Bloom Energy Free cash flow decreased by 88.0% to $47.43M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 138.0%, from -$124.94M to $47.43M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Free cash flow shows an upward trend with a -56.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
An increase suggests strong operational efficiency and the ability to self-fund future innovation or return capital to shareholders, while a decrease may indicate heavy capital expenditure cycles or declining operational profitability.
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High-growth semiconductor and AI infrastructure peers typically prioritize reinvestment, so free cash flow margins are often compared against R&D intensity and capital expenditure requirements of industry rivals.
cf_free_cash_flow| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $32.20M | -$82.77M | -$110.95M | -$32.29M | -$106.12M | -$59.19M | -$341.28M | -$66.06M | -$154.50M | -$168.70M | -$187.51M | -$83.76M | $473.12M | -$124.94M | -$220.36M | $7.37M | $395.12M | $47.43M |
| QoQ Change | — | -357.0% | -34.1% | +70.9% | -228.7% | +44.2% | -476.6% | +80.6% | -133.9% | -9.2% | -11.2% | +55.3% | +664.8% | -126.4% | -76.4% | +103.3% | >999% | -88.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -200.3% | -28.2% | — | -207.6% | -104.6% | -45.6% | +50.6% | -183.8% | +45.8% | — | +25.9% | -17.5% | +108.8% | -16.5% | +138.0% |