The stock traded modestly higher Thursday after a strong quarterly report, raised 2026 guidance and Brookfield-backed financing support, while questions over system degradation remained an overhang.
Bloom Energy shares were up 1.29% at $237.36 on Thursday as investors continued to assess the company’s post-earnings outlook, which combines stronger growth expectations tied to AI-driven data-center demand with lingering scrutiny over system durability. The company reported late-July revenue of $1.07 billion and adjusted EPS of 78 cents, beating consensus estimates of $822.77 million and 40 cents, and raised full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $3.9 billion-$4.2 billion and adjusted EPS outlook to $2.55-$2.85. Management has tied the bullish case to urgent power needs for hyperscalers and more than a dozen neoclouds and AI labs, with CEO KR Sridhar arguing that "chips without power are just inventory," while Brookfield’s expanded project financing is seen as helping accelerate deployments. At the same time, Hunterbrook has alleged Bloom’s systems degrade faster than advertised, citing U.S. and South Korea generation data and saying 37 metered systems fell below an efficiency benchmark at a median of 20 months. Technically, the stock remained up 519.76% over 12 months, above its 200-day simple moving average of $181.04, but below its 50-day average of $255.24, suggesting investors are still looking for the next catalyst.