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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.
A maker of steam generation systems and emissions-control technology, B&W builds package and waste heat boilers for utilities, data centers, and industrial plants, plus parts, construction, and field services to keep existing equipment running. It was founded in 1867 when George Babcock and Stephen Wilcox patented a safer water-tube steam boiler that Thomas Edison praised as "the best boiler God has permitted man yet to make."
Revenue more than doubled to $320M on a $2.4B data-center project booking, but a non-cash warrant charge drove a $65M six-month loss.
A single data-center project reshaped Babcock & Wilcox's and in a single quarter. Revenue rose 130% to $319.7 million, driven by $100.7 million from the Base Electron project, while contracted 15.3 points to 14.6% as the mix shifted toward large-project construction. The company now carries $2.57 billion in backlog, but the cost of converting it is compressing margins and a non-cash warrant charge continues to weigh on the .
Key takeaways
more than doubled to $319.7 million, driven by $100.7 million in volume from the Base Electron project, which management linked to AI and data-center electricity demand.
contracted 15.3 points to 14.6%, and fell 5.7 points from Q1 2026, as the mix shifted toward large construction projects with higher completion costs and skilled-labor shortages reduced job-site productivity.
rose 67.7% to $11.8 million, but the six-month loss from continuing operations widened to $65.4 million, primarily from a $64.4 million tied to the change in fair value of customer warrants.
Section summaries
Management's Discussion and Analysis
Revenue more than doubled to $320M in Q2 FY2026, driven by a $2.4B Base Electron booking and AI/data-center power demand.
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Q2 FY2026 rose 130% to $319.7M, primarily from large project volume including $100.7M from Base Electron, fueled by AI, data-center, and economic electricity demand.
Total reached $2.57 billion, up from $405.6 million a year earlier, with $2.4 billion in six-month concentrated in the Base Electron agreement.
Cash and equivalents rose to $308.6 million from $23.4 million a year ago, after $259.8 million in equity offering proceeds bolstered liquidity; total debt stood at $276.8 million.
SG&A rose only $0.4 million in the quarter, but increased $16.4 million for the six-month period due to higher tied to a rising share price.
What changed
The going-concern warning removed in Q2 2025 remains absent; the $259.8 million equity raise and the debt exchange into 2030 notes have addressed the near-term maturities that previously threatened liquidity.
The $2.8 billion post-year-end agreement flagged in FY 2025 materialized as $2.4 billion in this quarter, concentrated in the Base Electron project, and drove the more-than-doubling to $319.7 million.
fell to 14.6%, below the 18.7% seen in Q1 2025 when construction activity last dominated the mix, confirming the pattern flagged then: large-project volume compresses margins.
The non-cash warrant charge that drove a $70.0 million loss in Q1 2026 continued to affect results, with the six-month charge reaching $64.4 million, though the Q2 impact was smaller as the share price movement moderated.
turned negative again at -$24.0 million in Q2 after a single quarter of positive generation in Q1 2026, leaving the six-month total at -$13.3 million.
What to watch
Q3 2026 to see whether the large-project mix continues to compress margins below the mid-teens or whether parts and services volume can lift them back toward the 20% range.
Fair value of customer warrants at Q3 2026, given the $64.4 million six-month is tied to share price movement and could reverse or continue.
Conversion of the $2.57 billion into at the margins now being realized, particularly the pace of Base Electron project execution and any new beyond it.
trajectory for the full year, to see whether the leaner single- structure can sustain cash generation after a quarter of negative free cash flow and a six-month total of -$13.3 million.
Cost of operations increased 180% to $273.1M, driven by higher large-project mix and skilled-labor shortages that reduced job-site productivity.
SG&A rose only $0.4M in Q2, but increased $16.4M for the six-month period due to higher from a rising share price.
Q2 grew to $11.8M from $7.0M, while the six-month loss from continuing operations widened to $65.4M, largely from a $64.4M non-cash charge on customer warrants.
Total surged to $2.57B as of June 30, 2026, up from $405.6M a year earlier, with $2.4B in six-month tied to Base Electron.
Liquidity was bolstered by $259.8M in equity offering proceeds; cash and equivalents plus totaled $382.8M against $276.8M in total debt.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our exposure to market risks has not changed materially from those disclosed under "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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Our exposure to market risks has not changed materially from those disclosed under "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 as there have been no material changes and no new litigation to disclose as of June 30, 2026.
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Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 as there have been no material changes and no new litigation to disclose as of June 30, 2026.
We are subject to various risks and uncertainties in the course of our business. The discussion of such risks and uncertainties may be found under "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. There have been no material changes to the ri…
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We are subject to various risks and uncertainties in the course of our business. The discussion of such risks and uncertainties may be found under "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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