrial and process applications, education and health care, data centers and communication, wastewater treatment, government, microgrids, food and beverage, and commercial and hospitality. The company primarily operates in the United States, South Korea, England, Germany, and Switzerland. FuelCell Energy, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut.
How the Company Makes MoneyFuelCell Energy generates revenue through the sale of its fuel cell power plants and associated services. Key revenue streams include the sale of power generation systems, long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with customers, and operation and maintenance services for installed systems. The company also benefits from government incentives and grants aimed at promoting renewable energy solutions. Significant partnerships with energy companies, municipalities, and research institutions further enhance its market presence and provide additional sources of revenue through joint projects and collaborations.

Fuelcell Energy Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

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Total Backlog
Total Backlog
Indicates the value of pending orders, providing insight into future revenue streams and demand for the company's products.
Chart InsightsFuelCell Energy's total backlog has shown a notable recovery, increasing by 4% to $1.24 billion, driven by new long-term service agreements in South Korea. This growth aligns with the company's strategic partnerships and supportive US policy tailwinds. Despite financial challenges, including an increased net loss, the company's restructuring efforts and reduced operating expenses are strengthening its financial foundation. The positive momentum in backlog and revenue growth suggests potential for future stability and expansion, particularly as the company aims for adjusted EBITDA breakeven with increased production capacity.
Data provided by:The Fly

Fuelcell Energy Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Dec 18, 2025
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Mar 05, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The earnings call reflected a positive sentiment overall, highlighted by significant revenue growth, successful restructuring efforts leading to cost reductions, and strategic positioning in the South Korean market. However, the company still faces challenges such as continued net losses and substantial impairment and restructuring expenses.
Q4-2025 Updates
Positive Updates
Revenue Growth
Total revenues increased by 41% year-over-year, from $112.1 million in fiscal year 2024 to $158.2 million in fiscal year 2025, driven largely by module deliveries to Goji Green Energy Company Limited.
Cost Reduction and Restructuring Success
The company's restructuring efforts led to a decrease in operating expenses to $21.7 million from $30.1 million in 2024, and a reduction in adjusted EBITDA loss by over $25 million year-over-year.
Strong Position in South Korea
FuelCell Energy has more than 100 megawatts of power projects in South Korea in its backlog, with another 100 megawatts under MOU, supported by $25 million in new Ex I'm financing.
Manufacturing Capacity Expansion
Plans to scale manufacturing capacity to 350 megawatts per year with modest capital investment, projecting positive adjusted EBITDA once reaching 100 megawatts per year.
Negative Updates
Continued Net Loss
The company reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $191.1 million in fiscal year 2025, compared to $129.2 million in fiscal year 2024, despite improvements in other areas.
Noncash Impairment and Restructuring Expenses
Fiscal year 2025 included noncash impairment expenses of $65.8 million and restructuring expenses of $5.3 million, impacting overall financial performance.
Company Guidance
During the FuelCell Energy Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2025 Financial Results Conference Call, the company shared significant progress and future strategies, emphasizing their focus on data centers, manufacturing, financing, emerging markets, and momentum into 2026. FuelCell reported a 41% increase in annual revenue to $158.2 million, driven by module deliveries to GGE in Korea. They plan to scale manufacturing capacity at their Torrington facility to 100 megawatts per year to achieve positive adjusted EBITDA, and potentially expand further to 350 megawatts with additional investment. The company also highlighted their $25 million financing from XM as a model for future projects. The net loss attributable to common stockholders was $191.1 million, with an adjusted EBITDA of negative $74.4 million, reflecting improvements due to restructuring. The call underscored the growing demand for clean, reliable on-site power in data centers, with strong interest in their carbonate fuel cell platform, which offers advantages such as modular scalability and minimal emissions.

