Bloom Energy files 10-Q: quarterly report (10-Q)

OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Overview Description of Bloom Energy

Bloom Energy is a global leader in onsite power generation, delivering a foundational platform purpose-built for the digital era and the global energy transition. We manufacture a versatile fuel cell energy platform, supporting the commercial availability of two primary products: the Bloom Energy Server® fuel cell system for generating electricity and the Bloom Electrolyzer™ for producing hydrogen. Our primary product, the Bloom Energy Server is a proprietary high-temperature solid-oxide fuel cell technology that converts fuels—including natural gas, biogas, and hydrogen—into electricity at high density without combustion or moving parts, achieving lower emissions and higher efficiency than legacy systems.

For additional overview information, refer to Part I, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, sections Overview and Key Macro Trends in our 2025 Form 10-K.

Developments With Respect to Factors Affecting Our Performance

Freight, Logistics and Transportation Costs

Global freight and logistics markets remained volatile during the first half of fiscal year 2026, with continued pressure on ocean, ground and specialized heavy-equipment transportation rates. While transportation availability improved relative to peak levels experienced in prior years, higher fuel prices, labor costs, and routing inefficiencies related to geopolitical conditions contributed to elevated logistics costs. In addition, on a selective basis we also incurred higher logistics costs in connection with expediting deliveries of materials and supplies by air carrier to manufacture, and deliver our Energy Server products to meet customer timelines.

Given the size, weight, and modular configuration of Bloom Energy Server systems and related balance‑of‑plant components, changes in freight pricing can meaningfully affect our cost of revenues and project-level margins, particularly for large multi-megawatt deployments and international shipments. We continue to pursue mitigation strategies including negotiating indexed freight arrangements where feasible, renegotiating air freight rates, optimizing factory-to-site routing, consolidating shipments, and increasing regional sourcing; however, there can be no assurance that such actions will fully offset future freight rate increases, especially in periods of elevated demand or fuel price volatility.

Supply Chain Update

Since the discussion of our supply chain contained in Part 1, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of Operations , section Other Factors Affecting our Performance in our 2025 Form 10-K, although throughout 2026 there has been a general worldwide shortage of electronic components, we have continued to not experience significant component shortages, electronic or otherwise to date. Approaches we have taken as we continue to scale our manufacturing include supplier diversification and qualifying multiple suppliers for single or limited source components, enhancing our predictive analytics capabilities, and employing flexible sourcing strategies. As we continue to scale our business, we have been pro-active in working with our suppliers to ensure continued adequacy of supply while also maintaining our quality standards. Such strategies have included entering into long-term contracts, non-cancelable purchase orders and, in select cases, take-or-pay contracts where demand for such items is competitive and where components are highly dependent upon underlying scarce commodity items. We do not currently anticipate experiencing supply chain shortages which would impact our 2026 production forecast; however, we cannot give assurances as to potential future developments or their related impacts.

On July 8, 2026, a report was published by a short seller containing allegations regarding, among other things, our supply chain, including the sourcing and sufficiency of certain raw materials used in our products. As stated in our Current Report on Form 8-K furnished on July 9, 2026, we rejected the report’s conclusions regarding our supply chain, and we believe we have sufficient supply of the relevant raw materials to meet our current fuel cell demand and backlog. Publications of this nature, whether or not accurate, have resulted in significant volatility in the trading price of our common stock, and we cannot predict whether similar publications may occur in the future or their potential impacts. We have incurred, and may continue to incur, costs in connection with evaluating and responding to the report, and any related inquiries or demands could result in additional costs and divert management’s attention. See Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”

Continuing Impact of Tariffs

During the year ended December 31, 2025, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”), the U.S. government announced significant additional tariffs on products imported from various countries, including countries where we source materials used in our Energy Server products. In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that certain tariffs imposed under the IEEPA were unlawful and required refunds of such tariffs collected, which refunds we are also separately pursuing. However, following the Supreme Court’s decision, the U.S. presidential administration invoked other laws to collect tariffs and announced new temporary ten percent tariffs on imports from all countries, in addition to any existing non-IEEPA tariffs. Following the expiration of such temporary tariffs, in late July 2026 the U.S. presidential administration imposed new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% targeting imports from approximately 60 economies which covers almost all U.S. imports. Certain materials which we require, such as imports of steel, aluminum, copper, and derivative metal products continue to be subject to their own separate tariff regime.

There remains uncertainty regarding the duration of existing and newly announced tariffs, potential changes or pauses to such tariffs, tariff levels, and whether additional tariffs or other retaliatory actions may be imposed, modified, or suspended. These and future changes in tariffs, trade policies, trade actions, or retaliatory trade measures in response, have resulted and may continue to result in additional costs and pricing pressures, supply chain disruptions, volatility in the demand for our Energy Server products, and increased economic or geopolitical risks, which could adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations, materially or in ways that we cannot predict.