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

ESS Tech's quarterly Return on Sales came in at 1.27% in Q1 2026, down 97.0% year-on-year from 42.39% in Q1 2025, and down 972.69% quarter-over-quarter from 0.15% in Q4 2025.

ESS Tech has reported Return on Sales for 5 years, with the latest figure at 1.27% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Sales fell 97.0% year-over-year to 1.27%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.55% (down 34.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.4%, down 26.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q1 2026 stood at 1.27%, down from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.15% in Q4 2025, with the low at 19.62% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 1.61%, with a median of 0.33% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Sales jumped 1955 bps in 2023 and slumped 97 bps in 2026.
  • Tracing GWH's Return on Sales over 5 years: stood at 19.62% in 2022, then soared by 100 bps to 0.07% in 2023, then dropped by 18 bps to 0.08% in 2024, then soared by 280 bps to 0.15% in 2025, then slumped 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

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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 -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%