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ChargePoint Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results

1. CHPT revenue fell 9% to $97.6 million year-over-year. 2. Subscription revenue rose 14%, improving gross margins significantly. 3. Partnership with Eaton enhances integrated EV solutions and market access. 4. New AC charging architecture expected to boost future product demand. 5. CHPT forecasts revenue of $90 to $100 million for Q2 fiscal 2026.

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Despite a revenue dip, growth in subscription revenue and new partnerships indicate potential for recovery. Historical examples like Tesla show that strategic partnerships can significantly enhance market position and financial performance.

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The article highlights significant operational metrics and strategic partnerships crucial for CHPT's growth trajectory amid current market conditions.

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The initiatives with Eaton and new product architectures may take time to yield substantial benefits and market penetration, similar to how Tesla expanded with partnerships while establishing its own product ecosystem.

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CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CHPT) (“ChargePoint”), a leading provider of networked solutions for charging electric vehicles (EVs), today reported results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2026 ended April 30, 2025. “In Q1 ChargePoint continued to improve key metrics - including subscription margin and overall gross margin – while also announcing partnerships and products that are expected to deliver meaningful growth,” said Rick Wilmer, CEO at ChargePoint. “Our new partnership with Eaton has created the market’s only integrated EV charging and power management solutions, simultaneously giving ChargePoint access to Eaton’s extensive distribution channels in North America and Europe. Our new AC charging architecture introduces multiple new innovations that will drive demand across commercial, residential, and fleet applications.” First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Overview Revenue. First quarter revenue was $97.6 million, down 9% from $107.0 million in the prior year’s same quarter. Networked charging systems revenue for the first quarter was $52.1 million, down 20% from $65.4 million in the prior year’s same quarter. Subscription revenue was $38.0 million, up 14% from $33.4 million in the prior year’s same quarter. Gross Margin. First quarter GAAP gross margin was 29% as compared to 22% in the prior year's same quarter, and non-GAAP gross margin was 31% as compared to 24% in the prior year's same quarter primarily due to subscription revenue growth as a percentage of total revenue and improvement in subscription margins. Operating Expenses. First quarter GAAP operating expenses were $81.8 million, down 10% from $90.7 million in the prior year's same quarter. Non-GAAP operating expenses were $56.7 million, down 15% from $66.4 million in the prior year's same quarter. Net Income/Loss. First quarter GAAP net loss was $57.1 million, down 20% from $71.8 million in the prior year's same quarter. Additionally, non-GAAP pre-tax net loss was $29.3 million, down 35% from $45.2 million in the prior year's same quarter and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA loss was $22.8 million, down 38% from $36.5 million in the prior year's same quarter. Liquidity. As of April 30, 2025, cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet was $196.3 million, ChargePoint's $150.0 million revolving credit facility remains undrawn and ChargePoint has no debt maturities until 2028. Shares Outstanding. As of April 30, 2025, the Company had approximately 462 million shares of common stock outstanding. For reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP results, please see the tables below. Business Highlights ChargePoint announced new AC product architecture that will feature bidirectional charging and will underpin future AC charger models sold across North America and Europe, with variants being designed for commercial, residential, and fleet applications. ChargePoint announced an industry-first partnership with Eaton Corporation, an intelligent power management company, in which the companies will integrate EV charging and infrastructure solutions and co-develop new technologies to advance vehicle-to-everything (V2X) capabilities. Second Quarter of Fiscal 2026 Guidance For the second fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2025, ChargePoint expects revenue of $90 million to $100 million. ChargePoint remains committed to its plans of achieving positive non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA during a quarter in fiscal year 2026. ChargePoint is not able to present a reconciliation of its forward-looking non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA goal to the corresponding GAAP measure because certain potential future adjustments, which may be significant and may include, among other items, stock-based compensation expense, are uncertain or out of its control, or cannot be reasonably predicted without unreasonable effort. The actual amounts of such reconciling items could have a significant impact on ChargePoint's GAAP Net Loss. Conference Call Information ChargePoint will host a webcast today at 1:30 p.m. Pacific / 4:30 p.m. Eastern to review its first quarter fiscal year 2026 financial results. Investors may access the webcast, supplemental financial information and investor presentation at ChargePoint’s investor relations website (investors.chargepoint.com) under the “Events and Presentations” section. A replay will be available after the conclusion of the webcast and archived for one year. About ChargePoint ChargePoint is creating a new fueling network to move people and goods on electricity. Since 2007, ChargePoint has been committed to making it easy for businesses and drivers to go electric with one of the largest EV charging networks and a comprehensive portfolio of charging solutions. The ChargePoint cloud subscription platform and software-defined charging hardware are designed to include options for every charging scenario from home and multifamily to workplace, parking, hospitality, retail and transport fleets of all types. Today, one ChargePoint account provides access to hundreds of thousands of places to charge in North America and Europe. For more information, visit the ChargePoint pressroom, the ChargePoint Investor Relations site, or contact the ChargePoint North American press office, or Investor Relations. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions including statements regarding our plans to release new AC product architecture that will feature bidirectional charging, our partnership with Eaton Corporation to integrate and co-develop new charging technologies, our projected revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 and our goal to achieve positive non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA during a quarter in our fiscal year 2026. