Stocks · Industrials · Engineering & Construction
Blink Charging Co. BLNK
$0.55 -1.91% Close, Oct 5, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $80.6M
Weak trendExpensive vs sectorHigh risk
Next earnings report: Nov 5, 2026
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Three things to know
- Operating margin widened to -43.4% from -82.3% a year earlier.
- The diluted share count rose 40.2% in a year.
- The stock is 78% below its highest close of the past year.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 6, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 11%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 14%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 16%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 2%
- Gross marginBottom 31%
- Operating marginBottom 8%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 11%
- Interest coverBottom 1%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 3%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 3%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 1%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 6%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 4%
- 6-month returnBottom 39%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 4%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 4%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 16%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 17%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 45%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 22%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 1%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 24%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 6%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 39%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -4.4% | -6.9% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 24.0% | 20.5% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | -82.3% | -43.4% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | -51.9% | -51.9% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -6.9% | -4.4% | ↓ | Bottom 11% |
| Gross margin | 20.5% | 24.0% | ↓ | Bottom 31% |
| Operating margin | -43.4% | -82.3% | ↑ | Bottom 8% |
| Net margin | -50.1% | -206.3% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | -51.9% | -51.9% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | -66.4% | — | Bottom 2% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 19.3% | — | Top 14% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -12.9%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 5.3%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -38.6 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- Net cash
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -2791.2×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -47.10%
- Shareholder yield
- -47.10%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +40.2%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +32.6%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 3 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -35.8%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 2 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $10.30
- Target vs current price
- +1772.7%
- Analysts with a rating
- 13
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 38%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | +44.4% | -2.5% | +6.6% | -6.4% | — |
| May 11, 2026 | +14.3% | +13.1% | -1.6% | -17.2% | -34.5% |
| Mar 12, 2026 | -211.1% | -3.7% | -16.5% | -13.8% | +0.8% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | +9.1% | -7.9% | -3.7% | -13.4% | -56.8% |
| Aug 18, 2025 | -52.9% | +9.6% | +3.2% | +44.7% | +72.3% |
| May 12, 2025 | -28.6% | +3.1% | -10.9% | +12.8% | +8.8% |
| Mar 13, 2025 | -386.7% | -7.9% | +5.4% | -22.3% | -11.4% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | -405.9% | +5.2% | -11.5% | -17.3% | -39.8% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | -$0.04 | -$0.07 | +44.4% | $21.7M |
| May 11, 2026 | -$0.06 | -$0.07 | +14.3% | $20.8M |
| Mar 12, 2026 | -$0.28 | -$0.09 | -211.1% | $27.0M |
| Nov 6, 2025 | -$0.10 | -$0.11 | +9.1% | $27.0M |
| Aug 18, 2025 | -$0.26 | -$0.17 | -52.9% | $28.7M |
| May 12, 2025 | -$0.18 | -$0.14 | -28.6% | $20.8M |
| Mar 13, 2025 | -$0.73 | -$0.15 | -386.7% | $30.2M |
| Nov 7, 2024 | -$0.86 | -$0.17 | -405.9% | $25.2M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Sales | 0.53× | — | — | Top 6% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -62.09% | — | — | Bottom 3% |
| Earnings yield | -73.02% | — | — | Bottom 3% |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.9%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -8.4%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -1.5%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -17.2%
- RSI (14)
- 48.0
- Relative volume
- 0.76×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 68.3%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 18th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.19
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.24
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -78.0%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -89.4%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2021 | Jul 29, 2026 | -99.2% | 1382 days | Not yet recovered |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Dec 1, 2020 | -34.1% | 5 days | 12 days (Dec 17, 2020) |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | -32.9% | 17 days | 13 days (Nov 16, 2020) |
| Dec 24, 2020 | Jan 4, 2021 | -24.2% | 5 days | 5 days (Jan 11, 2021) |
| Jan 14, 2021 | Jan 22, 2021 | -15.7% | 5 days | 2 days (Jan 26, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $80.6M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$0.40
- Revenue (TTM)
- $96.4M
- 52-week range
- $0.45 – $2.65
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $20.5M | $60.8M | $140.1M | $123.0M | $103.2M |
| Gross profit | $2.4M | $14.5M | $39.7M | $36.6M | $25.2M |
| Operating income | -$55.7M | -$89.9M | -$105.3M | -$73.3M | -$74.7M |
| Net income | -$55.1M | -$91.6M | -$203.7M | -$201.3M | -$83.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$1.32 | -$1.95 | -$3.21 | -$1.96 | -$0.76 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $24.2M | $30.1M | $20.6M | $28.6M | $27.0M | $27.0M | $20.8M | $21.7M |
| Net income | -$87.4M | -$73.5M | -$20.7M | -$32.0M | -$86,000 | -$30.6M | -$11.6M | -$6.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.86 | -$0.73 | -$0.20 | -$0.31 | -$0.00 | -$0.28 | -$0.08 | -$0.04 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$40.6M | -$82.4M | -$97.6M | -$48.3M | -$30.9M |
| Capital expenditure | -$7.3M | -$5.5M | -$8.6M | -$8.6M | -$9.7M |
| Free cash flow | -$47.9M | -$87.9M | -$106.2M | -$56.9M | -$40.6M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $221.3M | $7.4M | $208.9M | $26.4M | $19.4M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $34.0M
- Total assets
- $122.3M
- Total liabilities
- $74.5M
- Total debt
- $4.5M
- Net debt
- -$29.5M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $47.8M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 14,098,277
- Days to cover
- 11.44
- Change vs previous report
- -4.8%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Aug 29, 2017
- 1-for-50
- Feb 25, 2011
- 1-for-50
- Oct 26, 2009
- 33-for-5