Bloom Energy vs Woodward
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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%).
- Woodward earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (16.8%, against 5.8%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Bloom Energyβs earnings: a P/E of 117.9x against 33.8x for Woodward.
| Latest fiscal year | BE Β· FY25 | WWD Β· FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $62.7B | $18.5B |
| Revenue | $2.0B | $3.6B |
| Free cash flow | $57.2M | $340M |
| Net income | β$87.1M | $442M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 37.3% | 7.3% |
| 5-year growth | 20.6% | 7.4% |
| Share count change | 5.7% | β1.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 29.0% | 26.8% |
| Operating margin | 3.6% | β |
| Net margin | β4.3% | 12.4% |
| FCF margin | 2.8% | 9.5% |
| Return on capital | 5.8% | 16.8% |
| Return on equity | β13.1% | 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 |
Revenue
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
Operating margin
FY16
BE β115.6%
WWD β
FY17
BE β42.4%
WWD β
FY18
BE β26.1%
WWD β
FY19
BE β29.7%
WWD β
FY20
BE β10.2%
WWD β
FY21
BE β11.8%
WWD β
FY22
BE β21.8%
WWD β
FY23
BE β15.7%
WWD β
FY24
BE 1.6%
WWD β
FY25
BE 3.6%
WWD β
BE
WWD
Free cash flow
FY16
BE β$292M
WWD $260M
FY17
BE β$153M
WWD $215M
FY18
BE β$137M
WWD $172M
FY19
BE $113M
WWD $292M
FY20
BE β$137M
WWD $302M
FY21
BE β$110M
WWD $427M
FY22
BE β$309M
WWD $141M
FY23
BE β$456M
WWD $232M
FY24
BE $33.2M
WWD $343M
FY25
BE $57.2M
WWD $340M
BE
WWD
Return on capital
FY16
BE β
WWD 10.7%
FY17
BE β
WWD β
FY18
BE β
WWD β
FY19
BE β68.2%
WWD 10.9%
FY20
BE β23.2%
WWD β
FY21
BE β43.4%
WWD β
FY22
BE β71.5%
WWD 7.9%
FY23
BE β28.7%
WWD 10.4%
FY24
BE 2.1%
WWD 15.2%
FY25
BE 5.8%
WWD 16.8%
BE
WWD
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.