Sunrun (RUN)
NASDAQ:RUN
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Rating:57Neutral
Price Target:
$15.00
▲(20.97% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/09/26
The score is held back primarily by weak cash flow and high leverage despite improved reported profitability and re-accelerating revenue. Technicals are moderately supportive and valuation looks inexpensive on P/E, while the latest earnings call was net positive due to reiterated guidance and strong operational/financing momentum, tempered by near-term cash timing and cost headwinds.
Positive Factors
Market position & scale (battery fleet)
Sunrun's scale in customers and the largest residential battery fleet creates durable competitive advantages: aggregated storage enables sustained VPP/grid-service revenue, operating leverage in maintenance and dispatch, broader negotiating power with partners, and higher long-term customer lifetime value versus smaller peers.
Negative Factors
Weak cash generation
Persistent negative operating and free cash flow means the business remains reliant on external capital to fund growth and repay recourse obligations. Over the medium term this raises refinancing and execution risk, constrains reinvestment flexibility, and makes results sensitive to capital markets availability.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Market position & scale (battery fleet)
Sunrun's scale in customers and the largest residential battery fleet creates durable competitive advantages: aggregated storage enables sustained VPP/grid-service revenue, operating leverage in maintenance and dispatch, broader negotiating power with partners, and higher long-term customer lifetime value versus smaller peers.
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Sunrun Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Market Cap
$3.34B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)8.62M
Price to Earnings (P/E)4.7
Beta (1Y)1.22
Revenue Growth52.36%
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryUS
Employees11,058
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySolar
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.45
Shares Outstanding238,549,290
10 Day Avg. Volume9,196,913
30 Day Avg. Volume8,624,946
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.08
Price to Book (P/B)1.37
Price to Sales (P/S)1.45
P/FCF Ratio-10.11
Enterprise Value/Market Cap5.25
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.52
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit18.14
Enterprise Value/Ebitda23.35
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$19.61Price Target Upside58.15% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering20
EPS Forecast (FY)1.18
Revenue Forecast (FY)$3.00B
Sunrun Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Sunrun Inc. engages in the design, development, installation, sale, ownership, and maintenance of residential solar energy systems in the United States. It also sells solar energy systems and products, such as panels and racking; and solar leads g...
How the Company Makes Money
Sunrun makes money primarily by originating residential solar-plus-storage projects and monetizing them through a mix of customer payments over time and up-front proceeds from third-party financing structures.
1) Customer energy agreements (long-...
Sunrun Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 06, 2026
(Q1-2026)
| % Change Since: |
Next Earnings Date:Aug 05, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed strong operational momentum (19k Q1 additions, 73% storage attach, >50% YoY dispatchable fleet growth), robust capital markets activity (multiple financings, $774M non‑recourse debt raised, securitization pricing improvement, ~1,000 MW pipeline) and reiterated full‑year guidance. Short‑term headwinds included negative Q1 cash generation driven largely by transaction timing, elevated unit creation costs (+18% YoY), affiliate channel contraction and some tax‑equity investor caution around FIAT rules. On balance the company emphasized durable competitive advantages, improving direct sales momentum, debt reduction and long‑term cash generation targets, so positives materially outweighed the transitory and manageable negatives.Positive Updates
Strong Customer Growth and Storage Adoption
Added ~19,000 customers in Q1; storage attachment rate increased to 73% (up 2 points sequentially). Average system size was up 5% from Q4.
Negative Updates
Negative Q1 Cash Generation and Timing-Driven Lumpiness
Reported cash generation was negative $59M in Q1 (or negative $31M excluding $28M net equipment safe-harbor investment). Management shifted certain project-finance transaction activity from Q1 into Q2, which materially impacted Q1 cash generation and created quarter-to-quarter lumpiness.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Customer Growth and Storage Adoption
Added ~19,000 customers in Q1; storage attachment rate increased to 73% (up 2 points sequentially). Average system size was up 5% from Q4.
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Company Guidance
Sunrun reiterated its full‑year 2026 guidance and expects cash generation of $250 million to $450 million (excluding roughly $50 million–$100 million of equipment safe‑harbor investments); in Q1 the company reported cash generation of negative $59 million (negative $31 million excluding $28 million of safe‑harbor spend), added ~19,000 customers with a 73% storage attachment rate (up 2 points sequentially) and average system sizes up 5% Q/Q, and delivered aggregate subscriber value of ~$1.1 billion (Danny reported aggregate contracted subscriber value of $980 million) with contracted net value creation of $108 million (Danny reported upfront net value creation of $91 million, ~9% of contracted value), aggregate creation costs of $872 million, upfront net subscriber value of $5,136 per customer, repaid $92 million of recourse debt to finish the quarter with $680 million of unrestricted cash and $626 million of parent recourse debt, raised $774 million of non‑recourse asset‑level debt YTD, priced a $584 million securitization tranche at +220 bps, has closed/term‑sheeted capacity to fund ~1,000 MW of projects plus >$675 million in unused warehouse commitments to fund >250 MW, and monetized ~23% of Q1 subscribers through non‑retained/partially retained structures.Sunrun Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
58
Neutral
Balance Sheet
32
Negative
Cash Flow
24
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 3.17B | 2.96B | 2.04B | 2.26B | 2.32B | 1.61B |
| Gross Profit | 966.55M | 792.50M | 328.55M | 163.06M | 298.71M | 244.48M |
| EBITDA | 750.95M | 2.05B | -2.91B | -1.51B | 49.51M | -255.46M |
| Net Income | 568.20M | 449.95M | -2.85B | -1.60B | 173.38M | -79.42M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 22.77B | 24.18B | 19.90B | 20.45B | 19.27B | 16.48B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 679.55M | 1.24B | 574.96M | 678.82M | 740.51M | 617.63M |
| Total Debt | 14.87B | 14.89B | 13.02B | 11.09B | 8.76B | 6.87B |
| Total Liabilities | 17.81B | 19.19B | 15.73B | 13.54B | 11.09B | 8.91B |
| Stockholders Equity | 3.34B | 3.13B | 2.55B | 5.23B | 6.71B | 6.25B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -750.57M | -423.22M | -3.47B | -3.43B | -2.86B | -2.50B |
| Operating Cash Flow | -306.61M | -421.44M | -766.15M | -820.74M | -848.79M | -817.19M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.46B | -2.50B | -2.70B | -1.09B | -713.84M | -489.41M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 1.87B | 3.21B | 3.43B | 1.94B | 1.67B | 1.45B |
Sunrun Technical Analysis
Negative
12.40
Price Trends
14.77
Negative
16.73
Negative
16.23
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.49
Negative
42.77
Neutral
14.71
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For RUN, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 12.4 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 12.87, below the 50-day MA of 14.77, and below the 200-day MA of 16.23, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.49 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 42.77 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 14.71 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for RUN.
Sunrun Risk Analysis
Sunrun disclosed 73 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Sunrun 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
Sunrun Peers Comparison
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Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 Neutral | $1.73B | -928.04 | 5.67% | ― | 37.75% | 77.43% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
60 Neutral | $6.97B | -167.63 | 13.28% | ― | -1.64% | -6.91% | |
60 Neutral | $1.38B | 138.44 | -20.64% | ― | 13.19% | 54.98% | |
57 Neutral | $3.34B | 4.74 | 18.35% | ― | 52.36% | ― | |
53 Neutral | $3.76B | -13.31 | -79.58% | ― | 35.40% | 79.65% | |
48 Neutral | $1.21B | -4.66 | -3.69% | ― | -6.65% | -385.03% |
* Technology Sector Average
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