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American Superconductor Corp /De/ had $299M of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 34.3% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +28.0% a year on average.
Last close Β· Oct 23, 2026
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0.4%Hi! I read American Superconductor Corp /De/βs latest annual report (fiscal 2026). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Are sales growing?
+34.3%
Yes. Sales grew 34.3% last year.
Does it make a profit?
44.7%
Yes. It keeps 44.7% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
6.1%
Partly. 6.1% of sales ends up as free cash.
How healthy are the accounts?
5 / 8
Mixed. It passes 5 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
8.2x
One share costs 8.2 times its yearly profit per share.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
KIRA Β· American Superconductor Corp /De/ had $299M of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 34.3% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +28.0% a year on average. Its operating margin was 3.8%, up 4.3Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about 4 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· American Superconductor Corp /De/ made $134M of net profit in fiscal 2026.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was $18.3M in fiscal 2026, 6.1% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
KIRA Β· American Superconductor Corp /De/ returned $0.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 0% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 16.4%.
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· In the last 12 months, insiders sold $7.8M of shares on the open market and bought none.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$7.8M
4 insiders
Of sales under plans
98%
$7.6M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | Daniel P McGahnChairman, President and CEO, Director | Sold plan | 16,117 | $37.44 | $0.6M | Form 4 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | John W Kosiba JRSVP, CFO & Treasurer | Sold plan | 6,769 | $37.46 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Laura A. DambierDirector | Sold | 4,000 | $37.63 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Daniel P McGahnChairman, President and CEO, Director | Sold plan | 9,670 | $41.78 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | John W Kosiba JRSVP, CFO & Treasurer | Sold plan | 4,835 | $41.77 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Daniel P McGahnChairman, President and CEO, Director | Sold plan | 12,893 | $48.88 | $0.6M | Form 4 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | John W Kosiba JRSVP, CFO & Treasurer | Sold plan | 6,447 | $48.95 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Daniel P McGahnChairman, President and CEO, Director | Sold plan | 72,525 | $50.78 | $3.7M | Form 4 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | John W Kosiba JRSVP, CFO & Treasurer | Sold plan | 30,462 | $50.77 | $1.5M | Form 4 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | David R Oliver JrDirector | Sold | 200 | $34.10 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably American Superconductor Corp /De/ can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| 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 |
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
KIRA Β· American Superconductor Corp /De/ passes 5 of 8 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is 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 |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| 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.