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made in this press release, including: macroeconomic trends including changes in or sustained inflation, interest rate volatility, increased tariffs or other events beyond our control on the overall economy which may reduce demand for our products and services; geopolitical events and conflicts; adverse impacts to our business and those of our customers and suppliers, including due to supply chain disruptions, component shortages, and associated logistics expense increases; our limited operating history as a public company; our ability as an organization to successfully acquire, integrate or partner with other companies, products or technologies in a successful manner such as our integration efforts with Eaton Corporation; our dependence on widespread acceptance and adoption of EVs, including auto manufacturers' plans and strategies to transition to predominately manufacture EVs and any corresponding increased demand for installation of charging stations; our current dependence on sales of charging stations for the majority of our revenues; overall demand for EV charging and the potential for reduced demand for EVs if governmental policies, rebates, tax credits and other financial incentives are reduced, modified or eliminated or governmental mandates to increase the use of EVs or decrease the use of vehicles powered by fossil fuels, either directly or indirectly through mandated limits on carbon emissions, are reduced, modified or eliminated; our ability, and our reliance on our customers, to successfully implement, construct and manage state, federal and local charging infrastructure programs in accordance with the respective terms of such program in order to validly secure and obtain awarded funding and win additional grant opportunities; our reliance on contract manufacturers, including those located outside the United States, may result in supply chain interruptions, delays and expense increases which may adversely affect our sales, revenue and gross margins; our ability to expand our operations and market share in Europe; the need to attract additional fleet operators as customers; potential adverse effects on our revenue and gross margins due to delays and costs associated with new product introductions such as our new AC charging product architecture featuring bidirectional charging, inventory obsolescence, component shortages and related expense increases; the ability or success of our new AC charging product architecture to result in an increased demand for charging products by commercial, residential and fleet charging customers; adverse impact to our revenues and gross margins if customers increasingly claim clean energy credits and, as a result, they are no longer available to be claimed by us; the effects of competition; risks related to our dependence on our intellectual property; and the risk that our technology could have undetected defects or errors. Additional risks and uncertainties that could affect our financial results are included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 28, 2025, which is available on our website at investors.chargepoint.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional information will also be set forth in other filings that we make with the SEC from time to time. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as required by applicable law. Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures ChargePoint has provided financial information in this press release that has not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). ChargePoint uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results. ChargePoint believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors to evaluate ongoing operating results and trends and believes they provide meaningful supplemental information to investors regarding ChargePoint’s underlying operating performance because they exclude items ChargePoint believes are unrelated to, and may not be indicative of, its core operating results. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP financial measures and should be read only in conjunction with ChargePoint’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of ChargePoint’s historical non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release, and investors are encouraged to review these reconciliations. Non-GAAP Gross Profit (Gross Margin). ChargePoint defines non-GAAP gross profit as gross profit excluding stock-based compensation expense, and amortization expense of acquired intangible assets. Non-GAAP gross margin is non-GAAP gross profit as a percentage of revenue. Non-GAAP Cost of Revenue and Operating Expenses (includes Non-GAAP research and development, Non-GAAP sales and marketing and Non-GAAP general and administrative). ChargePoint defines non-GAAP cost of revenue and operating expenses as cost of revenue and operating expenses excluding stock-based compensation expense, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, non-cash charges related to tax liabilities and litigation settlements, including associated non-recurring legal expenses and professional service fees. Non-GAAP Net Loss. ChargePoint defines non-GAAP net loss as net loss excluding stock-based compensation expense, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, non-cash charges related to tax liabilities and litigation settlements, including associated non-recurring legal expenses and professional service fees. These amounts reflect the impact of any related tax effects. Non-GAAP pre-tax net loss is non-GAAP net loss adjusted for provision for income taxes. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Loss. ChargePoint defines non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA loss as net loss excluding stock-based compensation expense, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, non-cash charges related to tax liabilities and litigation settlements, including associated non-recurring legal expenses and professional service fees, and further adjusted for provision of income taxes, depreciation, interest income and expense, and other income and expense (net). Investors are cautioned that there are a number of limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures to analyze financial results and trends. In particular, many of the adjustments to ChargePoint’s GAAP financial measures reflect the exclusion of items that are recurring and will be reflected in its financial results for the foreseeable future, such as stock-based compensation, which is an important part of ChargePoint’s employees’ compensation and impacts hiring, retention and performance. Furthermore, these non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP, and the components that ChargePoint excludes in its calculation of non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the components that other companies exclude when they report their non-GAAP results. In the future, ChargePoint may also exclude other expenses it determines do not reflect the performance of ChargePoint’s operating results. CHPT-IR More News From ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.

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