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FCEL
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCEL)
Last Price$5.3(8.3%)
Market Cap$107.2B
LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
(150.5%)
5Y avg
(95.2%)
Electrical Equipment & Parts industry median
(6.7%)
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
5/10
(1.0%) overvalued
FCEL
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FuelCell Energy, Inc. Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
(236.6%)
(233.8%)
(106.7%)
16.7%
(88.7%)
(98.6%)
38.4%
(28.2%)
39.7%
(19.1%)
(27.3%)
(76.4%)
(58.6%)
(56.4%)
(142.2%)
(38.6%)
(95.1%)
(22.6%)
(115.7%)
(150.5%)
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FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCEL) Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) comparison analysis

General

LTM Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)

OTHER METRICS

Company name

Revenue growth

EPS growth

Net Income margin

FuelCell Energy, Inc. logo
FuelCell Energy, Inc.FCEL
(150.5%)
(9.1%)
2,911.5%
(115.2%)
Median Peer Set
11.5%
(3.1%)
(19.8%)
9.6%
Powell Industries, Inc. logo
Powell Industries, Inc.POWL
56.1%
44.8%
172.5%
14.8%
Hayward Holdings, Inc. logo
Hayward Holdings, Inc.HAYW
25.9%
(24.5%)
(53.7%)
8.1%
Hubbell Incorporated logo
Hubbell IncorporatedHUBB
24.3%
4.8%
1.4%
13.8%
nVent Electric plc logo
nVent Electric plcNVT
18.4%
(7.9%)
(41.5%)
11.0%
Acuity Brands, Inc. logo
Acuity Brands, Inc.AYI
13.6%
(2.8%)
25.7%
11.0%
EnerSys logo
EnerSysENS
9.4%
(3.4%)
53.6%
7.5%
Vertiv Holdings Co logo
Vertiv Holdings CoVRT
6.7%
20.6%
505.0%
6.7%
Encore Wire Corporation logo
Encore Wire CorporationWIRE
0.9%
(14.9%)
(41.1%)
14.5%
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. logo
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.AEIS
(7.7%)
(10.5%)
(57.5%)
3.7%
Bloom Energy Corporation logo
Bloom Energy CorporationBE
(37.3%)
10.5%
(90.8%)
(2.0%)

