American Superconductor Corp /De/
AMSC Nasdaq Motors & Generators Financials FY2017βFY2026
What American Superconductor Corp /De/ does
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- Legal name
- AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/
- Fiscal year ends
- March 31, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· May 27, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001437749-26-018542
0000880807
Revenue and margins
American Superconductor Corp /De/ had $299M of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 34.3% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $18.3M in fiscal 2026, 6.1% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
American Superconductor Corp /De/ returned $0.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 0% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 16.4%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably American Superconductor Corp /De/ can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $40.6M | $23.4M | $90.5M | $79.5M | $141M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β | β17.7x | β |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | β |
| Current ratio | 1.7x | 1.3x | 2.1x | 2.1x | 2.4x |
| Quick ratio | 1.3x | 0.8x | 1.6x | 1.4x | 1.6x |
| Total assets | $174M | $176M | $233M | $311M | $739M |
| Total liabilities | $64.5M | $93.8M | $88.2M | $113M | $184M |
| Shareholders' equity | $109M | $81.8M | $145M | $197M | $555M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$40.4M | β$23.3M | β$90.5M | β$79.5M | β |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 3 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 4 / 7 | 3 / 8 | 2 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 5 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β16.1% | β8.4% | β15.4% | β0.4% | β8.3% | β0.1% | β7.2% | β6.5% | β8.2% | 21.1% |
| Altman Z'' | β29.80 | β34.50 | β17.99 | β16.28 | β15.41 | β16.64 | β19.12 | β11.08 | β7.08 | 0.90 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $0.9M | $48.4M | $56.2M | $63.8M | $87.1M | $108M | $106M | $146M | $223M | $299M |
| Gross profit | $10.8M | $3.8M | $14.0M | $9.4M | β | $13.5M | $8.5M | $35.3M | $61.9M | $91.4M |
| Research and development | $12.5M | $11.6M | $9.9M | $9.6M | β | $10.5M | $9.0M | $8.0M | $11.4M | $15.7M |
| Operating income | β$27.5M | β$32.2M | $34.0M | β$23.1M | β$23.2M | β$21.1M | β$33.0M | β$11.4M | β$1.1M | $11.4M |
| Pretax income | β$26.2M | β$32.9M | $33.1M | β$16.9M | β$23.5M | β$21.0M | β$34.8M | β$10.8M | $2.4M | $16.7M |
| Income tax | $1.1M | β$0.2M | $6.4M | $0.2M | β$0.8M | β$1.8M | $0.2M | $0.3M | β$3.7M | β$117M |
| Net income | β$27.4M | β$32.8M | $26.8M | β$17.1M | β$22.7M | β$19.2M | β$35.0M | β$11.1M | $6.0M | $134M |
| Diluted EPS | β$1.98 | β$1.73 | $1.29 | β$1.03 | β$0.95 | β$0.71 | β$1.26 | β$0.37 | $0.16 | $3.05 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.00B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.04B | 0.04B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$11.2M | β$24.8M | $42.7M | β$16.5M | β$8.7M | β$19.0M | β$22.5M | $2.1M | $28.3M | $23.1M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.7M | $2.5M | $1.0M | $3.6M | $1.8M | $0.9M | $1.2M | $0.9M | $2.4M | $4.9M |
| Free cash flow | β$11.9M | β$27.4M | $41.8M | β$20.1M | β$10.4M | β$19.9M | β$23.7M | $1.2M | $25.9M | $18.3M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $7.5M | $11.0M | $4.3M | $4.0M | $3.7M | $2.7M | $2.6M | $4.5M | $5.6M | $7.4M |
| Stock-based compensation | $2.9M | $2.7M | $3.0M | $1.9M | $3.5M | $4.7M | $4.7M | $4.7M | $7.8M | $15.9M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | β$0.1M | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $29.6M | $72.1M |
