ESS Tech (GWH-WT) Return on Sales (2022 - 2026)

ESS Tech (GWH-WT) recorded quarterly Return on Sales of 1.27% in Q1 2026, down 972.69% quarter-over-quarter from 0.15% in Q4 2025, and down 97.0% on a YoY basis from 42.39% in Q1 2025.

ESS Tech (GWH-WT) Return on Sales (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

ESS Tech's Return on Sales history runs 5 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.27% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Sales fell 97.0% year-over-year to 1.27%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.55% (down 34.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.4%, down 26.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales was 1.27% for Q1 2026 at ESS Tech, down from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.15% in Q4 2025 to a low of 19.62% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 1.61% across 5 years, with a median of 0.33% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Return on Sales surged 1955 bps in 2023, then slumped 97 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 19.62% in 2022, then surged by 100 bps to 0.07% in 2023, then slipped by 18 bps to 0.08% in 2024, then surged by 280 bps to 0.15% in 2025, then tumbled by 973 bps to 1.27% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Sales figures came in at 1.27% (Q1 2026), 0.15% (Q4 2025), and 0.48% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROS (Qtr)
1 Novonix 472.68 Bn 472.63 Bn - -
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 -0.01%
9 Acuity Inc. (De) 9.04 Bn 8.77 Bn 520.40 Mn 0.00%
10 ESS Tech - - -7.04 Mn -1.27%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.27%
Dec 31, 2025 0.15%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.48%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.05%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.30%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.08%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.64%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.63%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.07%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.07%
Sep 30, 2023 -0.11%
Jun 30, 2023 -0.08%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.66%
Dec 31, 2022 -19.62%
Sep 30, 2022 -1.44%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.35%