Fuelcell Energy Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Operating profile remains weak: the income statement reflects persistent losses and negative margins, and cash flow shows ongoing operating cash burn and negative free cash flow despite some improvement. The balance sheet is a relative strength with low leverage and meaningful equity, but returns are still negative and sustained losses can erode that cushion.
Income Statement
Profitability remains very weak across the period, with consistently negative gross profit and deeply negative operating and net margins in 2020–2024. Revenue has also been inconsistent, including modest declines in 2023 and 2024, and the 2025 annual report shows revenue reported at $0 with a sizable net loss, which further pressures confidence in the operating trajectory based on the provided data. The main positive is that losses were smaller in 2023–2024 versus 2022, but the overall earnings profile is still highly challenged.
Balance Sheet
The balance sheet is a relative strength: leverage is low in recent years, with debt-to-equity improving materially from 2020 to a very conservative level by 2025. Stockholders’ equity is sizable and assets have been relatively stable, which provides financial flexibility. The key weakness is that returns on equity are consistently negative, indicating the capital base is not currently generating profits and ongoing losses could erode equity over time.
Cash Flow
Cash generation is a major concern, with operating cash flow negative every year (2020–2025) and free cash flow also consistently negative, indicating continuing cash burn. While free cash flow improved in 2024 and again in 2025 versus the prior year, it remains meaningfully negative, and operating cash flow does not cover losses in any period shown. Overall, the company appears dependent on external funding or balance-sheet capacity to sustain operations.
BreakdownTTMDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue152.47M0.00112.13M123.39M130.48M69.58M
Gross Profit-30.69M0.00-35.92M-10.54M-29.57M-15.64M
EBITDA-151.87M0.00-110.87M-74.85M-118.75M-73.79M
Net Income-200.25M-191.10M-126.01M-107.57M-147.23M-101.03M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets830.53M932.15M944.12M955.52M939.72M875.25M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments190.75M294.70M257.26M353.71M458.06M432.21M
Total Debt135.58M28.73M141.36M139.25M104.29M97.84M
Total Liabilities205.46M201.00M216.66M195.22M185.33M169.92M
Stockholders Equity616.03M662.18M716.78M742.35M744.25M702.29M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow-124.78M-125.29M-200.63M-232.61M-158.82M-143.67M
Operating Cash Flow-96.58M-125.29M-152.91M-140.25M-112.17M-70.44M
Investing Cash Flow48.90M88.86M-60.05M-192.37M-46.65M-73.23M
Financing Cash Flow66.45M169.26M122.15M151.07M180.58M411.91M

Fuelcell Energy Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Neutral
Last Price7.75
Price Trends
50DMA
7.74
Positive
100DMA
7.42
Positive
200DMA
6.17
Positive
Market Momentum
MACD
0.06
Positive
RSI
46.86
Neutral
STOCH
47.50
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For FCEL, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 7.75 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 8.39, above the 50-day MA of 7.74, and above the 200-day MA of 6.17, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.06 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 46.86 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 47.50 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for FCEL.

Fuelcell Energy Risk Analysis

Fuelcell Energy disclosed 41 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Fuelcell Energy reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks

Fuelcell Energy Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
63
Neutral
$10.79B15.437.44%2.01%2.89%-14.66%
62
Neutral
$24.37B-3,711.342.82%44.53%
51
Neutral
$396.21M-0.99-26.12%41.05%-1.02%
51
Neutral
$974.22M-9.40-23.63%25.24%-12.96%
49
Neutral
$4.59B-1.67324.10%-214.91%
48
Neutral
$3.33B-1.04-95.42%2.53%-2.83%
38
Underperform
$50.01M-0.1318.24%24.49%
* Industrials Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
FCEL
Fuelcell Energy
7.75
-3.78
-32.78%
PLUG
Plug Power
2.28
-0.39
-14.61%
BE
Bloom Energy
108.00
83.62
342.99%
EOSE
Eos Energy Enterprises
13.98
8.80
169.88%
SLDP
Solid Power
5.04
3.22
176.92%
DFLI
Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp
3.96
-29.04
-88.00%

Fuelcell Energy Corporate Events

Executive/Board Changes
FuelCell Energy appoints new executive vice president and counsel
Neutral
Jan 7, 2026

On January 5, 2026, FuelCell Energy terminated, without cause, the employment of Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Joshua Dolger, effective January 6, 2026, and the parties are expected to enter into a separation agreement with benefits substantially aligned with his existing employment terms once finalized. On the same date, the board appointed Amanda J. Schreiber, a former executive vice president and general counsel of power asset operator ContourGlobal Limited, as FuelCell Energy’s new Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective January 12, 2026, under an employment agreement that sets out a $470,000 base salary, performance- and time-based equity incentives, and severance and change-in-control protections, underscoring the company’s focus on experienced legal leadership and governance continuity during any future corporate transitions.

