Fluence Energy, Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

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Key Highlights: Fluence reported strong momentum in U.S. order intake and pipeline growth, driven by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and rising data center demand. Backlog reached a record $5.5 billion. Q1 revenue nearly doubled year-over-year, but gross margin was impacted by discrete project costs. Full-year 2026 guidance was reaffirmed with backlog covering the revenue midpoint.

Financial Performance

  • Revenue: $475 million in Q1 2026 (14% of full-year guidance), nearly double the Q1 2025 portion of full-year 2025 revenue.
  • Adjusted Gross Profit: $27 million (5.6% margin) vs. full-year target of 11-13%. Impacted by ~$20 million in non-U.S. project costs (expected to be recovered) and typical Q1 weighting of fixed overhead.
  • Adjusted EBITDA: -$52 million (vs. full-year guidance of $40-60 million).
  • Backlog: Record $5.5 billion (up significantly from prior quarters due to U.S. activity).
  • Liquidity: ~$1.1 billion ($477 million cash + $617 million credit facilities), stable and supportive of growth.
  • Rolling 12-Month Adj. Gross Margin: 12.3% (solid double-digit result despite Q1 softness).

Operational & Growth Highlights

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Operator: Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Fluence Energy First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during the session, you will need to press star 11 on your telephone. You will then hear an automated message if your hand is raised. To withdraw your question, please press star 11 again. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would like to hand the conference over to your first speaker today, Chris Shelton, VP of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Chris Shelton: Good morning, and welcome to Fluence Energy's First Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. Joining me on this morning's call are Julian Nebreda, our president and chief executive officer, and Ahmed Pasha, our chief financial officer. A copy of our earnings presentation, press release, and supplementary metrics sheet covering financial results along with supporting statements and schedules, including reconciliations and disclosures regarding non-GAAP financial measures, are posted on the Investor Relations section of our website at fluenceenergy.com. During the course of this call, Fluence's management may make certain forward-looking statements regarding various matters unrelated to our business, including statements related to our future financial and operational performance, future market growth and related opportunities, ant
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