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Prepared Highlights

Q1 2026 revenue was $751.1M, up >100% year-over-year, a record first quarter (CFO).
Product revenue reached an all-time high of $653.3M; service revenue was $61.9M, up 15.6% YoY (CFO).
Gross margin was 31.5%, up ~280 bps YoY; product margins 35.3%, service margins 18% (up 13 pts YoY) (CFO).
Operating income was $129.7M vs. $13.2M last year; operating margin 17.3%, up >1,300 bps YoY (CFO).
Adjusted EBITDA was $143M vs. $25.2M last year; EBITDA margin ~19%, up >1,100 bps YoY (CFO).
Non-GAAP fully diluted EPS was $0.44 vs. $0.03 a year ago (CFO).
Cash flow from operations was an inflow of $73.6M, positive for the first time in Q1 (CFO).
Total cash on balance sheet at Q1 end: $2.52B (CFO).
Oracle announced Project Jupiter, a multi-gigawatt AI factory in New Mexico; up to 2.45 GW power block will be 100% Bloom Energy Servers (CEO).
More than half of current data center backlog comes from hyperscalers, neo clouds, and colocation providers (CEO).
Current manufacturing footprint allows delivery of 5 GW of product annually; capacity being added at hundreds of MW per quarter (CEO).
Official guidance (FY 2026): Revenue raised to $3.4B–$3.8B (from $3.1B–$3.3B); non-GAAP gross margin ~34% (from 30% in 2025); non-GAAP operating income $600M–$750M; non-GAAP diluted EPS $1.85–$2.25 (CFO). Q2 revenue expected to be at least as good as Q1 (CFO).

Mgmt Quotes

“Bloom delivered a record first quarter. Revenue, gross margin and operating income all came in materially above our prior outlook.” (CEO)
“Oracle pivoted to Bloom only solution for 2 main reasons: first, be a responsible corporate citizen… second, to stand up their grid independent and clean AI factory with even greater reliability and speed.” (CEO)
“Our ability to expand capacity is our competitive advantage. We want to rapidly build capacity, build product… not just be satisfied with simply building backlog.” (CEO)
“We are raising 2026 revenue guidance… from 60% year-over-year to 80%. We are also raising our gross margin outlook from 32% to 34%.” (CEO)
“We delivered record Q1 financial results, and we are optimistic in our full year 2026 financials being the best in Bloom history.” (CFO)

Prepared Metrics

Metric	Value	Speaker/Context
Q1 Revenue	$751.1M	CFO, record Q1, >100% YoY growth
Product Revenue	$653.3M	CFO, all-time high
Service Revenue	$61.9M	CFO, up 15.6% YoY
Gross Margin	31.5%	CFO, up ~280 bps YoY
Product Margin	35.3%	CFO, up 22 bps YoY
Service Margin	18%	CFO, up 13 pts YoY
Operating Income	$129.7M	CFO, vs. $13.2M last year
Operating Margin	17.3%	CFO, up >1,300 bps YoY
Adjusted EBITDA	$143M	CFO, vs. $25.2M last year
EBITDA Margin	~19%	CFO, up >1,100 bps YoY
Non-GAAP Diluted EPS	$0.44	CFO, vs. $0.03 a year ago
Operating Cash Flow	$73.6M inflow	CFO, positive Q1 for first time
Total Cash (Q1 end)	$2.52B	CFO
FY 2026 Revenue Guidance	$3.4B–$3.8B	CFO, raised from $3.1B–$3.3B
FY 2026 Gross Margin Guidance	~34%	CFO, up from 30% in 2025
FY 2026 Operating Income Guidance	$600M–$750M	CFO
FY 2026 Diluted EPS Guidance	$1.85–$2.25	CFO

Q&A Batch (1-5 of 5)

Q1 — Mark W. Strouse

Topic: Operating leverage, gross margin expansion, and service contract duration
Key points:
- Gross margin expansion is a key vector; updated guidance includes incremental operating margin expansion.
- Service contracts have a 100% attach rate to product sales; data center contracts average 10–15 years in duration.
- No longer-term guidance provided at this time.
Mgmt stance: Bullish — cites cost reduction in Bloom’s DNA and strong annuity revenue from long service contracts.

Q2 — David Arcaro

Topic: Pricing backdrop vs. alternatives
Key points:
- Bloom does not compare pricing with engines and turbines; considers its offering a distinct value (e.g., eliminating overbuild and reliability costs from grid).
- Focus is on creating margin, not on cost or price alone.
Mgmt stance: Neutral to bullish — emphasizes differentiated value proposition over cost comparison.

