ESS TECH INC (GWH) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:GWHUS26916J2050

Current stock price

1.16 USD
+0.02 (+1.75%)
At close:
1.1518 USD
-0.01 (-0.71%)
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This GWH fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. GWH Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • GWH had negative earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year GWH has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
  • GWH had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • GWH had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
GWH Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFGWH Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 -100M -200M -300M -400M

1.2 Ratios

  • GWH has a worse Return On Assets (-123.97%) than 87.91% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -736.13%, GWH is doing worse than 76.92% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -123.97%
ROE -736.13%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-99.4%
ROA(5y)-106.76%
ROE(3y)-369.9%
ROE(5y)-279.83%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
GWH Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICGWH Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -500 -1K -1.5K -2K

1.3 Margins

  • GWH does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
GWH Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsGWH Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 -2K -4K -6K -8K -10K

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2. GWH Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • GWH does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • The number of shares outstanding for GWH has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, GWH has less shares outstanding
  • Compared to 1 year ago, GWH has a worse debt to assets ratio.
GWH Yearly Shares OutstandingGWH Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M
GWH Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsGWH Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M 200M 250M

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of -26.31, we must say that GWH is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of GWH (-26.31) is worse than 90.11% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.08 is on the high side and indicates that GWH has dependencies on debt financing.
  • GWH has a Debt to Equity ratio of 1.08. This is in the lower half of the industry: GWH underperforms 68.13% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.08
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -26.31
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC8%
GWH Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFGWH Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M 200M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.04 indicates that GWH should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • GWH has a Current ratio of 1.04. This is in the lower half of the industry: GWH underperforms 76.92% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.03 indicates that GWH should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 1.03, GWH perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 41.76% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.04
Quick Ratio 1.03
GWH Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesGWH Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M 200M

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3. GWH Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 39.61% over the past year.
  • GWH shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -49.25%.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 21.16% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)39.61%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%39.09%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-49.25%
Revenue growth 3Y21.16%
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-155.72%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 22.02% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • GWH is expected to show a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 218.79% yearly.
EPS Next Y76.67%
EPS Next 2Y35.7%
EPS Next 3Y11.51%
EPS Next 5Y22.02%
Revenue Next Year31.25%
Revenue Next 2Y333.01%
Revenue Next 3Y374.74%
Revenue Next 5Y218.79%

3.3 Evolution

  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
GWH Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesGWH Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M
GWH Yearly EPS VS EstimatesGWH Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 0 -50 -100 -150

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4. GWH Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • GWH reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for GWH. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
GWH Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsGWH Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 40 60

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
GWH Per share dataGWH EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 -1 -2 -3 -4

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y35.7%
EPS Next 3Y11.51%

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5. GWH Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for GWH!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

GWH Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

ESS TECH INC

NYSE:GWH (4/17/2026, 8:18:20 PM)

After market: 1.1518 -0.01 (-0.71%)

1.16

+0.02 (+1.75%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryElectrical Equipment
Earnings (Last)03-05
Earnings (Next)05-13
Inst Owners21.07%
Inst Owner Change-0.07%
Ins Owners3.51%
Ins Owner Change-0.02%
Market Cap31.52M
Revenue(TTM)3.19M
Net Income(TTM)-63.44M
Analysts80
Price Target2.55 (119.83%)
Short Float %7.32%
Short Ratio3.36
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-14.12%
Min EPS beat(2)-56.33%
Max EPS beat(2)28.08%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-12.73%
Min EPS beat(4)-56.33%
Max EPS beat(4)28.08%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-18.3%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-7.03%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)0.27%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-47.22%
Min Revenue beat(2)-96.18%
Max Revenue beat(2)1.73%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-56.05%
Min Revenue beat(4)-96.18%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.73%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-59.38%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-56.48%
Revenue beat(16)2
Avg Revenue beat(16)-56.36%
PT rev (1m)-28.57%
PT rev (3m)-28.57%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-11.54%
EPS NY rev (1m)-47.06%
EPS NY rev (3m)4.76%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-42.86%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-42.86%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-64.41%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-64.41%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 9.86
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 3.66
P/tB 5.31
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-4.33
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-1.01
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-1.98
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-1.85
OCFYN/A
SpS0.12
BVpS0.32
TBVpS0.22
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number0 (-100%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -123.97%
ROE -736.13%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-99.4%
ROA(5y)-106.76%
ROE(3y)-369.9%
ROE(5y)-279.83%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score1
Asset Turnover0.06
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.08
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 59.01%
Cap/Sales 106.01%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.04
Quick Ratio 1.03
Altman-Z -26.31
F-Score1
WACC8%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)100.77%
Cap/Depr(5y)344.23%
Cap/Sales(3y)135.54%
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)39.61%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%39.09%
EPS Next Y76.67%
EPS Next 2Y35.7%
EPS Next 3Y11.51%
EPS Next 5Y22.02%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-49.25%
Revenue growth 3Y21.16%
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-155.72%
Revenue Next Year31.25%
Revenue Next 2Y333.01%
Revenue Next 3Y374.74%
Revenue Next 5Y218.79%
EBIT growth 1Y36.07%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year55.19%
EBIT Next 3Y28.1%
EBIT Next 5Y31.27%
FCF growth 1Y32.5%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y30.37%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

ESS TECH INC / GWH Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of ESS TECH INC (GWH) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to GWH.


What is the valuation status of ESS TECH INC (GWH) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 0 / 10 to ESS TECH INC (GWH). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for ESS TECH INC?

ESS TECH INC (GWH) has a profitability rating of 0 / 10.


How financially healthy is ESS TECH INC?

The financial health rating of ESS TECH INC (GWH) is 2 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for ESS TECH INC?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of ESS TECH INC (GWH) is expected to grow by 76.67% in the next year.