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Investment Highlights

0  Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -28%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -122%
Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -489 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -23%
1   Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 359%
2   Stock price has recently run up significantly
6M Rtn6 month market price return is 136%
3   Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -38%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -175%
4   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 -73%
5   High stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 116%
6   Significant 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 25%
0 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -28%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -122%
1 Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -489 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -23%
2 Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 359%
3 Stock price has recently run up significantly
6M Rtn6 month market price return is 136%
4 Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -38%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -175%
5 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 -73%
6 High stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 116%
7 Significant 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 25%

Market Valuation

 9/16/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$16.48$9.25$19.63$24.02$34.30
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)3.82.14.35.17.1
Total Debt ($ Bil)14.113.011.18.86.9
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.60.60.70.70.6
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)17.315.115.413.914.0
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM1.81.01.92.24.4
P/EBIT TTM-1.0-0.6-2.1-12.6-10.9
P/E TTM-1.5-0.7-2.629.3-88.6
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)1.61.41.41.11.6
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)11.410.210.08.312.1
P/E TTM (Sector)16.613.714.011.215.6
 9/16/2520242023
Share Price CYE$16.48$9.25$19.63
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)3.82.14.3
Total Debt ($ Bil)14.113.011.1
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.60.60.7
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)17.315.115.4
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM1.81.01.9
P/EBIT TTM-1.0-0.6-2.1
P/E TTM-1.5-0.7-2.6
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)1.61.41.4
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)11.410.210.0
P/E TTM (Sector)16.613.714.0

Business Description

Sunrun Inc. engages in the design, development, installation, sale, ownership, and maintenance of residential solar energy systems in the United States. It also sells solar energy systems and products, such as panels and racking; and solar leads generated to customers. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
RUN Return402%-51%-30%-18%-53%78%16%
Peers Return66%12%-6%15%19%54%271%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: BE, AEIS, BDC, FELE, ENS.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/15/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

RUNBEAEISBDCFELEENSMedian
NameSunrun Bloom En.Advanced.Belden Franklin.EnerSys  
Mkt Price16.4567.02156.74132.4094.57107.70101.13
Mkt Cap3.815.65.95.34.34.24.8
Rev LTM2,1291,6301,6362,5502,0603,6582,095
Op Inc LTM-48972123286253479188
FCF LTM-3,71644123220218133128
FCF 3Y Avg-3,367-311119215217255167
CFO LTM-81191191357258251221
CFO 3Y Avg-793-233183339258357221

Growth & Margins

RUNBEAEISBDCFELEENSMedian
NameSunrun Bloom En.Advanced.Belden Franklin.EnerSys  
Rev Chg LTM3.3%22.7%8.5%6.0%2.2%3.7%4.9%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg4.1%18.8%2.3%2.3%3.0%2.2%2.7%
Rev Chg Q8.7%19.5%21.0%16.6%8.1%4.7%12.7%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM2.2%4.2%4.9%3.6%2.2%1.1%2.9%
Op Mgn LTM-23.0%4.4%7.5%11.2%12.3%13.1%9.4%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg-29.4%-7.9%8.2%11.8%12.7%11.1%9.6%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM1.3%1.1%1.2%0.4%0.2%-0.3%0.7%
CFO/Rev LTM-38.1%5.6%11.7%14.0%12.5%6.9%9.3%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg-35.5%-17.9%11.1%13.5%12.6%9.8%10.4%
FCF/Rev LTM-174.5%2.7%7.5%8.6%10.6%3.6%5.6%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg-153.5%-23.6%7.2%8.5%10.6%7.0%7.1%

Valuation

RUNBEAEISBDCFELEENSMedian
NameSunrun Bloom En.Advanced.Belden Franklin.EnerSys  
Mkt Cap3.815.65.95.34.34.24.8
P/S1.89.63.62.12.11.12.1
P/EBIT-1.0176.357.118.617.79.418.2
P/E-1.5659.070.325.023.911.924.4
P/CFO-4.6171.330.914.916.616.716.6
Total Yield-68.1%0.2%1.7%4.1%4.8%9.3%2.9%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.0%0.3%0.1%0.6%0.9%0.2%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-133.5%-10.2%2.7%5.2%4.9%6.2%3.8%
D/E3.70.10.10.20.10.30.2
Net D/E3.60.1-0.00.20.10.20.1

Returns

RUNBEAEISBDCFELEENSMedian
NameSunrun Bloom En.Advanced.Belden Franklin.EnerSys  
1M Rtn18.2%48.0%3.6%6.7%-1.3%9.8%8.3%
3M Rtn70.6%192.5%25.2%20.9%9.5%24.6%24.9%
6M Rtn136.0%177.1%46.2%28.8%-5.1%11.6%37.5%
12M Rtn-14.5%557.1%59.4%28.7%-1.6%10.2%19.4%
3Y Rtn-55.7%166.1%88.0%105.0%16.7%77.8%82.9%
1M Excs Rtn54.7%46.3%-5.4%3.2%-4.2%6.6%4.9%
3M Excs Rtn53.8%194.7%17.0%12.6%1.4%14.1%15.6%
6M Excs Rtn135.8%156.6%30.5%13.4%-22.3%-4.0%22.0%
12M Excs Rtn-33.2%510.8%43.9%14.9%-18.7%-6.0%4.4%
3Y Excs Rtn-122.0%95.0%16.9%42.0%-54.0%12.0%14.5%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Customer agreements1,077872725433345
Solar energy systems656914471270283
Product sales417424312168187
Incentives1101111015242
Total2,2602,3211,610922859


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity57,642,945
Short Interest: % Change Since 81520250.3%
Average Daily Volume15,946,492
Days-to-Cover Short Interest3.61
Basic Shares Quantity229,167,000
Short % of Basic Shares25.2%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/6/202532.3%20.5%100.4%
2/27/2025-8.3%-13.1%-24.9%
11/7/2024-11.8%-5.9%-3.4%
8/6/202411.0%16.9%16.8%
5/8/20247.8%5.0%16.9%
2/21/2024-18.0%-24.3%-24.5%
11/1/202310.1%10.1%51.1%
8/2/20237.6%0.8%-12.4%
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SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive91110
# Negative121011
Median Positive10.1%5.1%16.8%
Median Negative-8.7%-10.6%-24.5%
Max Positive32.3%20.5%100.4%
Max Negative-18.0%-25.4%-49.6%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025806202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025507202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024227202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241107202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024806202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024508202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023221202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231101202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023802202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023503202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022222202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221102202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022803202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022504202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021217202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211104202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0STEELE JEANNAChief Legal & People Officer8282025Sell16.757,077118,5406,953,360Form
1STEELE JEANNAChief Legal & People Officer8202025Sell16.2517,417283,0266,860,799Form
2FERBER ALAN 8152025Sell11.2410,927122,821617,610Form
3Abajian DannyChief Financial Officer6102025Sell8.231,60413,2023,770,484Form
4Dickson Paul S.Pres. & Chief Revenue Officer6102025Sell8.232,44720,1285,651,363Form