ESS Tech GWH
NYSE GWH
$0.40 +0.01 (+3.37%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

ESS Tech (GWH) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)

ESS Tech (GWH) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$14.4 million for Q1 2026, up 35.91% year-over-year from -$10.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 12.52% quarter-over-quarter from -$12.8 million in Q4 2025.

ESS Tech (GWH) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

ESS Tech's Free Cash Flow history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$14.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 35.91% year-over-year to -$14.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$42.2 million (up 44.75% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$50.3 million, up 31.81% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$14.4 million, down from -$12.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was -$2.6 million in Q3 2025, with the low at -$28.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$18.9 million (2024), against an average of -$17.1 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Free Cash Flow tumbled 320.08% in 2024, then jumped 86.09% in 2025.
  • ESS Tech's Free Cash Flow stood at -$28.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 54.85% to -$12.6 million in 2023, then sank by 52.04% to -$19.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 33.27% to -$12.8 million in 2025, then declined by 12.52% to -$14.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GWH's Free Cash Flow at -$14.4 million in Q1 2026, -$12.8 million in Q4 2025, and -$2.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Vertiv Holdings 100.83 Bn 97.72 Bn 1.23 Bn 926.50 Mn
2 Bloom Energy 57.56 Bn 54.89 Bn 355.57 Mn 155.97 Mn
3 Hubbell 24.89 Bn 24.50 Bn 613.00 Mn 212.80 Mn
4 nVent Electric 24.60 Bn 24.35 Bn 558.00 Mn 167.30 Mn
5 Advanced Energy Industries 11.11 Bn 9.69 Bn 236.10 Mn 36.50 Mn
6 Acuity Inc. (De) 10.38 Bn 9.97 Bn 606.40 Mn 273.60 Mn
7 Powell Industries 7.20 Bn 6.57 Bn 95.30 Mn 93.70 Mn
8 EnerSys 6.92 Bn 6.39 Bn 313.36 Mn 217.74 Mn
9 Plug Power 3.17 Bn 2.85 Bn -1.68 Mn -98.06 Mn
10 ESS Tech 13.23 Mn 13.23 Mn -7.42 Mn -9.40 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -9.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -9.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -14.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -14.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -12.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -12.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -2.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -2.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -12.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -12.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -22.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -22.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -19.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -19.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -18.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -18.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -15.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -15.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -19.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -19.86 Mn