Ballard Power Systems Inc.
BLDP Nasdaq Electrical Industrial Apparatus Financials FY2016โFY2025
What Ballard Power Systems Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Ballard Power Systems Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 40-F ยท Mar 12, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001628280-26-017045
0001453015
Revenue and margins
Ballard Power Systems Inc. had $99.4M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 42.5% 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 โ$66.0M in fiscal 2025, โ66.4% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Ballard Power Systems Inc. returned โ to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.3%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Ballard Power Systems Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.1B | $914M | $751M | $604M | $527M |
| Interest coverage | โ68.1x | โ114.9x | โ147.4x | โ85.4x | โ54.3x |
| Current ratio | 14.8x | 14.1x | 12.3x | 9.2x | 9.9x |
| Quick ratio | 14.2x | 13.3x | 11.6x | 8.5x | 9.1x |
| Total assets | $1.4B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $777M | $682M |
| Total liabilities | $113M | $88.2M | $86.3M | $104M | $92.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.3B | $1.2B | $991M | $673M | $590M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ 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
โ
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | 5 / 9 | 1 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 5 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | โ9.4% | 1.0% | 1.7% | โ7.2% | โ1.3% | โ2.8% | โ3.1% | โ6.3% | โ23.3% | โ4.8% |
| Altman Z'' | โ16.65 | โ16.90 | โ2.83 | โ6.13 | 13.52 | 14.03 | 13.96 | 10.62 | 1.81 | 0.60 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $85.3M | $121M | $96.6M | $106M | $104M | $105M | $81.9M | $102M | $69.7M | $99.4M |
| Gross profit | $24.2M | $41.6M | $29.7M | $22.3M | $21.0M | $14.0M | โ$13.3M | โ$21.8M | โ$22.0M | $5.5M |
| Research and development | $19.8M | $25.0M | $27.0M | $25.3M | $35.5M | $62.2M | $89.7M | $98.3M | $94.5M | $58.7M |
| Operating income | โ$18.1M | โ$4.9M | โ$20.8M | โ$25.4M | โ$39.8M | โ$88.1M | โ$145M | โ$163M | โ$183M | โ$103M |
| Interest expense | $0.7M | $0.7M | $0.5M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Pretax income | โ$21.3M | โ$6.5M | โ$27.0M | โ$35.3M | โ$49.3M | โ$115M | โ$160M | โ$144M | โ$323M | โ$90.9M |
| Income tax | $0.4M | $1.6M | $0.4M | $0.0M | $0.1M | โ$0.2M | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| Net income | โ$21.1M | โ$8.0M | โ$27.3M | โ$39.1M | โ$51.4M | โ$114M | โ$173M | โ$178M | โ$324M | โ$90.9M |
| Net income to common | โ$21.1M | โ$8.0M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Diluted EPS | โ$0.13 | โ$0.05 | โ$0.15 | โ$0.17 | โ$0.21 | โ$0.39 | โ$0.58 | โ$0.59 | โ$1.08 | โ$0.30 |
| Diluted shares | 0.16B | 0.18B | 0.19B | 0.23B | 0.25B | 0.30B | 0.30B | 0.30B | 0.30B | 0.30B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | โ$3.9M | โ$9.8M | โ$31.7M | โ$14.2M | โ$42.9M | โ$80.5M | โ$132M | โ$105M | โ$108M | โ$56.2M |
| Capital expenditure | $2.8M | $3.1M | $9.9M | $13.9M | $12.6M | $13.2M | $33.9M | $41.2M | $25.8M | $9.8M |
| Free cash flow | โ$6.7M | โ$12.8M | โ$41.5M | โ$28.2M | โ$55.6M | โ$93.6M | โ$166M | โ$146M | โ$134M | โ$66.0M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $4.5M | $5.1M | $5.0M | $7.5M | $7.6M | $9.8M | $13.8M | $13.5M | $12.0M | $4.1M |
| Stock-based compensation | $3.0M | $3.1M | $2.9M | $3.6M | $6.2M | $9.7M | $9.4M | $11.0M | $7.5M | $6.3M |
| Acquisitions | $1.0M | $0.0M | โ | โ | $0.0M | $7.2M | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Dividends paid | $3.4M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Dividends and buybacks | $3.4M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $72.6M | $60.3M | $192M | $148M | $763M | $1.1B | $914M | $751M | $604M | $527M |
