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Energous (WATT)


Market Price (12/4/2025): $6.46 | Market Cap: $7.7 Mil
Sector: Information Technology | Industry: Electronic Equipment & Instruments

Energous (WATT)


Market Price (12/4/2025): $6.46
Market Cap: $7.7 Mil
Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Electronic Equipment & Instruments

Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow


0 Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -2176%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -141%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -172%
Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -12 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -625%
1 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 434%
Meaningful short interest
Short Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 14%
Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -722%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -728%
2 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -60%
  Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -4229%
3 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Digital Health & Telemedicine, Smart Buildings & Proptech, and Automation & Robotics. Themes include Wearable Health Devices, Show more.
  High stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 2513%
0 Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -2176%
1 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 434%
2 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -60%
3 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Digital Health & Telemedicine, Smart Buildings & Proptech, and Automation & Robotics. Themes include Wearable Health Devices, Show more.
4 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -141%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -172%
5 Meaningful short interest
Short Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 14%
6 Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -12 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -625%
7 Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -722%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -728%
8 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -4229%
9 High stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 2513%

Valuation, Metrics & Events

WATT Stock


Why The Stock Moved


Qualitative Assessment

AI Generated Analysis | Feedback

Here are five key points explaining the -18.4% stock movement for Energous (WATT) from August 31, 2025, to December 4, 2025:

1. Reverse Stock Split to Maintain Nasdaq Compliance: Energous implemented a 1-for-30 reverse stock split effective August 11, 2025. This action, taken to meet Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement, often signals underlying financial challenges and can negatively impact investor sentiment, even if the per-share price initially increases.

2. Registered Direct Offering and Warrant Exercise: In September 2025, Energous completed a registered direct offering and concurrent warrant exercise, raising $5 million in gross proceeds. While providing capital, such offerings typically lead to dilution for existing shareholders, which can put downward pressure on the stock price.

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Return vs. Risk


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
WATT Return2%-31%-33%-89%-45%-80%-99%
Peers Return142%15%-18%9%-10%-4%116%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%16%112%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
WATT Win Rate33%25%42%25%25%30% 
Peers Win Rate43%48%37%47%40%50% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%70% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
WATT Max Drawdown-65%-33%-40%-91%-84%-99% 
Peers Max Drawdown-34%-6%-29%-13%-24%-14% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: MVIS, USBC, ROP, KEYS, TDY.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 12/3/2025 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

Unique KeyEventWATTS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-98.9%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven9168.0%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to BreakevenNot Fully Recovered days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-69.7%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven230.1%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven18 days148 days
2018 Correction2018 Correction  
2018 Correction% Loss% Loss-94.6%-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven1735.5%24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to BreakevenTime to BreakevenNot Fully Recovered days120 days

Compare to MVIS, USBC, ROP, KEYS, TDY


In The Past

Energous's stock fell -98.9% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 2/19/2021. A -98.9% loss requires a 9168.0% gain to breakeven.

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Trade Ideas

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Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ENPH_11302025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE11302025ENPHEnphase EnergyDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
1.9%1.9%-0.9%
PD_11262025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11262025PDPagerDutyDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
3.7%3.7%0.0%
CRM_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11212025CRMSalesforceDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
5.1%5.1%-0.1%
HUBS_11212025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE11212025HUBSHubSpotDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
5.5%5.5%0.0%
FIVN_11212025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11212025FIVNFive9Dip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
8.0%8.0%0.0%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ENPH_11302025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE11302025ENPHEnphase EnergyDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
1.9%1.9%-0.9%
PD_11262025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11262025PDPagerDutyDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
3.7%3.7%0.0%
CRM_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11212025CRMSalesforceDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
5.1%5.1%-0.1%
HUBS_11212025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE11212025HUBSHubSpotDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
5.5%5.5%0.0%
FIVN_11212025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11212025FIVNFive9Dip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
8.0%8.0%0.0%