FCEL key stats

USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
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Revenue
% growth
30.4
(3.2%)
33.3
9.6%
48.2
44.9%
100.7
108.8%
88.0
(12.6%)
69.8
(20.7%)
122.6
75.7%
120.6
(1.6%)
187.7
55.6%
180.3
(3.9%)
163.1
(9.5%)
108.3
(33.6%)
95.7
(11.6%)
89.4
(6.5%)
60.8
(32.1%)
70.9
16.7%
69.6
(1.8%)
130.5
87.5%
123.4
(5.4%)
112.1
(9.1%)
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)65.371.975.3150.1118.288.4135.2120.2180.5166.6150.3108.692.986.382.078.685.2160.1133.9148.1
Gross Profit
% margin
(34.9)
(114.9%)
(38.6)
(115.9%)
(27.0)
(56.0%)
(49.4)
(49.0%)
(30.2)
(34.3%)
(18.7)
(26.7%)
(12.6)
(10.3%)
0.4
0.4%
7.1
3.8%
13.7
7.6%
12.8
7.8%
(0.4)
(0.3%)
2.7
2.9%
3.1
3.5%
(21.3)
(35.0%)
(7.7)
(10.9%)
(15.6)
(22.5%)
(29.6)
(22.7%)
(10.5)
(8.5%)
(35.9)
(32.0%)
Operating Expenses36.042.546.143.436.735.733.132.636.941.041.746.046.347.745.731.449.3114.1125.5120.0
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)21.824.727.523.519.318.616.814.415.718.217.420.820.422.813.84.811.334.561.055.4
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)14.217.818.620.017.417.216.318.221.222.824.225.225.924.931.926.637.979.664.564.6
Operating Income
% margin
(70.9)
(233.4%)
(81.0)
(243.5%)
(73.1)
(151.6%)
(92.8)
(92.1%)
(67.0)
(76.1%)
(54.4)
(77.9%)
(45.7)
(37.3%)
(32.1)
(26.6%)
(29.8)
(15.9%)
(27.3)
(15.1%)
(28.9)
(17.7%)
(46.4)
(42.8%)
(44.9)
(47.0%)
(44.6)
(49.9%)
(66.9)
(110.2%)
(39.2)
(55.3%)
(64.9)
(93.3%)
(143.7)
(110.1%)
(136.1)
(110.3%)
(158.5)
(141.3%)
Interest Income0.00.00.00.00.91.42.90.00.00.00.00.00.00.010.615.30.03.415.813.7
Interest Expense0.00.00.00.00.30.12.62.34.03.63.05.09.29.110.615.37.46.47.29.7
Pre-tax Income(66.9)(76.2)(68.7)(91.5)(69.3)(56.2)(45.9)(35.8)(34.9)(38.4)(29.4)(50.7)(53.9)(50.3)(77.5)(89.1)(101.0)(146.4)(107.5)(129.2)
Income Tax
% effective tax rate
(2.8)
4.1%
(4.7)
6.2%
(4.5)
6.6%
0.6
(0.6%)
2.3
(3.3%)
0.1
(0.2%)
0.1
(0.2%)
0.1
(0.2%)
0.4
(1.1%)
0.5
(1.3%)
0.3
(0.9%)
0.5
(1.0%)
0.0
(0.1%)
(3.0)
6.0%
0.1
(0.1%)
0.0
(0.1%)
0.0
(0.0%)
0.8
(0.6%)
0.6
(0.5%)
0.0
(0.0%)
Net Income
% margin
(68.2)
(224.5%)
(76.1)
(228.6%)
(68.7)
(142.4%)
(93.4)
(92.7%)
(69.3)
(78.7%)
(53.3)
(76.4%)
(45.7)
(37.3%)
(35.5)
(29.4%)
(34.4)
(18.3%)
(38.1)
(21.1%)
(29.4)
(18.0%)
(51.0)
(47.1%)
(53.9)
(56.3%)
(47.3)
(52.9%)
(77.6)
(127.7%)
(89.1)
(125.7%)
(101.0)
(145.2%)
(147.2)
(112.8%)
(107.6)
(87.2%)
(129.2)
(115.2%)
EPS(203.45)(214.69)(159.53)(196.05)(137.83)(81.71)(52.87)(30.89)(26.57)(22.36)(14.39)(20.55)(12.96)(6.86)(1.41)(0.40)(0.30)(0.38)(0.26)(7.83)
Diluted EPS(203.45)(214.69)(159.53)(196.05)(137.83)(81.71)(52.87)(30.89)(26.53)(22.35)(14.37)(20.54)(12.96)(6.86)(1.41)(0.40)(0.30)(0.38)(0.26)(7.83)
EBITDA
% margin
(63.6)
(209.3%)
(71.7)
(215.2%)
(64.0)
(132.6%)
(82.6)
(82.0%)
(59.8)
(68.0%)
(48.7)
(69.8%)
(36.3)
(29.6%)
(28.3)
(23.5%)
(26.9)
(14.3%)
(30.5)
(16.9%)
(22.4)
(13.7%)
(41.2)
(38.0%)
(37.1)
(38.7%)
(33.2)
(37.2%)
(55.1)
(90.7%)
(55.0)
(77.6%)
(73.8)
(106.0%)
(118.7)
(91.0%)
(74.9)
(60.7%)
(110.9)
(98.9%)

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FAQ

1) What is FuelCell Energy, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is (150.5%), based on the financial report for Oct 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) for FuelCell Energy, Inc. have been (101.6%) over the past three years, and (100.0%) over the past five years.

2) Is FuelCell Energy, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) Good?

As of today, FuelCell Energy, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is (150.5%), which is lower than industry median of (6.7%). It indicates that FuelCell Energy, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is Bad.

3) How does FuelCell Energy, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) compare to its peers?

As of today, FuelCell Energy, Inc.'s Rule of 40 (EBIT margin) is (150.5%), which is lower than peer median of 11.5%. The list of peers includes POWL, HAYW, HUBB, NVT, AYI, ENS, VRT, WIRE, AEIS, BE.