| Total debt | $0.5M | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current assets | $108M | $103M | $262M | $230M | $854M | $1.2B | $1.0B | $865M | $699M | $601M |
| Current liabilities | $43.0M | $39.4M | $47.7M | $64.5M | $52.1M | $83.2M | $73.2M | $70.6M | $75.6M | $61.0M |
| Inventory | $17.2M | $17.3M | $29.3M | $30.1M | $28.5M | $51.5M | $58.1M | $45.9M | $56.4M | $43.8M |
| Property and equipment, net | $15.7M | $15.3M | $21.6M | $42.8M | $49.3M | $56.1M | $82.4M | โ | โ | โ |
| Goodwill | $40.6M | $40.6M | $40.3M | $40.3M | $40.3M | $64.3M | $64.3M | $40.3M | $0.0M | โ |
| Intangible assets | $18.1M | $18.0M | $8.3M | $5.7M | $3.8M | $20.8M | $5.2M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $0.2M |
| Total assets | $183M | $178M | $346M | $340M | $976M | $1.4B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $777M | $682M |
| Total liabilities | $61.9M | $57.8M | $63.5M | $90.1M | $74.7M | $113M | $88.2M | $86.3M | $104M | $92.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | $125M | $120M | $283M | $250M | $901M | $1.3B | $1.2B | $991M | $673M | $590M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 28.4% | 34.3% | 30.7% | 21.1% | 20.2% | 13.4% | โ16.3% | โ21.3% | โ31.5% | 5.5% |
| Operating margin | โ21.2% | โ4.0% | โ21.5% | โ24.1% | โ38.3% | โ84.3% | โ177.5% | โ159.1% | โ262.9% | โ104.1% |
| EBITDA margin | โ15.9% | 0.2% | โ16.3% | โ17.0% | โ31.0% | โ75.0% | โ160.7% | โ145.9% | โ245.7% | โ100.0% |
| Net margin | โ24.8% | โ6.6% | โ28.3% | โ36.9% | โ49.5% | โ109.3% | โ211.9% | โ173.6% | โ465.0% | โ91.5% |
| FCF margin | โ7.8% | โ10.6% | โ43.0% | โ26.6% | โ53.5% | โ89.6% | โ202.9% | โ142.4% | โ192.1% | โ66.4% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | โ27.1% | โ6.5% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on capital employed | โ12.9% | โ3.5% | โ7.0% | โ9.2% | โ4.3% | โ6.5% | โ12.4% | โ16.2% | โ26.1% | โ16.6% |
| Return on equity | โ16.9% | โ6.6% | โ13.6% | โ14.7% | โ8.9% | โ10.3% | โ14.0% | โ16.5% | โ39.0% | โ14.4% |
| Return on assets | โ11.5% | โ4.5% | โ10.4% | โ11.4% | โ7.8% | โ9.5% | โ12.9% | โ15.3% | โ35.0% | โ12.5% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ31.9% | โ13.1% | โ11.7% | โ19.1% | โ6.0% | โ9.2% | โ15.9% | โ18.7% | โ48.3% | โ15.4% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | 42.2% | โ20.4% | 9.5% | โ1.7% | 0.6% | โ21.7% | 25.1% | โ31.9% | 42.5% |
| Share count change | โ | 7.8% | 5.4% | 25.3% | 6.7% | 18.8% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | โ | โ322.2x | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.0x | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Interest coverage | โ26.3x | โ6.7x | โ41.3x | โ17.7x | โ30.5x | โ68.1x | โ114.9x | โ147.4x | โ85.4x | โ54.3x |
| Current ratio | 2.5x | 2.6x | 5.5x | 3.6x | 16.4x | 14.8x | 14.1x | 12.3x | 9.2x | 9.9x |
| Quick ratio | 2.1x | 2.2x | 4.9x | 3.1x | 15.9x | 14.2x | 13.3x | 11.6x | 8.5x | 9.1x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 3.3% | 2.5% | 10.2% | 13.2% | 12.1% | 12.6% | 41.5% | 40.3% | 37.1% | 9.9% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 3.5% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 6.0% | 9.3% | 11.5% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 6.4% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | โ16.7 | โ16.9 | โ2.8 | โ6.1 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| Accruals ratio | โ9.4% | 1.0% | 1.7% | โ7.2% | โ1.3% | โ2.8% | โ3.1% | โ6.3% | โ23.3% | โ4.8% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001453015). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