The most recent analyst rating on (FCEL) stock is a Hold with a $8.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Fuelcell Energy stock, see the FCEL Stock Forecast page.

Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
FuelCell Energy Expands ATM Equity Program to $200 Million
Neutral
Dec 30, 2025

On December 30, 2025, FuelCell Energy amended its Open Market Sale Agreement with a syndicate of sales agents including Jefferies, B. Riley Securities, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, BofA Securities, Canaccord Genuity, Citigroup and Loop Capital Markets to raise the capacity of at-the-market common stock issuances to $200 million, excluding prior sales under the program. The amendment also formalized the exit of J.P. Morgan Securities, which had provided written notice terminating its participation effective December 24, 2025, potentially reshaping the company’s capital-raising framework while preserving access to multiple other distribution channels for future equity financing.

The most recent analyst rating on (FCEL) stock is a Sell with a $7.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Fuelcell Energy stock, see the FCEL Stock Forecast page.

Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
FuelCell Energy Reports Q4 Results, Targets Data Center Growth
Positive
Dec 18, 2025

On December 18, 2025, FuelCell Energy reported fourth-quarter and full-year results for the period ended October 31, 2025, highlighting revenue growth and narrowing losses alongside a strategic pivot toward the rapidly expanding data center market. Quarterly revenue rose 12% year-on-year to $55.0 million, while gross loss improved to $6.6 million from $10.9 million and loss from operations narrowed to $28.3 million from $41.0 million; for the full year, revenue climbed to $158.2 million from $112.1 million and gross loss eased to $26.4 million, though operating loss widened to $192.3 million and net loss attributable to common shareholders reached $191.1 million. Management underscored that higher product, service and generation revenues, particularly from its long-term service agreement with Gyeonggi Green Energy in Korea, helped reduce gross losses, and that cost reductions and restructuring lowered operating expenses, including research and development and selling, general and administrative costs. The company ended fiscal 2025 with a $1.19 billion backlog and $278.1 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, and, supported by Export-Import Bank of the United States financing, said it sees substantial runway to pursue data center-focused growth as it simplifies its product line, improves efficiency and integrates thermal management capabilities, a strategy aimed at reinforcing its positioning in high-demand digital infrastructure markets despite ongoing net losses.

The most recent analyst rating on (FCEL) stock is a Hold with a $6.50 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Fuelcell Energy stock, see the FCEL Stock Forecast page.

Business Operations and Strategy
FuelCell Energy Approves 2026 Long Term Incentive Plan
Neutral
Dec 1, 2025

On November 28, 2025, FuelCell Energy’s Board of Directors approved the components and payout calibration for the 2026 Long Term Incentive Plan (LTI Plan), which is part of their 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The plan includes awards for named executive officers, with grants consisting of total shareholder return performance shares and time-vesting restricted stock units. The performance shares are measured over three periods, with specific TSR goals, and are subject to service-based vesting. The awards may be settled in cash or shares, depending on availability under the Omnibus Incentive Plan.

The most recent analyst rating on (FCEL) stock is a Hold with a $6.50 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Fuelcell Energy stock, see the FCEL Stock Forecast page.

Private Placements and Financing
FuelCell Energy Raises $135.5 Million in Share Offering
Neutral
Nov 10, 2025

Between September 15 and November 6, 2025, FuelCell Energy sold 15,380,413 shares of its common stock through an at-the-market offering, generating approximately $135.5 million in net proceeds. As of November 6, 2025, the company had 47,676,043 shares outstanding, with only about $1.1 million worth of shares remaining available for sale under the amended sales agreement.

The most recent analyst rating on (FCEL) stock is a Hold with a $7.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Fuelcell Energy stock, see the FCEL Stock Forecast page.

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This AI Analyst Stock Report is automatically generated by our AI systems using advanced algorithms and publicly available financial, technical, and market data. While the information provided aims to be accurate and insightful, it is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Any content created by an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system may contain inaccuracies and/or contain errors. Investing in stocks carries inherent risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results. This report does not account for your personal financial circumstances, objectives, or risk tolerance. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. The analysis and recommendations provided are based on historical and current data and may not fully reflect future market conditions or unexpected developments. Neither the creators of this report nor its affiliated entities guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information presented. Use this report at your own discretion and risk.Date of analysis: Jan 04, 2026