Bloom Energy
BE · Electrical Components & Equipment
$193.30
11.2%Woodward
WWD · Electrical Components & Equipment
$303.55
0.4%The short version
- Woodward is the larger business, with $3.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.0B for Bloom Energy, about 1.8 times as much.
- Bloom Energy grew revenue faster (37.3%, against 7.3%).
- Woodward turned more of its sales into free cash flow (9.5% FCF margin, against 2.8% FCF margin).
- Woodward earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (16.8%, against 5.8%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Bloom Energy’s earnings: a P/E of 117.9x against 33.8x for Woodward.
| Latest fiscal year | BE · FY25 | WWD · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $62.7B | $18.5B |
| Revenue | $2.0B | $3.6B |
| Free cash flow | $57.2M | $340M |
| Net income | −$87.1M | $442M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 37.3% | 7.3% |
| 5-year growth | 20.6% | 7.4% |
| Share count change | 5.7% | −1.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 29.0% | 26.8% |
| Operating margin | 3.6% | — |
| Net margin | −4.3% | 12.4% |
| FCF margin | 2.8% | 9.5% |
| Return on capital | 5.8% | 16.8% |
| Return on equity | −13.1% | 18.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $173M | $378M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.4x | 0.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.9M | $238M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 117.9x | 33.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 8 |
FY16
BE $209M
WWD $2.0B
FY17
BE $366M
WWD $2.1B
FY18
BE $633M
WWD $2.3B
FY19
BE $785M
WWD $2.9B
FY20
BE $794M
WWD $2.5B
FY21
BE $972M
WWD $2.2B
FY22
BE $1.2B
WWD $2.4B
FY23
BE $1.3B
WWD $2.9B
FY24
BE $1.5B
WWD $3.3B
FY25
BE $2.0B
WWD $3.6B
BE
WWD
FY16
BE −115.6%
WWD —
FY17
BE −42.4%
WWD —
FY18
BE −26.1%
WWD —
FY19
BE −29.7%
WWD —
FY20
BE −10.2%
WWD —
FY21
BE −11.8%
WWD —
FY22
BE −21.8%
WWD —
FY23
BE −15.7%
WWD —
FY24
BE 1.6%
WWD —
FY25
BE 3.6%
WWD —
BE
WWD
FY16
BE −$292M
WWD $260M
FY17
BE −$153M
WWD $215M
FY18
BE −$137M
WWD $172M
FY19
BE $113M
WWD $292M
FY20
BE −$137M
WWD $302M
FY21
BE −$110M
WWD $427M
FY22
BE −$309M
WWD $141M
FY23
BE −$456M
WWD $232M
FY24
BE $33.2M
WWD $343M
FY25
BE $57.2M
WWD $340M
BE
WWD
FY16
BE —
WWD 10.7%
FY17
BE —
WWD —
FY18
BE —
WWD —
FY19
BE −68.2%
WWD 10.9%
FY20
BE −23.2%
WWD —
FY21
BE −43.4%
WWD —
FY22
BE −71.5%
WWD 7.9%
FY23
BE −28.7%
WWD 10.4%
FY24
BE 2.1%
WWD 15.2%
FY25
BE 5.8%
WWD 16.8%
BE
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