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

ESS Tech's (GWH) 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 (GWH) 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 32.57% year-over-year to $6.7 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $26.5 million, a 38.9% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $29.7 million, down 33.09% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses fell to $6.7 million in Q1 2026 per GWH's latest filing, from $8.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $31.4 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $5.1 million in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $11.3 million (2024), against an average of $15.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 167.84% in 2022 and sank 65.99% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $31.4 million in 2022, then plunged 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest GWH Operating Expenses figures stand at $6.7 million (Q1 2026), $8.2 million (Q4 2025), and $5.1 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Electrovaya 424.38 Bn 424.36 Bn 6.04 Mn 2.76 Mn
2 Vertiv Holdings 116.45 Bn 113.95 Bn 999.70 Mn 451.80 Mn
3 Bloom Energy 61.23 Bn 58.77 Bn 225.54 Mn 153.35 Mn
4 Hubbell 25.93 Bn 25.43 Bn 505.30 Mn 241.50 Mn
5 nVent Electric 25.66 Bn 25.47 Bn 445.60 Mn 249.90 Mn
6 Advanced Energy Industries 11.88 Bn 11.18 Bn 200.90 Mn 132.60 Mn
7 Acuity Inc. (De) 9.90 Bn 9.48 Bn 606.40 Mn 413.10 Mn
8 Powell Industries 9.42 Bn 8.87 Bn 87.94 Mn 30.13 Mn
9 EnerSys 7.49 Bn 7.05 Bn 290.87 Mn 589.73 Mn
10 ESS Tech 22.34 Mn 22.34 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