FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCEL)Industrials | Electrical Equipment & Parts | Danbury, United States | NasdaqGM
17.76 USD
-1.56
(-8.075%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 17.82 +0.06 (0.332%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:46 a.m. EDT
The long-term investment case is effectively broken. The company has endured four consecutive years of negative annual returns, with the cumulative loss over the last nine years approaching 99.8%. This is not a temporary setback; it is a structural implosion where the market has priced out the business entirely. Fundamentals confirm the despair: negative operating margins, negative free cash flow, and a forward P/E that cannot exist because earnings are negative. While the balance sheet shows a high current ratio, this is likely propped up by working capital needs rather than excess liquidity, given the cash burn. The stock is trading at a premium to book value despite generating no profit, which is a classic value trap. In the short term, the picture is chaotic but potentially volatile. The recent price action shows the stock struggling to find a floor, recently dipping below the 50-day average. However, the options market tells a different story: there is significant speculative capital waiting for a catalyst to drive the price up toward the $26-$30 range. This creates a tension where the stock could gap up on news, but the underlying business quality remains non-existent. For a serious investor, this is a 'no' on both time horizons. It lacks the sustainable growth required for a long-term hold and carries too much fundamental risk for a short-term trade without a specific catalyst. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.130038 |
| MSTL | 0.133305 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.608692 |
| AutoTheta | 0.692620 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 31% |
| H-stat | 0.30 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.128 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.61 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Last Dividend Date | 1999-02-16 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 20.156 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.118 |
| Market Cap | 1,419,986,432 |
| Forward P/E | -16.28 |
| Beta | 2.39 |
| Profit Margins | -132.41% |
| Website | https://www.fuelcellenergy.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:46 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile rebound rather than a steady grind higher. There is heavy open interest concentration at strikes significantly above the current price (26, 27, 30, 32), suggesting a 'long gamma' setup where traders expect a sharp move up to unlock these positions. However, this is counterbalanced by massive put walls at lower strikes (12, 13, 19, 20) and deep out-of-the-money puts with inflated implied volatility, indicating a strong floor or a fear of further downside. The net sentiment is speculative: betting on a recovery spike while hedging against a continued collapse.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 1999-02-17 | 239.76 | 2.895652 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 3.8059702 |
| Address1 | 3 Great Pasture Road |
| All Time High | 234,900.0 |
| All Time Low | 3.58 |
| Ask | 24.55 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 8,004,320 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 11,146,967 |
| Average Volume | 11,146,967 |
| Average Volume10Days | 8,004,320 |
| Beta | 2.387 |
| Bid | 18.42 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 11.321 |
| City | Danbury |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 17.76 |
| Current Ratio | 8.593 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 19.2919 |
| Day Low | 17.64 |
| Debt To Equity | 20.156 |
| Display Name | FuelCell Energy |
| Dividend Date | 1,557,360,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,788,357,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,788,357,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,788,352,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,788,352,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,788,352,200 |
| Ebitda | -74,823,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.4457 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -14.105 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 6.287 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,055,396,160 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.7568 |
| Eps Forward | -1.0908 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -6.2 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 22.0162 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -4.256199 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.19332124 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 380.59702 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 37.88 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -20.12 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.531151 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.81 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 13.950001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 3.6614175 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.81 - 37.88 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 709,479,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 64,379,883 |
| Forward Eps | -1.0908 |
| Forward P E | -16.281628 |
| Free Cashflow | -16,818,876 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 629 |
| Fullday Change | -1.56 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -8.07453 |
| Fullday Price | 17.8189 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | -0.18199 |
| Gross Profits | -30,552,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04756 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.56891 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 79,954,196 |
| Industry | Electrical Equipment & Parts |
| Industry Disp | Electrical Equipment & Parts |
| Industry Key | electrical-equipment-parts |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 919,209,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 239.76 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,761,868,800 |
| Last Split Date | 1,731,283,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:30 |
| Long Business Summary | FuelCell Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, production, construction, operation, and servicing of high temperature fuel cells for clean electric power generation. The company engages in the provision of carbonate fuel cell technology; and commercialization of solid oxide electrolysis technology for distributed hydrogen. It also offers carbonate fuel cell products in various configurations and applications of its platform, including on-site power, grid support, and microgrid; carbon capture, recovery, and utilization technologies; and carbonate-based Tri-gen system that produces zero-carbon hydrogen. In addition, the company sells electricity, heat, steam, capacity, and renewable energy credits. In addition, the company provides turn-key solutions, including development, engineering, procurement, construction, interconnection, and operation services for fuel cell projects. It serves utilities and independent power producers, data centers, wastewater treatment, commercial and hospitality, and microgrids; and industrial, commercial, municipal, and government customers, including manufacturing facilities, pharmaceutical processing facilities, universities, and healthcare facilities. The company primarily operates in the United States, South Korea, Europe, and Canada. FuelCell Energy, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut. |
| Long Name | FuelCell Energy, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,419,986,432 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_332124 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,777,507,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -225,491,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,793,404,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,545,514,608 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 19.05 |
| Operating Cashflow | -110,929,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.99317 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.36 |
| Phone | 203 825 6000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.058898926 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.3316381 |
| Post Market Price | 17.8189 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,578 |
| Previous Close | 19.32 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -10.109289 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.568766 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 8.458392 |
| Profit Margins | -1.3241099 |
| Quick Ratio | 6.706 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.56 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -8.07453 |
| Regular Market Day High | 19.2919 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 17.64 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 17.64 - 19.2919 |
| Regular Market Open | 19.05 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 19.32 |
| Regular Market Price | 17.76 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 4,956,808 |
| Return On Assets | -0.07666 |
| Return On Equity | -0.3066 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.049 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.118 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 79,954,196 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.21030001 |
| Shares Short | 16,812,302 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 15,094,881 |
| Short Name | FuelCell Energy, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.21059999 |
| Short Ratio | 1.79 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CT |
| Symbol | FCEL |
| Target High Price | 32.0 |
| Target Low Price | 8.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 22.83333 |
| Target Median Price | 25.5 |
| Total Cash | 373,167,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.52 |
| Total Debt | 158,903,008 |
| Total Revenue | 167,879,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -6.2 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 13.1594 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 4.6006002 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.34960562 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 4,956,808 |
| Website | https://www.fuelcellenergy.com |
| Zip | 6,810 |