Q3 — David Arcaro

Topic: Supply chain and labor scalability
Key points:
- Factory employees will remain nearly the same even as manufacturing scales from ~200 MW/year to ~10x that (end of year).
- Automation and upskilling are key; supply chain partners adopt the same “Bloom way” mentality.
- Confident in delivering promises despite potential speed bumps.
Mgmt stance: Bullish — stresses innovation-driven scalability and strong supply chain partnerships.

Q4 — Christopher Dendrinos

Topic: Capacity scaling and demand conviction
Key points:
- Business is “accelerating”; demand is secular and tied to AI trends, expected to last many years.
- Capacity increase described as an “analog dial” (continuous) rather than a digital step function.
- New factories will be built as needed beyond current 5–6 GW capacity; “lighting up the planet” requires more.
Mgmt stance: Bullish — confident in sustained demand and ability to add capacity gradually.

Q5 — Nicholas Amicucci

Topic: AI training vs. inference demand and competitive positioning
Key points:
- Inference will be “much bigger” than training in total gigawatt need, but more distributed (edge, near populations).
- Cites Oracle’s 2.45 GW example: a CCGT plant of that size would use water equivalent to 1 million showers/day and create air pollution equal to all cars in Rhode Island.
- “Bridge power” conversation with hyperscalers is “nonexisting” today; fuel cell reliability and cleanliness are key.
Mgmt stance: Bullish — sees inference as a huge opportunity and fuel cells as a superior clean solution vs. grid-tied or bridge alternatives.

Q&A Batch (6-10 of 10)

Q6 — Manav Gupta

Topic: Technical advantages of ultracapacitor/battery-free solution and 800V DC architecture
Key points:
- Bloom’s solution (fuel cells + ultracapacitors) can operate with minimal or no battery backup, avoiding battery decay, cost, and heat generation.
- For hyperscalers moving to 800V DC, Bloom’s solution avoids long queues/delays for large power transformers, switch gears, and centralized rectifiers.
- Management notes that large data centers are cautious about new tech, but Bloom is now deploying projects with no grid, no diesel backup, no turbines, and no batteries.
Mgmt stance: Bullish — sees 800V DC adoption as inevitable due to copper/transformer shortages, and believes customers will not revert once they try it.

Q7 — Ben Kallo

Topic: Demand channels (hyperscalers, utilities, international) and cost reduction pathway
Key points:
- AI business follows a “rinse and repeat” model from commercial/industrial: pilot → lighthouse customer → scale → repeat customers (70-80% of business historically).
- Gas and electric utilities show strong interest due to favorable regulation/rate design; reshoring factories also present a large opportunity.
- International AI demand is delayed (80-20 rule favoring U.S.), impacted by Russia/Europe natural gas and Qatar developments, but “not if, when.”
- Management commits to double-digit cost reduction over the next decade, similar to past performance, and continues improving field performance (reflected in service margins).
Mgmt stance: Bullish — emphasizes “genius of and” (growing demand, capacity, cost reduction, innovation simultaneously) and sees no trade-offs.

Q8 — Colin Rusch

Topic: Installation time cadence and project-level economics participation
Key points:
- Bloom shifted to a skid-based solution to reduce field installation time by an “order of magnitude” (10x reduction).
- This enables faster deployment for large data centers (e.g., 100 MW project) with minimal field hours vs. competing technologies.
- Management did not directly address leveraging capacity into project-level economics for customers.
Mgmt stance: Bullish — highlights innovation in installation speed as a key competitive advantage.

Q9 — Maheep Mandloi

Topic: Operating leverage at 5 GW volume and service mix
Key points:
- Management states they only discuss “commercial product capacity” (5 GW) and bake service requirements separately.
- No specific operating leverage or service mix numbers provided for the 5 GW target.
Mgmt stance: Neutral — no direct guidance on leverage or service mix; reiterates that service is accounted for separately.

Q10 — K. Sridhar (closing remarks)

Topic: Growth trajectory, cost reduction, and market positioning
Key points:
- Bloom’s growth rate is faster than any past energy technology; management rejects the idea of a “tipping point.”
- Digital age power demand will be “significantly larger” than industrial age demand; Bloom positions as the “digital solution to digital demand.”
- On-site power is essential because transmission/distribution upgrades cannot meet AI power growth; Bloom offers a no-compromise solution (no pollution, noise, or emissions).
Mgmt stance: Bullish — asserts that if any of the statements (AI power growth, on-site necessity, community acceptance) are false, bet against Bloom; otherwise, it’s a “great ride.”