Bloom Energy (BE) shares are down about 11% today (trading at about $193) after the fuel cell maker’s record third quarter came with a $27.1 million operating cash outflow.
This year’s $611 million rise in customer deposits and deferred revenue nearly matched a $617 million jump in unbilled contract assets. Inventory, receivables and higher capex still pushed free cash flow negative.
What Bloom Reported on Thursday
- Revenue of $1.24 billion, up 138.1%, per the Q3 release
- 2026 revenue guidance raised a third time, to $4.4 billion to $4.6 billion
- Capex of $153.5 million, about 3x the second quarter
- Free cash flow of negative $180.6 million (still positive $41.6 million over nine months)
What Ate Bloom’s Q3 Cash
Contract assets ended September at $859 million, against $754 million of deposits and deferred revenue. Inventory and receivables absorbed another $346 million in the quarter. CFO Simon Edwards said on Thursday’s call that the quarter is “not the beginning of a trend.”
Q4 is the test. Edwards called $375 million plus the 2026 baseline for operating cash flow on the July call, then left that figure out on Thursday. After $272.9 million in nine months, Q4 needs about $102 million. The last two fourth quarters brought in $484 million and $418 million.
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Where Bloom’s Real Risk Sits
The sell-off erased about $7.4 billion in market value today, roughly 41x the quarter’s cash shortfall. The bigger flag sits in the 10-Q: two customers made up about 43% and 26% of Q3 revenue, and the second is a related party. That adds collection risk, though the filing doesn’t say how much of the $859 million in contract assets those two buyers account for.
What Bloom Stock Costs Against Street EPS
Analysts expect normalized EPS of $3.27 in 2026, just above the midpoint of Bloom’s $3.10 to $3.40 guide. They see it rising to $5.15 in 2027 and $8.17 in 2028.
At about $193, that’s about 37x 2027 earnings and 24x 2028. That 2028 multiple depends on Bloom hitting those forecasts. Fourth-quarter results, due early next year, are the next check on whether its growth is turning into cash.
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