Ormat Technologies (ORA)
NYSE:ORA
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Ormat Techno
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Rating:61Neutral
Price Target:
$143.00
▲(26.50% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/09/26
The score is held back primarily by weak free-cash-flow generation and still-elevated leverage despite improving capitalization. Offsetting this, management provided solid 2026 growth guidance with strong contributions from Product and Energy Storage and meaningful contract wins, while the technical setup remains supportive. Valuation is a secondary headwind due to a high P/E and low dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Long-term PPAs / contract wins
Multi-decade, large PPAs materially lengthen revenue visibility and reduce merchant exposure. A 15-year portfolio PPA with Google creates predictable baseload cash flows, supports multi‑project development through 2028–2030, and strengthens the firm's ability to finance and scale geothermal capacity over coming years.
Negative Factors
Persistent negative free cash flow
Consistent negative free cash flow reflects heavy capex and investment that outpaces operating cash generation. Over time, this constrains capacity to self‑fund growth, repay debt, or increase shareholder returns without external financing, raising execution and financing risk across a multi‑year expansion plan.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Long-term PPAs / contract wins
Multi-decade, large PPAs materially lengthen revenue visibility and reduce merchant exposure. A 15-year portfolio PPA with Google creates predictable baseload cash flows, supports multi‑project development through 2028–2030, and strengthens the firm's ability to finance and scale geothermal capacity over coming years.
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Ormat Techno Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Operating Income by Segment
Measures the profit generated from core operations in each segment, reflecting operational efficiency and strategic focus.
Measures the profit generated from core operations in each segment, reflecting operational efficiency and strategic focus.
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Market Cap
$8.20B
Dividend Yield0.42%
Average Volume (3M)1.02M
Price to Earnings (P/E)38.7
Beta (1Y)0.35
Revenue Growth31.45%
EPS Growth1.12%
CountryUS
Employees1,512
SectorUtilities
Sector Strength65
IndustryRenewable Utilities
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.10
Shares Outstanding61,453,556
10 Day Avg. Volume1,255,976
30 Day Avg. Volume1,019,073
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-110.96
Price to Book (P/B)2.64
Price to Sales (P/S)6.78
P/FCF Ratio-23.56
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.32
Enterprise Value/Revenue9.32
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit33.89
Enterprise Value/Ebitda18.96
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$137.78Price Target Upside21.88% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering9
EPS Forecast (FY)2.29
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.16B
Ormat Techno Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Ormat Technologies, Inc. engages in the geothermal and recovered energy power business in the United States, Indonesia, Kenya, Turkey, Chile, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Ethiopia, New Zealand, Honduras, and internationally. It operates through three se...
How the Company Makes Money
Ormat primarily makes money through two main sources. (1) Electricity generation: Ormat earns revenue by selling electricity produced from its geothermal and recovered-energy power plants, typically under long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs)...
Ormat Techno Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 25, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 05, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call highlighted solid top-line growth, strong outperformance in Energy Storage and Product segments, significant commercial wins (notably large PPAs with Google and Switch), strategic M&A and progress on EGS partnerships. However, margin pressure in the Electricity segment driven by curtailments, a Q4 net income hit from impairments, and elevated leverage are notable concerns. Management provided constructive 2026 guidance and reiterated long-term capacity targets, while flagging some one-time items and continued execution risk on EGS commercialization.Positive Updates
Revenue Growth
Total revenues for 2025 increased 12.5% year-over-year to $989.6 million; fourth quarter revenue was $276 million, up 19.6% versus prior year.
Negative Updates
Electricity Segment Margin Pressure
Overall gross margin declined to 27.6% for the full year (31.0% prior year) and 28.6% in Q4 (31.9% prior year), driven primarily by curtailments in the Electricity segment and a revenue mix shift toward lower-margin Product revenues.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Revenue Growth
Total revenues for 2025 increased 12.5% year-over-year to $989.6 million; fourth quarter revenue was $276 million, up 19.6% versus prior year.
