ESS Tech (GWH-WT) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

ESS Tech (GWH-WT) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $6.7 million in Q1 2026, down 17.72% quarter-over-quarter from $8.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 32.57% on a YoY basis from $10.0 million in Q1 2025.

ESS Tech (GWH-WT) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

ESS Tech's Operating Expenses history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $6.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 32.57% year-over-year to $6.7 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $26.5 million (down 38.9% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $29.7 million, down 33.09% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $6.7 million for Q1 2026 at ESS Tech, down from $8.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $31.4 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $5.1 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $15.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $11.3 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses jumped 167.84% in 2022, then sank 65.99% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $31.4 million in 2022, then slumped by 63.23% to $11.5 million in 2023, then decreased by 10.74% to $10.3 million in 2024, then fell by 20.52% to $8.2 million in 2025, then fell by 17.72% to $6.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $6.7 million (Q1 2026), $8.2 million (Q4 2025), and $5.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Novonix 395.03 Bn 394.98 Bn - -
2 Vertiv Holdings 110.52 Bn 108.02 Bn 999.70 Mn 451.80 Mn
3 Bloom Energy 73.12 Bn 70.66 Bn 225.54 Mn 153.35 Mn
4 nVent Electric 26.38 Bn 26.19 Bn 445.60 Mn 249.90 Mn
5 Hubbell 25.79 Bn 25.28 Bn 505.30 Mn 241.50 Mn
6 Advanced Energy Industries 11.69 Bn 11.69 Bn 200.90 Mn 132.60 Mn
7 Ballard Power Systems 11.51 Bn 10.98 Bn 5.64 Mn 16.90 Mn
8 Powell Industries 10.32 Bn 9.77 Bn 87.94 Mn 30.13 Mn
9 Acuity Inc. (De) 9.21 Bn 8.94 Bn 520.40 Mn 387.40 Mn
10 ESS Tech - - -7.04 Mn 6.74 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 8.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 5.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 10.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 10.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 11.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 11.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 11.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 9.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 27.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 24.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 31.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 27.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 24.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 22.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 31.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 11.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 10.15 Mn