Energy Vault Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Raises Full-Year 2026 Revenue and Gross Margin Guidance

Contract Backlog expanded $650 million to $2 billion sequentially, up 47% q/q and 107% y/y driven by strong demand from the AI Compute Infrastructure segment

Revenue of $17.4 million, up 104% y/y, above consensus

GAAP gross margins of 31% to $5.4 million, up 114% y/y expanding 140 bps; Adjusted Gross Margin of 38.6% to $6.7 million, up 166% y/y expanding 900 bps

Global MW under operation, construction and RTB grew ~900 MW y/y to ~1.1 GW, up 476%, on track to deliver initial $180 million of recurring, annual EBITDA over the next 18-36 months

Cash grew 26% q/q to $148 million, the 6^th consecutive quarterly increase, a 155% y/y or ~$90 million

Executed contract for 1.25 GW of integrated power, storage and software infrastructure to support hyperscaler contracts in Texas, expected to generate near-term revenue of $500-$600 million in 2H 2026 and 2027

Raising full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $270-$310 million and lifting GAAP gross margin guidance to 20%-25% to the high end of the range

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NRGV) (“Energy Vault” or “the Company”), a global leader in sustainable, grid-scale energy storage and AI compute infrastructure solutions, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

“The second quarter financial results reflect continued strong execution of our growth plans while achieving record contract bookings growth highlighted by a milestone signing of our largest single contract to date of over half a billion. As a result of the operational and commercial progress achieved in the first half of the year and resulting increase in forward revenue visibility across our backlog, we are raising our full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $270-$310 million and lifting our GAAP gross margin guidance to 20%-25% at the high end of the range,” said Robert Piconi, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. “Our second quarter results reinforce our confidence in our outlook, with revenue more than doubling year-over-year, gross margin expanding significantly and backlog soaring to record levels of ~$2 billion. Importantly ~60% of our $2 billion backlog represents long-term, annual recurring revenue from our owned energy infrastructure assets while ~40% represents more near-term revenue conversion and deliveries over the next 12-18 months at strong gross margins as our most recent Q2 results demonstrate. At the same time, the significant expansion of our overall backlog demonstrates the strength of our broader energy infrastructure platform and provides greater visibility into near-term revenue and future growth.

We have also made significant progress across each of our strategic growth priorities. In AI infrastructure, we entered into a strategic agreement to deploy 1.25 GW for an AI data center in partnership with a leading power-generation EPC deploying Caterpillar gas engines. In Texas, we broke ground at our Snyder, Texas AI Campus and commenced construction of the initial phase of the contracted powered-shell deployment for Crusoe, translating our speed-to-power strategy into a modular and repeatable infrastructure model designed to scale with rapidly growing AI power demand. In Japan, we completed the acquisition of an 850 MW BESS development portfolio and integrated the local team, establishing an immediate operating platform for the first 350 MW in near-term projects in one of the world’s most attractive and high growth energy storage markets.

Underpinning our execution and results is building the financial and organizational capabilities required to support this next phase of growth. The appointments of Nitin Dahiya as Chief Financial Officer and Cory Magnuson as President of Asset Vault add significant capital markets, capital formation and IPP project-financing expertise as we scale our global asset portfolio, accelerate project development in key growth markets, and maintain disciplined capital allocation.

With approximately 1.1 GW now under operation, construction and control with many pending projects to be added, continued strengthening of our balance sheet and cash resources, approximately $2 billion of backlog with increasing visibility across both near-term project delivery and long-term recurring EBITDA, we enter the second half of 2026 and 2027 with strong financial, customer and strategic momentum. We have a large delivery ramp into our second half and even greater ramp in 2027 given the growth in contracted backlog as we continue building a more predictable, higher-margin and recurring revenue profile that will drive significant long-term shareholder value.”

Second Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights

• Backlog reached ~$2 billion as of August 10, 2026, up ~107% year-over-year, of which ~40% is expected to convert to revenue over the next 12-18 months and ~60% is from owned and operated projects under operation and construction with long-term offtake agreements
• Q2 2026 revenue of $17.4 million increased $8.9 million, or 104%, from $8.5 million in the prior-year period, driven by progress in Australia-based BESS projects
• Q2 2026 GAAP gross profit of $5.4 million increased $2.9 million, or 114%, from $2.5 million in the prior-year period. GAAP gross margin was 31.0%, an increase of approximately 140 basis points from 29.6% in the prior-year period
• Q2 2026 adjusted gross margin (excluding non-cash depreciation and amortization for owned and operated projects) was 38.6%, an increase of approximately 900 bps year-over-year, representing a 166% increase over Q2 2025
• Q2 2026 GAAP net loss was $29.7 million compared with $34.9 million in the prior-year period, resulting in Q2 2026 GAAP EPS of $(0.17) per share, compared with $(0.22) per share in the prior-year period
• Q2 2026 adjusted EBITDA loss was $17.0 million compared with a loss of $13.6 million in the prior-year period, reflecting higher operating expenses for global commercial and operational growth contracting, offset partially by higher gross profit
• Q2 2026 adjusted net loss was $24.6 million compared with $18.4 million in the prior-year period
• Total cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, was $148 million as of June 30, 2026, an increase of $31 million sequentially and $90 million year-over-year
• Q2 2026 global MW under control of ~1.1 GW, up 476% year-over-year
• Subsequent to quarter-end, received $15 million in proceeds from the sale of investment tax credit (ITC) associated with the Calistoga Resiliency Center in July, bringing total proceeds received from ITC sales to ~$27 million YTD