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Financials

WATTMVISUSBCROPKEYSTDYMedian
NameEnergous Microvis.USBC Roper Te.Keysight.Teledyne. 
Mkt Price6.090.880.82445.89206.61503.96106.35
Mkt Cap0.00.2-48.035.523.623.6
Rev LTM2307,7215,2436,0052,623
Op Inc LTM-12-62-92,1728891,110440
FCF LTM-14-56-82,4061,4151,038515
FCF 3Y Avg-18-62-101,9951,181923456
CFO LTM-14-56-82,5241,5431,145568
CFO 3Y Avg-18-60-102,1011,3471,026508

Growth & Margins

WATTMVISUSBCROPKEYSTDYMedian
NameEnergous Microvis.USBC Roper Te.Keysight.Teledyne. 
Rev Chg LTM434.1%-71.3%-14.0%4.8%7.4%7.4%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg121.5%198.8%-14.1%0.1%3.6%14.1%
Rev Chg Q2,019.6%-91.8%-14.3%11.1%6.7%11.1%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM88.7%-40.3%-3.4%2.6%1.6%2.6%
Op Mgn LTM-624.8%-2,383.0%-28.1%17.0%18.5%17.0%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg-3,290.8%-3,301.7%-28.3%20.2%18.4%18.4%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM761.4%-800.1%-0.1%0.1%-0.1%0.1%
CFO/Rev LTM-722.5%-2,166.2%-32.7%29.4%19.1%19.1%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg-3,081.3%-2,431.1%-30.4%25.5%17.8%17.8%
FCF/Rev LTM-727.6%-2,182.0%-31.2%27.0%17.3%17.3%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg-3,103.4%-2,580.7%-28.9%22.3%16.0%16.0%

Valuation

WATTMVISUSBCROPKEYSTDYMedian
NameEnergous Microvis.USBC Roper Te.Keysight.Teledyne. 
Mkt Cap0.00.2-48.035.523.623.6
P/S0.2112.3-6.95.44.65.4
P/EBIT-0.0-4.1-23.425.625.823.4
P/E-0.0-3.2-34.251.833.633.6
P/CFO-0.0-5.2-21.318.324.018.3
Total Yield-4,224.4%-30.9%-3.6%1.9%3.0%1.9%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.0%-0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-5,088.1%-20.2%-3.6%4.3%4.2%3.6%
D/E5.00.2-0.20.10.10.2
Net D/E-21.8-0.1-0.20.00.10.0

Returns

WATTMVISUSBCROPKEYSTDYMedian
NameEnergous Microvis.USBC Roper Te.Keysight.Teledyne. 
1M Rtn-16.8%-23.3%-12.8%-0.6%11.0%-2.8%-7.8%
3M Rtn-15.2%-20.5%-5.4%-14.8%25.0%-7.5%-11.1%
6M Rtn-27.6%-24.6%--21.3%28.3%1.2%-21.3%
12M Rtn-56.8%0.2%--20.9%20.8%5.3%0.2%
3Y Rtn-99.0%-71.3%-2.2%14.4%18.0%2.2%
1M Excs Rtn-16.8%-23.3%-12.7%-0.6%11.0%-2.7%-7.7%
3M Excs Rtn-15.3%-25.2%4.9%-20.6%18.4%-13.2%-14.2%
6M Excs Rtn-42.3%-39.3%--36.0%13.6%-13.5%-36.0%
12M Excs Rtn-73.7%-15.5%--34.3%7.4%-9.7%-15.5%
3Y Excs Rtn-171.8%-141.6%--65.8%-53.8%-50.9%-65.8%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Wireless charging system solutions01100
Total01100


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date11142025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity171,905
Short Interest: % Change Since 1031202525.2%
Average Daily Volume52,837
Days-to-Cover Short Interest3.25
Basic Shares Quantity1,187,945
Short % of Basic Shares14.5%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025731202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025513202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024227202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241113202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024812202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024514202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023328202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231114202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023815202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023517202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022330202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221110202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022816202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022516202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021323202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211115202110-Q 9/30/2021