Nextpower, Inc. engages in the provision of integrated solar tracker and software solutions used in utility-scale and ground-mounted distributed generation solar projects. ...
Nextpower Inc. (NASDAQ: NXT), formerly Nextracker, is a global technology company that designs, engineers, and delivers advanced energy technology platforms for solar power plants. Founded in 2013 by Daniel Shugar and a team of solar industry veterans, the company is headquartered in Fremont, California. Nextpower specializes in integrated solar tracker ...Nextpower Inc. (NASDAQ: NXT), formerly Nextracker, is a global technology company that designs, engineers, and delivers advanced energy technology platforms for solar power plants. Founded in 2013 by Daniel Shugar and a team of solar industry veterans, the company is headquartered in Fremont, California. Nextpower specializes in integrated solar tracker systems, electrical balance of system (eBOS) components, and intelligent control software. Their solutions include the NX Horizon tracker, TrueCapture software, and robotics for autonomous solar plant operations. The company serves utility-scale power plants and distributed generation projects worldwide, with a strong presence in the U.S., Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. Financially, Nextpower has demonstrated robust growth, with revenue per share of $24.08 and a market cap of $15.66 billion as of the latest data. The company maintains a healthy gross profit margin of 33.4% and a net profit margin of 16.4%. With a strong balance sheet (no debt), Nextpower invests in R&D and innovation, expanding into power conversion systems and AI-driven automation. The leadership team, led by CEO Dan Shugar, brings over 30 years of solar industry experience and has successfully delivered over 120 GW of photovoltaic projects. Nextpower rebranded from Nextracker in November 2025 to reflect its broader energy technology portfolio. With approximately 1,993 employees, the company continues to drive the transition to clean energy by increasing energy yield, reducing costs, and improving grid resilience for solar power plants.
YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength.
QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes.
RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three).
$3.6B
+20.3%
+6.2%
Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day.
$585.9M
+15.1%
+9.8%
Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials.
+32.6%
-3.4%
+6.3%
Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on).
+19.6%
-9.3%
+17.0%
Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales.
+16.5%
-4.3%
+3.4%
Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock.
$511.6M
-17.7%
-31.5%
FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine.
+14.4%
-31.6%
-35.5%
Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe.
2.3%
+8.1%
-100.0%
Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking.
2.45x
+17.1%
+9.9%
Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground.
Operator: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for standing by. My name is Kevin, and I will be your conference operator today. Today's call is being recorded. I would like to welcome everyone to Next Power's fourth quarter fiscal year 26 Earnings Call. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a Q&A session. If you would like to ask a question, please raise your hand. If you have dialed in to today's call, please press 9 to raise your hand. and 6 to unmute. At this time, for opening remarks, I would like to pass the call over to Ms. Sarah Lee, head of investor relations. Sarah, you may begin.
Sarah Lee: Thank you, and good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to NextPower Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 26 Earnings Call. I am Sarah Lee, NextEra Energy's Head of Investor Relations and I am joined by Daniel S. Shugar, our CEO and Founder. Howard J. Wenger, our President and Chuck Boynton, our CFO. As a reminder, there will be a replay of this call posted on the IR website along with the earnings press release and shareholder letter. Today's call contains statements regarding our business, including our business and our industry that may be considered forward looking statements, and such statements involve risks and uncertainties, that may cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations. Those statements are based on current beliefs, assumptions and expectations and speak only as of the current date. For more information on those risks and uncertainties, please review our earnings press release shareholder letter and our SEC filings, including our most recently filed quarterly report Form 10 Q and annual report on Form 10-K, which are available on our IR website at investors.nxpower.com. This information is subject to change, we undertake no obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of new information future events or changes in our expectations. Please note we will provide GAAP and non-GAAP measures on today's call. The full non-GAAP to GAAP reconciliations can be found in the appendix to the press release and the shareholder letter as well as the financial section of the IR website. And now I will turn the call over to our CEO and Founder, Daniel.
Daniel S. Shugar: Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us. We are pleased to report a strong finish to fiscal year 26. And recap what has been a defining year for Next Power. We delivered solid financial performance across the business. Including 20% revenue growth year over year, strong profitability, and record backlog of over 5.25 billion. Demand remains healthy and we continue to see strong bookings momentum supported by a flight to quality across our customer base. Let me lay out a few key themes you will hear during today's call. First, our core tracker business continues to strengthen and perform at industry leading levels. Second, we are seeing clear traction from our platform strategy, with increasing adoption of our expanded product portfolio. Third, we …