| Share buybacks | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $26.8M | $34.1M | $77.5M | $54.8M | $73.0M | $40.6M | $23.4M | $90.5M | $79.5M | $141M |
| Total debt | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β |
| Current assets | $55.7M | $67.2M | $103M | $94.3M | $105M | $94.3M | $106M | $166M | $207M | $332M |
| Current liabilities | $32.2M | $27.3M | $28.4M | $41.0M | $40.7M | $54.0M | $84.1M | $78.8M | $99.8M | $139M |
| Inventory | $17.5M | $19.8M | $12.1M | $19.0M | $13.3M | $23.7M | $37.0M | $41.9M | $71.2M | $104M |
| Property and equipment, net | $43.4M | $12.5M | $9.0M | $8.6M | $9.0M | $13.7M | $12.3M | $10.9M | $38.6M | $89.8M |
| Goodwill | $0.0M | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.7M | $34.6M | $43.5M | $43.5M | $43.5M | $48.2M | $175M |
| Intangible assets | $0.3M | $3.2M | $2.9M | $3.6M | $9.2M | $11.3M | $8.5M | $6.4M | $13.5M | $13.5M |
| Total assets | $100M | $88.2M | $119M | $169M | $169M | $174M | $176M | $233M | $311M | $739M |
| Total liabilities | $40.0M | $35.9M | $38.1M | $51.9M | $52.3M | $64.5M | $93.8M | $88.2M | $113M | $184M |
| Shareholders' equity | $60.2M | $52.2M | $81.2M | $72.2M | $117M | $109M | $81.8M | $145M | $197M | $555M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 1,204.8% | 7.8% | 24.9% | 14.8% | β | 12.4% | 8.0% | 24.2% | 27.8% | 30.5% |
| Operating margin | β3,060.2% | β66.4% | 60.5% | β36.2% | β26.6% | β19.4% | β31.1% | β7.8% | β0.5% | 3.8% |
| EBITDA margin | β2,224.8% | β43.7% | 68.2% | β30.0% | β22.3% | β17.0% | β28.7% | β4.7% | 2.0% | 6.3% |
| Net margin | β3,041.4% | β67.7% | 47.6% | β26.8% | β26.0% | β17.7% | β33.1% | β7.6% | 2.7% | 44.7% |
| FCF margin | β1,319.0% | β56.5% | 74.3% | β31.5% | β12.0% | β18.4% | β22.4% | 0.8% | 11.6% | 6.1% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β | β | β41.9% | β24.2% | β44.6% | β16.6% | β0.9% | β |
| Return on capital employed | β40.5% | β52.8% | 37.4% | β18.1% | β18.1% | β17.6% | β36.1% | β7.4% | β0.5% | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | β45.5% | β58.3% | 40.1% | β22.3% | β24.0% | β17.0% | β36.7% | β9.8% | 3.5% | 35.6% |
| Return on assets | β27.3% | β34.8% | 25.8% | β11.9% | β13.4% | β11.2% | β20.1% | β5.4% | 2.2% | 25.5% |
| Return on tangible equity | β45.7% | β69.3% | 34.9% | β25.5% | β31.1% | β35.1% | β117.6% | β11.7% | 4.5% | 36.5% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 5,278.1% | 16.1% | 13.6% | 36.5% | 24.5% | β2.3% | 37.4% | 53.0% | 34.3% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β163.9% | β | β | β | β | β | 2,118.0% |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β179.8% | β | β | β | β | β | 1,806.3% |
| FCF growth | β | β | β | β148.2% | β | β | β | β | 2,048.7% | β29.4% |
| Share count change | β | 37.4% | 9.3% | 1.7% | β99.9% | 113,720.1% | 2.4% | 7.1% | 26.5% | 16.4% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β17.7x | β |
| Debt / equity | β | β | β | β | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | β |
| Current ratio | 1.7x | 2.5x | 3.6x | 2.3x | 2.6x | 1.7x | 1.3x | 2.1x | 2.1x | 2.4x |
| Quick ratio | 1.2x | 1.7x | 3.2x | 1.8x | 2.3x | 1.3x | 0.8x | 1.6x | 1.4x | 1.6x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 72.9% | 5.2% | 1.7% | 5.7% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.6% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 321.3% | 5.6% | 5.4% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 5.3% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β29.8 | β34.5 | β18.0 | β16.3 | β15.4 | β16.6 | β19.1 | β11.1 | β7.1 | 0.9 |
| Accruals ratio | β16.1% | β8.4% | β15.4% | β0.4% | β8.3% | β0.1% | β7.2% | β6.5% | β8.2% | 21.1% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000880807). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.