Fuelcell Energy Inc
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What Fuelcell Energy Inc does
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- Legal name
- FUELCELL ENERGY INC
- Fiscal year ends
- October 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Dec 18, 2025
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001104659-25-122302
0000886128
Revenue and margins
Fuelcell Energy Inc had $158M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 41.0% 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 β$144M in fiscal 2025, β91.0% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Fuelcell Energy Inc returned β to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 56.0%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Fuelcell Energy Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $432M | $458M | $354M | $257M | $278M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $97.9M | $95.6M | $130M | $148M | $135M |
| Debt / equity | 0.2x | 0.1x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
| Interest coverage | β8.8x | β22.5x | β18.8x | β16.4x | β18.5x |
| Current ratio | 10.3x | 6.8x | 7.2x | 6.0x | 6.6x |
| Quick ratio | 9.0x | 5.7x | 5.9x | 4.5x | 5.4x |
| Total assets | $875M | $940M | $956M | $944M | $932M |
| Total liabilities | $170M | $185M | $195M | $217M | $201M |
| Shareholders' equity | $642M | $684M | $682M | $657M | $662M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$334M | β$362M | β$224M | β$110M | β$143M |
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
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 3 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β1.3% | 5.0% | β17.6% | β13.9% | β12.2% | β4.4% | β3.4% | 3.4% | 2.8% | β6.7% |
| Altman Z'' | β5.81 | β6.45 | β8.49 | β11.03 | β4.80 | 2.44 | 1.42 | 0.36 | β1.04 | β1.64 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $108M | $95.7M | $89.4M | $60.8M | $70.9M | $69.6M | $130M | $123M | $112M | $158M |
| Gross profit | β$0.4M | $2.7M | $3.1M | β$21.3M | β$7.7M | β$15.6M | β$29.6M | β$10.5M | β$35.9M | β$26.4M |
| Research and development | $20.8M | $20.4M | $22.8M | $13.8M | $4.8M | $11.3M | $34.5M | $61.0M | $55.4M | $34.1M |
| Operating income | β$46.4M | β$44.9M | β$44.6M | β$66.9M | β$39.2M | β$64.9M | β$144M | β$136M | β$158M | β$192M |
| Interest expense | $5.0M | $9.2M | $9.1M | $10.6M | $15.3M | $7.4M | $6.4M | $7.2M | $9.7M | $10.4M |
| Pretax income | β$50.7M | β$53.9M | β$50.3M | β$77.5M | β$89.1M | β$101M | β$146M | β$107M | β$157M | β$191M |
| Income tax | $0.5M | $0.0M | β$3.0M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.8M | $0.6M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| Net income | β$51.0M | β$53.9M | β$47.3M | β$77.6M | β$89.1M | β$101M | β$143M | β$108M | β$126M | β$188M |
| Net income to common | β$54.2M | β$57.1M | β$62.2M | β$100M | β$92.4M | β$104M | β$146M | β$111M | β$129M | β$191M |
| Diluted EPS | β$1.82 | β$13.73 | β$9.01 | β$1.82 | β$0.42 | β$0.31 | β$11.43 | β$7.92 | β$7.83 | β$7.42 |
| Diluted shares | 0.03B | 0.00B | 0.01B | 0.06B | 0.22B | 0.33B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.02B | 0.03B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$46.6M | β$71.8M | $16.3M | β$30.6M | β$36.8M | β$70.4M | β$112M | β$140M | β$153M | β$125M |
| Capital expenditure | $7.7M | $12.4M | $10.0M | $2.2M | $0.4M | $6.4M | $21.1M | $39.4M | $47.7M | $18.6M |
| Free cash flow | β$54.3M | β$84.2M | $6.3M | β$32.7M | β$37.2M | β$76.8M | β$133M | β$180M | β$201M | β$144M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $4.3M | $4.4M | $8.6M | $12.4M | $19.4M | $19.9M | $21.3M | $25.4M | $36.2M | $40.4M |
| Stock-based compensation | $3.4M | $4.6M | $3.2M | $2.8M | $1.9M | $4.3M | $6.8M | $12.0M | $11.8M | $11.1M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $84.2M | $49.3M | $39.3M | $9.4M | $150M | $432M | $458M | $354M | $257M | $278M |