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Company Guidance
Ormat guided 2026 revenue of $1,110M–$1,160M (≈14.6% YoY increase at the midpoint) with segment guidance of Electricity $715M–$730M, Product $300M–$320M and Energy Storage $95M–$110M, and adjusted EBITDA $615M–$645M (≈8.2% increase at the midpoint); management expects CapEx of $675M (net investment ≈$575M after the ~$100M Topp‑2 sale) with ~$465M for Electricity, ~$180M for Storage and ~$10M for the EGS pilot with SLB, and Q1 to benefit from ~ $100M of Product revenue (≈20% gross margin) from Topp‑2; tax/incentive outlook includes ~ $90M of ITC/PTC proceeds in 2026 and an expected negative tax rate of ~‑15% to ‑20% driven by new storage CODs, cash and liquidity were ~$281M and total available liquidity ~$680M at year‑end, total debt ≈$2.8B (cost of debt 4.8%) with net debt ≈$2.5B (≈4.4x net debt/EBITDA), expected curtailment ≈$4M–$5M (Q4 2025 curtailment subsided), and a quarterly dividend of $0.12/share declared (paid March 24, 2026 and planned for the next three quarters).Ormat Techno Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
60
Neutral
Cash Flow
38
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.16B | 989.54M | 879.65M | 829.42M | 734.16M | 663.08M |
| Gross Profit | 320.13M | 272.69M | 272.62M | 264.02M | 268.82M | 264.34M |
| EBITDA | 572.15M | 536.06M | 512.27M | 462.76M | 382.14M | 369.18M |
| Net Income | 127.60M | 123.90M | 123.73M | 124.40M | 65.84M | 62.09M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 6.77B | 6.25B | 5.67B | 5.21B | 4.61B | 4.43B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 762.94M | 280.87M | 94.39M | 195.81M | 95.87M | 282.62M |
| Total Debt | 3.41B | 2.86B | 2.45B | 2.12B | 2.05B | 1.93B |
| Total Liabilities | 4.05B | 3.56B | 3.11B | 2.76B | 2.58B | 2.42B |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.57B | 2.54B | 2.43B | 2.32B | 1.87B | 1.85B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -215.29M | -284.68M | -76.76M | -308.98M | -282.50M | -160.45M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 325.67M | 335.10M | 410.92M | 309.40M | 280.97M | 258.82M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -644.46M | -726.43M | -780.25M | -628.34M | -523.41M | -638.19M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 857.03M | 465.75M | 287.92M | 379.96M | 126.27M | 186.38M |
Ormat Techno Technical Analysis
Positive
113.04
Price Trends
115.95
Positive
116.60
Positive
109.47
Positive
Market Momentum
5.41
Negative
68.23
Neutral
68.13
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For ORA, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 113.04 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 123.11, below the 50-day MA of 115.95, and above the 200-day MA of 109.47, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 5.41 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 68.23 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 68.13 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for ORA.
Ormat Techno Risk Analysis
Ormat Techno disclosed 42 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Ormat Techno 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
Ormat Techno Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (66)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 Neutral | $17.65B | 18.10 | 5.60% | 3.62% | 6.62% | 11.55% | |
61 Neutral | $8.20B | 38.71 | 5.04% | 0.42% | 31.45% | 1.12% | |
61 Neutral | $8.01B | -7.17 | 0.05% | 5.29% | 2.59% | -92.25% | |
59 Neutral | $4.10B | 21.75 | 5.92% | 0.99% | 39.34% | -19.07% | |
57 Neutral | $2.16B | 49.40 | 8.54% | ― | 30.87% | 121.64% | |
48 Neutral | $6.76B | -0.61 | 494.50% | 3.84% | -6.14% | -1632.62% |
* Utilities Sector Average
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Ormat Techno Corporate Events
Business Operations and Strategy
Ormat Technologies Signs Long-Term Geothermal PPA for Google
Positive
Feb 17, 2026
On February 17, 2026, Ormat Technologies announced it had signed a long-term geothermal power purchase agreement with NV Energy to supply up to 150 MW of new geothermal capacity to support Google’s Nevada data center operations. Enabled by N...
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