Would You Still Hold NuScale Power Stock If It Fell Another 30%?
NuScale Power (SMR) stock is down 51.6% in 21 trading days. The recent slide reflects renewed concerns around missed Q3 revenue targets and project payment delays, but sharp drops like this often raise a tougher question: is the weakness temporary, or a sign of deeper cracks in the SMR story?
Before judging its downturn reslience, let’s look at where NuScale Power stands today.
- Size: NuScale Power is a $2.8 Bil company with $64 Mil in revenue currently trading at $18.73.
- Fundamentals: Last 12 month revenue growth of 765.7% and operating margin of -984.0%.
- Liquidity: Has Debt to Equity ratio of 0.0 and Cash to Assets ratio of 0.78
- Valuation: NuScale Power stock is currently trading at P/E multiple of -7.3 and P/EBIT multiple of -4.4
- Has returned (median) 94.9% within a year following sharp dips since 2010. See SMR Dip Buy Analysis.
These metrics point to a Strong operational performance, alongside Very High valuation – making the stock Relatively Expensive. For details, see Buy or Sell SMR Stock
That brings us to the key consideration for investors worried about this fall: how resilient is SMR stock if markets turn south? This is where our downturn resilience framework comes in. Suppose SMR stock falls another 20-30% to $13 – can investors comfortably hold on? Turns out, the stock has been more resilient than the S&P 500 index during various economic downturns, based on (a) how much the stock fell and, (b) how quickly it recovered. Below, we dive deeper into each such downturn.
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2022 Inflation Shock
- SMR stock fell 86.4% from a high of $15.32 on 24 August 2022 to $2.08 on 9 November 2023 vs. a peak-to-trough decline of 25.4% for the S&P 500.
- However, the stock fully recovered to its pre-Crisis peak by 12 July 2024
- Since then, the stock increased to a high of $53.43 on 15 October 2025 , and currently trades at $18.73
| SMR | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|
| % Change from Pre-Recession Peak | -86.4% | -25.4% |
| Time to Full Recovery | 246 days | 464 days |
2020 Covid Pandemic
- SMR stock fell 3.3% from a high of $10.47 on 22 December 2020 to $10.12 on 31 December 2020 vs. a peak-to-trough decline of 33.9% for the S&P 500.
- However, the stock fully recovered to its pre-Crisis peak by 13 January 2021
| SMR | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|
| % Change from Pre-Recession Peak | -3.3% | -33.9% |
| Time to Full Recovery | 13 days | 148 days |
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