| Total debt | $86.8M | $116M | $105M | $128M | $187M | $97.8M | $95.6M | $130M | $148M | $135M |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M | β | β |
| Current assets | $202M | $204M | $130M | $84.3M | $234M | $543M | $580M | $476M | $444M | $450M |
| Current liabilities | $52.0M | $98.1M | $60.1M | $62.7M | $58.9M | $52.8M | $85.8M | $65.9M | $73.9M | $67.8M |
| Inventory | $73.8M | $74.5M | $53.6M | $54.5M | $51.0M | $67.1M | $90.9M | $84.5M | $114M | $86.2M |
| Property and equipment, net | $36.6M | $43.6M | $48.2M | $41.1M | $36.3M | $39.4M | $58.1M | $89.7M | $131M | $96.4M |
| Goodwill | $4.1M | $4.1M | $4.1M | $4.1M | $4.1M | $4.1M | $4.1M | $4.1M | $4.1M | β |
| Intangible assets | $9.6M | $9.6M | $9.6M | $21.3M | $20.0M | $18.7M | $17.4M | $16.1M | $14.8M | $3.9M |
| Total assets | $341M | $384M | $340M | $333M | $524M | $875M | $940M | $956M | $944M | $932M |
| Total liabilities | $166M | $195M | $163M | $198M | $269M | $170M | $185M | $195M | $217M | $201M |
| Shareholders' equity | $114M | $101M | $82.2M | $75.7M | $195M | $642M | $684M | $682M | $657M | $662M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | β0.3% | 2.9% | 3.5% | β35.0% | β10.9% | β22.5% | β22.7% | β8.5% | β32.0% | β16.7% |
| Operating margin | β42.8% | β47.0% | β49.9% | β110.2% | β55.3% | β93.3% | β110.1% | β110.3% | β141.3% | β121.6% |
| EBITDA margin | β38.8% | β42.4% | β40.2% | β89.8% | β27.9% | β64.7% | β93.8% | β89.7% | β109.1% | β96.1% |
| Net margin | β47.1% | β56.3% | β52.9% | β127.7% | β125.7% | β145.2% | β109.4% | β87.2% | β112.4% | β118.8% |
| FCF margin | β50.2% | β88.0% | 7.0% | β53.9% | β52.4% | β110.4% | β102.1% | β145.6% | β178.9% | β91.0% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β31.3% | β21.1% | β23.8% | β27.2% | β13.4% | β16.6% | β35.3% | β23.5% | β22.9% | β29.2% |
| Return on capital employed | β16.1% | β15.7% | β15.9% | β24.7% | β8.4% | β7.9% | β16.8% | β15.3% | β18.2% | β22.3% |
| Return on equity | β44.5% | β50.0% | β51.6% | β98.2% | β65.9% | β24.1% | β21.5% | β15.7% | β18.8% | β28.5% |
| Return on assets | β15.0% | β14.9% | β13.1% | β23.0% | β20.8% | β14.4% | β15.7% | β11.4% | β13.3% | β20.0% |
| Return on tangible equity | β53.8% | β65.2% | β90.7% | β198.9% | β54.2% | β16.8% | β22.0% | β16.7% | β20.3% | β29.0% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | β11.6% | β6.5% | β32.1% | 16.7% | β1.8% | 87.5% | β5.4% | β9.1% | 41.0% |
| FCF growth | β | β | β | β619.9% | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count change | β | β86.0% | 65.8% | 698.7% | 303.0% | 50.8% | β96.2% | 9.6% | 18.0% | 56.0% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | 0.8x | 1.1x | 1.3x | 1.7x | 1.0x | 0.2x | 0.1x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
| Interest coverage | β9.3x | β4.9x | β4.9x | β6.3x | β2.6x | β8.8x | β22.5x | β18.8x | β16.4x | β18.5x |
| Current ratio | 3.9x | 2.1x | 2.2x | 1.3x | 4.0x | 10.3x | 6.8x | 7.2x | 6.0x | 6.6x |
| Quick ratio | 2.5x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 0.5x | 3.1x | 9.0x | 5.7x | 5.9x | 4.5x | 5.4x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 7.1% | 12.9% | 11.2% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 9.1% | 16.2% | 31.9% | 42.6% | 11.8% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 3.2% | 4.8% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6.2% | 5.2% | 9.7% | 10.5% | 7.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β5.8 | β6.5 | β8.5 | β11.0 | β4.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | β1.0 | β1.6 |
| Accruals ratio | β1.3% | 5.0% | β17.6% | β13.9% | β12.2% | β4.4% | β3.4% | 3.4% | 2.8% | β6.7% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000886128). 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.