ESS Tech (GWH-WT) Return on Equity (2021 - 2026)

ESS Tech (GWH-WT) recorded quarterly Return on Equity of 0.07% in Q1 2026, up 63.07% quarter-over-quarter from 0.18% in Q4 2025, and down 3.0% on a YoY basis from 0.07% in Q1 2025.

ESS Tech (GWH-WT) Return on Equity (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

ESS Tech's Return on Equity history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.07% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Equity fell 3.0% year-over-year to 0.07%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.07% (down 3.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.03%, down 2.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity was 0.07% for Q1 2026 at ESS Tech, up from 0.18% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Equity ranged from a high of 0.0% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.82% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Equity has averaged 0.08% across 5 years, with a median of 0.01% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Equity changed 0 bps in 2023, then slumped 80 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Equity shows it stood at 0.01% in 2022, then slipped by 6 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then tumbled by 191 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then plunged by 731 bps to 0.18% in 2025, then surged by 63 bps to 0.07% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Equity figures came in at 0.07% (Q1 2026), 0.18% (Q4 2025), and 0.82% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROE (Qtr)
1 Novonix 472.68 Bn 472.63 Bn - 0.00%
2 Vertiv Holdings 115.80 Bn 113.29 Bn 999.70 Mn 0.00%
3 Bloom Energy 73.20 Bn 70.74 Bn 225.54 Mn 0.00%
4 nVent Electric 26.87 Bn 26.68 Bn 445.60 Mn 0.00%
5 Hubbell 25.27 Bn 24.77 Bn 505.30 Mn 0.00%
6 Advanced Energy Industries 13.35 Bn 13.35 Bn 200.90 Mn 0.00%
7 Powell Industries 10.72 Bn 10.17 Bn 87.94 Mn 0.00%
8 Ballard Power Systems 10.33 Bn 9.80 Bn 5.64 Mn -
9 Acuity Inc. (De) 9.04 Bn 8.77 Bn 520.40 Mn 0.00%
10 ESS Tech - - -7.04 Mn -0.07%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.07%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.18%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.82%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.10%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.04%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.02%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2023 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2023 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2022 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.02%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%
Jun 30, 2021 0.00%