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

ESS Tech's quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $6.7 million in Q1 2026, down 32.57% year-on-year from $10.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 17.72% quarter-over-quarter from $8.2 million in Q4 2025.

ESS Tech has reported Operating Expenses for 7 years, with the latest figure at $6.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 32.57% year-over-year to $6.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $26.5 million (down 38.9% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $29.7 million, down 33.09% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $6.7 million, down from $8.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $31.4 million in Q4 2022, with the low at $5.1 million in Q3 2025.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $15.3 million, with a median of $11.3 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses soared 167.84% in 2022 and sank 65.99% in 2023.
  • Tracing GWH's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $31.4 million in 2022, then sank by 63.23% to $11.5 million in 2023, then slipped by 10.74% to $10.3 million in 2024, then retreated by 20.52% to $8.2 million in 2025, then retreated 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 Vertiv Holdings 125.39 Bn 122.89 Bn 999.70 Mn 451.80 Mn
2 Bloom Energy 85.22 Bn 82.75 Bn 225.54 Mn 153.35 Mn
3 nVent Electric 26.63 Bn 26.44 Bn 445.60 Mn 249.90 Mn
4 Hubbell 25.22 Bn 24.72 Bn 505.30 Mn 241.50 Mn
5 Advanced Energy Industries 12.25 Bn 12.25 Bn 200.90 Mn 132.60 Mn
6 Powell Industries 10.16 Bn 9.61 Bn 87.94 Mn 30.13 Mn
7 Acuity Inc. (De) 8.82 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.40 Mn 387.40 Mn
8 EnerSys 8.70 Bn 8.26 Bn 290.87 Mn 19.72 Mn
9 Plug Power 5.25 Bn 4.87 Bn -21.61 Mn 87.88 Mn
10 ESS Tech 28.05 Mn 28.05 Mn -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
Mar 31, 2021 8.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 708,829.00
Sep 30, 2020 41,854.00