Operating and Strategic Highlights

• Announced strategic agreement to deploy 1.25 GW of integrated power infrastructure with a leading power generation EPC for hyperscaler AI data center. The agreement is expected to generate $500-600 million of revenue through the end of 2027
• Broke ground on the Snyder, Texas powered AI infrastructure campus for Crusoe. Phase 1 is designed to deliver an initial contracted 8 MW of powered shell capacity and is targeted for commercial operation in 1H 2027, with potential expansion to 25 MW in a second phase and planned site capacity expansion of up to 500 MW
• Completed the acquisition of an 850 MW BESS development portfolio in Japan from a leading domestic energy storage developer in May 2026, including approximately 350 MW of advanced-stage projects expected to reach notice to proceed in the second half of 2027, with commercial operations expected to begin in mid-2028 and 500 MW of early-stage projects supporting longer-term growth
• Expanded commercial activity in Switzerland through multiple commercial and industrial customer wins, establishing a repeatable platform for broader European power infrastructure growth
• Appointed Nitin Dahiya as Chief Financial Officer, adding more than two decades of institutional investment, corporate finance and capital markets experience, including structured financing experience across energy, infrastructure, private credit and specialty finance at BlackRock
• Appointed Cory Magnuson as President of Asset Vault to oversee financing and capital formation across Energy Vault’s global infrastructure portfolio, further strengthening the Company’s IPP financing and project monetization capabilities

Business Outlook

• Increasing full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $270-$310 million from $225-$300 million
• Narrowing full- year 2026 GAAP gross margin guidance to 20%-25% from 15%-25%
• Targeting $160-$200 million in total cash at year-end 2026, supported by financing activities, project execution and capital discipline
• Advancing own and operate strategy with global multi-asset class portfolio now ~1.1 GW, expected to generate approximately $180 million in annual run-rate EBITDA over the next 18-36 months

Conference Call Information

Energy Vault will host a conference call today, August 11, 2026, at 4:30 PM ET to discuss these results and business outlook, followed by a Q&A session. A live webcast of the call can be accessed at https://investors.energyvault.com/events-and-presentations/events. Participants may access the call at 1-877-704-4453, international callers may use 1-201-389-0920 and request to join the Energy Vault earnings call. A telephonic replay of the call will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call and until Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Participants may access the replay at 1-844-512-2921, international callers may use 1-412-317-6671 and enter access code 13761663. An archived replay of the call will also be available on the investors portion of the Energy Vault website at https://investors.energyvault.com/.

About Energy Vault

Energy Vault® is an integrated power infrastructure platform that builds, owns and operates flexible, reliable energy systems to accelerate time-to-power for utilities, independent power producers, industrial customers and the AI and data center market. At the core of its platform is a technology-agnostic, software-enabled architecture that is designed to accelerate project delivery, optimize performance and drive faster time-to-revenue. Energy Vault’s integrated solutions combine energy storage, generation and advanced energy management to deliver scalable infrastructure tailored to customer needs. Its portfolio spans short-, long- and multi-day duration storage, enabling reliability, flexibility and cost efficiency across applications. For utilities and grid operators, Energy Vault provides firm, flexible capacity ​enhances grid stability and helps to ensure reliable power delivery. For industrial and data center customers, the platform enables resilient, cost-efficient power supply to support critical operations. Through its Build, Own & Operate model, Energy Vault generates long-term, recurring revenues while delivering project execution excellence across development, delivery and operations. By combining innovation with disciplined execution, Energy Vault is redefining how power infrastructure is developed and deployed – delivering reliability, flexibility and scale in a rapidly evolving global energy market. Please visit www.energyvault.com for additional information.

Non-GAAP measures

Energy Vault has provided a reconciliation of net loss to each of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net loss, with GAAP net loss being the most directly comparable GAAP measure to both measures, for the historical periods in this press release. Energy Vault has also provided a reconciliation of reported gross profit to adjusted gross profit and a reconciliation of reported operating expenses to adjusted operating expenses for the historical periods in this press release. A reconciliation of projected non-GAAP measures has not been provided because certain information necessary to calculate such measures on a GAAP basis is not available without unreasonable efforts or dependent on the timing of future events outside of our control. Therefore, because of the uncertainty and variability of the nature of the amount of future adjustments, which could be significant, the Company is unable to provide a reconciliation for these forward-looking non-GAAP measures without unreasonable effort.

Contracted bookings are from customer contracts signed during the period. Contingent option bookings are from projects where the Company holds an enforceable exclusive purchase right and intends to exercise that right, even if the option has not been exercised as of period end.

Backlog represents (i) contracted but unrecognized revenue from third party projects and services yet to be completed, (ii) unrecognized revenue or other income from IP licensing agreements and (iii) unrecognized revenue from tolling arrangements for projects operated by Energy Vault or affiliates, in each case, that is associated with contracted bookings and contingent option bookings (as defined above). Backlog includes contracted backlog and contingent option backlog. Contracted backlog reflects unrecognized revenue associated with binding, fully executed agreements. Contingent option backlog reflects unrecognized revenue associated with projects where the Company holds an enforceable exclusive purchase right and intends to exercise that right, even if the option has not been exercised as of period end and is contingent on the Company exercising the applicable purchase right and subsequent project execution. If the Company does not exercise an option, or if the underlying terms or assumptions change such that inclusion is no longer appropriate, the related contingent option backlog is removed or updated in the period of change.

Backlog includes any potential future variable payments from tolling and offtake arrangements that the Company believes are probable of being realized. Probable future variable payments are forecasted by an independent third-party firm using simulation software that factors in current and projected energy market dynamics, historical and forecasted volatility and location specific data. The Company considers the low-end simulation results to be probable. Potential future IP royalties are not included in backlog. Backlog is a common measurement used in our industry. Our methodology for determining backlog may not, however, be comparable to the methodologies used by others.

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