Stocks · Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
X-Energy, Inc. Class A Common Stock XE
$14.38 +3.08% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $315.6M
High risk
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Three things to know
- The stock is 60% below its highest close of the past year.
- The company holds net cash of $1.12B (cash above total debt).
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 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 34%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 11%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 12%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 16%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 4%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 8%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 8%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 32%
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capital | -13.0% | — | Bottom 11% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 1.3% | — | Bottom 34% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- Net cash
Shareholder returns
- Share count change, 1 year
- +2.5%
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 13, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 0 of 2
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -76.5%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.9%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 0 of 2
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $33.50
- Target vs current price
- +133.0%
- Analysts with a rating
- 3
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 100%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | -55.0% | +11.7% | -2.5% | -22.2% | — |
| Jun 4, 2026 | -98.0% | -10.0% | -31.4% | -34.3% | -34.4% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | -$0.15 | -$0.10 | -55.0% | $54.6M |
| Jun 4, 2026 | -$0.26 | -$0.13 | -98.0% | $43.4M |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -2.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -17.5%
- RSI (14)
- 39.7
- Relative volume
- 0.63×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 91.2%
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -60.0%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -61.6%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | -61.6% | 55 days | Not yet recovered |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $315.6M
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $77.0M | $104.9M | $121.9M | $84.0M | $109.1M |
| Gross profit | -$30.5M | -$42.6M | -$77.7M | -$46.1M | -$52.3M |
| Operating income | -$60.8M | -$102.9M | -$137.4M | -$123.5M | -$170.3M |
| Net income | -$64.1M | -$122.2M | -$231.2M | -$126.0M | -$389.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$1.84 | -$3.51 | — | -$0.46 | -$19.52 |
| Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $23.7M | $17.1M | $16.9M | $33.8M | $43.4M | $54.6M |
| Net income | -$47.2M | -$10.2M | $0 | -$71.7M | -$166.2M | -$59.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$2.76 | -$0.04 | — | — | -$0.61 | -$0.21 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$77.4M | -$95.8M | -$159.6M | -$96.2M | -$149.9M |
| Capital expenditure | -$121,000 | -$878,000 | -$3.0M | -$4.2M | -$117.2M |
| Free cash flow | -$77.5M | -$96.7M | -$162.6M | -$100.3M | -$267.1M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$10.8M | $727.6M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $1.64B
- Total assets
- $2.26B
- Total liabilities
- $159.6M
- Total debt
- $26.8M
- Net debt
- -$1.12B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.81B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 13, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 21,140,282
- Days to cover
- 2.79
- Change vs previous report
- -4.6%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.