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

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

ESS Tech (GWH) posted quarterly Return on Sales of 1.87% for Q1 2026, down 153.0% year-over-year from 3.52% in Q1 2025, and down 1405.72% quarter-over-quarter from 0.14% in Q4 2025.

ESS Tech (GWH) Return on Sales (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

ESS Tech's Return on Sales history runs 5 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.87% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Sales fell 153.0% year-over-year to 1.87%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.65% (down 42.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.4%, down 25.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q1 2026 stood at 1.87%, down from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.14% in Q4 2025, with the low at 20.65% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.35% (2025), against an average of 1.74%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Return on Sales soared 2058 bps in 2023, then tumbled 153 bps in 2026.
  • ESS Tech's Return on Sales stood at 20.65% in 2022, then soared by 100 bps to 0.07% in 2023, then slipped by 14 bps to 0.08% in 2024, then jumped by 281 bps to 0.14% in 2025, then slumped by 1406 bps to 1.87% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GWH's Return on Sales at 1.87% in Q1 2026, 0.14% in Q4 2025, and 0.56% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROS (Qtr)
1 Vertiv Holdings 100.83 Bn 97.72 Bn 1.23 Bn 0.00%
2 Bloom Energy 57.56 Bn 54.89 Bn 355.57 Mn 0.00%
3 Hubbell 24.89 Bn 24.50 Bn 613.00 Mn 0.00%
4 nVent Electric 24.60 Bn 24.35 Bn 558.00 Mn 0.00%
5 Advanced Energy Industries 11.11 Bn 9.69 Bn 236.10 Mn 0.00%
6 Acuity Inc. (De) 10.38 Bn 9.97 Bn 606.40 Mn 0.00%
7 Powell Industries 7.20 Bn 6.57 Bn 95.30 Mn 0.00%
8 EnerSys 6.92 Bn 6.39 Bn 313.36 Mn 0.00%
9 Plug Power 3.17 Bn 2.85 Bn -1.68 Mn -0.01%
10 ESS Tech 13.23 Mn 13.23 Mn -7.42 Mn -2.15%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -3.42%
Mar 31, 2026 -1.87%
Dec 31, 2025 0.14%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.56%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.06%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.34%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.08%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.75%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.76%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.08%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.07%
Sep 30, 2023 -0.13%
Jun 30, 2023 -0.10%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.74%
Dec 31, 2022 -20.65%
Sep 30, 2022 -1.50%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.37%