NET Power (NPWR)
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NET Power
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Rating:49Neutral
Price Target:
$2.50
▲(47.93% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/14/26
The score is held down primarily by extremely weak current financials (no meaningful revenue, large losses, and sizable cash burn). Offsetting factors include low leverage and a generally positive earnings-call outlook with defined project milestones, but execution hinges on securing offtake and advancing a pre-FID project on a multi-year timeline; technical momentum is improving but looks short-term overbought.
Positive Factors
Licensing-based business model
A licensing and engineering-services model lets NET Power scale revenue without owning capital‑intensive plants. This reduces incremental capital needs per project, enables higher margins as deployments repeat, and aligns incentives for partners to adopt the NET Power Cycle across multiple sites.
Negative Factors
No meaningful revenue
Persistent lack of commercial revenue means the company cannot rely on operating cash flows to fund growth. Until project FIDs translate to contracted plant builds, NET Power remains dependent on financing and partner contributions, prolonging the path to sustainable profitability.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Licensing-based business model
A licensing and engineering-services model lets NET Power scale revenue without owning capital‑intensive plants. This reduces incremental capital needs per project, enables higher margins as deployments repeat, and aligns incentives for partners to adopt the NET Power Cycle across multiple sites.
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NET Power (NPWR) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$490.77M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)663.97K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.63
Revenue Growth-100.00%
EPS Growth-193.13%
CountryUS
Employees68
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryIndustrial - Machinery
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-5.99
Shares Outstanding84,687,930
10 Day Avg. Volume392,942
30 Day Avg. Volume663,972
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio>-0.01
Price to Book (P/B)0.88
Price to Sales (P/S)0.00
P/FCF Ratio-1.17
Enterprise Value/Market Cap-0.05
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit0.57
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-0.03
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$3.00Price Target Upside77.51% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.12
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
NET Power Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
NET Power Inc. operates as a clean energy technology company. It invents, develops, and licenses clean power generation technology. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina....
How the Company Makes Money
NET Power’s business model is centered on monetizing its power-plant technology rather than owning a large fleet of operating power plants. The primary expected revenue stream is technology licensing to project developers, utilities, and other pow...
NET Power Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 11, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 17, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveys an overall constructive and progress-oriented tone: NET Power has validated technology partners, early equipment commitments, a strong cash position and clearly defined project economics and schedule. The largest near-term risk centers on securing commercial offtake and market acceptance of the EOR-linked value proposition; financing structure and a measured step to release long-lead orders remain contingent on offtake momentum. Given the demonstrated technology validation (Entropy/Glacier), contracted equipment, and targeted economics, the positive execution progress and visibility into next milestones outweigh the development and market-acceptance risks described.Positive Updates
Strong cash position and no debt
Ended Q1 with approximately $319 million in cash and cash equivalents and no debt, providing runway to advance Project Permian and early development activities.
Negative Updates
Offtake is gating condition and not yet secured
Commercial offtake (long-term PPA or equivalent) is the primary gating condition for project financing and release of long-lead procurement; management is actively running an offtake process and has not yet closed definitive offtake agreements.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong cash position and no debt
Ended Q1 with approximately $319 million in cash and cash equivalents and no debt, providing runway to advance Project Permian and early development activities.
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Company Guidance
NET Power’s guidance for Project Permian Phase 1 is: an 80 MW net, >90% CO2 capture commercial deployment targeting FID in H2 2026 and commercial operation in early 2029, with site scaling potential to 800 MW (10 units) and ~380,000 tpy CO2 capture (two 35 MW turbines, TRL 8–9); total installed cost (TIC) targeted at $475–$575 million with NET Power equity of $125–$175 million (Entropy may contribute up to 49% equity), a ~$100/MWh or better target price (pathway to < $100/MWh in West Texas and potential to underwrite >10 GW at <$100/MWh), cash ~$319 million and no debt, G&A burn ~$8–$9 million/quarter, Siemens RPS gas turbine packages ≈$77 million contracted, air permit expected H2 2026, Glacier Phase 2 expected to capture ~160,000 tpy, Entropy JDA to be finalized in Q2, and key long‑lead releases (switchyard/gen‑tie in June; HRSG/steam turbine/ACC in July; PCC equipment Aug–Sep) contingent on offtake progress.NET Power Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
12
Very Negative
Balance Sheet
66
Positive
Cash Flow
20
Very Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 250.00K | 175.00K | 580.00K | 2.10M |
| Gross Profit | -45.73M | -62.39M | -1.71M | -932.00K | 305.00K | 1.27M |
| EBITDA | 889.53M | -217.14M | -167.03M | -118.97M | -36.64M | -24.97M |
| Net Income | -469.04M | -578.53M | -49.19M | -77.23M | -54.78M | -38.29M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 542.82M | 599.70M | 2.29B | 2.47B | 78.14M | 348.37M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 308.01M | 337.89M | 507.57M | 636.93M | 5.16M | 2.57M |
| Total Debt | 3.55M | 3.79M | 3.10M | 2.15M | 786.00K | 7.01M |
| Total Liabilities | 24.95M | 64.50M | 131.93M | 142.30M | 13.73M | 42.32M |
| Stockholders Equity | 205.32M | 203.90M | 655.60M | 785.01M | 64.40M | 306.44M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -183.59M | -154.00M | -101.50M | -60.65M | -16.75M | -1.33M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -151.51M | -120.78M | -31.65M | -49.00M | -16.63M | -1.33M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -16.37M | -8.80M | -168.67M | -103.70M | -115.00K | -345.03M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -253.00K | -230.00K | -4.93M | 335.39M | 21.47M | 348.93M |
NET Power Technical Analysis
Neutral
1.69
Price Trends
1.81
Negative
2.18
Negative
2.59
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.07
Negative
51.75
Neutral
73.32
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For NPWR, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 1.69 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 1.59, below the 50-day MA of 1.81, and below the 200-day MA of 2.59, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.07 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 51.75 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 73.32 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for NPWR.
NET Power Risk Analysis
NET Power disclosed 49 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. NET Power 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
NET Power Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 Outperform | $6.83B | 48.25 | 2.83% | 0.56% | 10.21% | -48.98% | |
68 Neutral | $16.28B | 38.94 | 7.18% | ― | -0.51% | -44.42% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
61 Neutral | $89.40M | -24.52 | 8.34% | ― | 9.07% | ― | |
59 Neutral | $951.98M | 48.05 | 81.27% | ― | 38.63% | 25.62% | |
49 Neutral | $490.77M | -3.38 | -144.54% | ― | -100.00% | -193.13% | |
41 Neutral | $9.12M | -2.28 | -82.18% | ― | -57.40% | 52.85% |
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NET Power Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
NET Power Appoints Veteran Ned Shuman as New CFO
Positive
Apr 13, 2026
On April 10, 2026, Net Power Inc. appointed power-sector veteran Ned Leland (Lee) Shuman as chief financial officer, effective April 13, 2026, succeeding interim CFO Daniel J. Rice IV, who will remain chief executive officer and act as principal f...
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