ESS Tech (GWH) Return on Equity (2021 - 2026)
ESS Tech's quarterly Return on Equity came in at 0.07% in Q1 2026, down 3.0% year-on-year from 0.07% in Q1 2025, and up 63.07% quarter-over-quarter from 0.18% in Q4 2025.
ESS Tech has reported Return on Equity for 6 years, with the latest figure at 0.07% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Equity fell 3.0% year-over-year to 0.07%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.07% (down 3.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.03%, down 2.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Equity for Q1 2026 stood at 0.07%, up from 0.18% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Equity was 0.0% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.82% in Q3 2025.
- Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 0.08%, with a median of 0.01% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity changed 0 bps in 2023 and slumped 80 bps in 2025.
- Tracing GWH's Return on Equity over 5 years: stood at 0.01% in 2022, then dropped by 6 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then slumped by 191 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then tumbled by 731 bps to 0.18% in 2025, then soared 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 | Vertiv Holdings | 125.39 Bn | 122.89 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 85.22 Bn | 82.75 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 0.00% |
| 3 | nVent Electric | 26.63 Bn | 26.44 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Hubbell | 25.22 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Advanced Energy Industries | 12.25 Bn | 12.25 Bn | 200.90 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Powell Industries | 10.16 Bn | 9.61 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 8.82 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.40 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | EnerSys | 8.70 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 290.87 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Plug Power | 5.25 Bn | 4.87 Bn | -21.61 Mn | -0.02% |
| 10 | ESS Tech | 28.05 Mn | 28.05 Mn | -7.04 Mn | -0.07% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |