Forensic Analysis · Industrials / Manufacturing / Defense · as of Jun 27, 2026
Fluence Energy, Inc. (FLNC)
A forensic read on Fluence Energy, Inc. built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.
C · Mixed — selective
Forensic grade
Grey Zone
Financial health
1.8
Altman Z-score
Clean
Earnings quality
4
Forensic signals
-10.5%
ROE
$3.6B
Market cap
Fluence Energy, Inc. earns a C (Mixed — selective) forensic quality grade, and its Altman Z-score is 1.8, placing it in the Grey zone. 4 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by receivables vs revenue.
What the filings flag
44d DSOReceivables vs revenue.Days sales outstanding moved from 29 to 44 days FY2024→FY2025 (receivables +26% vs revenue -16%). Receivables are outrunning sales — a flag for aggressive revenue recognition or slipping collections.
84dInventory days.Days inventory outstanding moved from 28 to 84 FY2024→FY2025 (against cost of goods sold; inventory +149% vs -17% in cost of sales). Inventory is outrunning what's being sold — a flag for softening demand or obsolescence risk ahead.
-12%Return on invested capital.Return on invested capital is -12% and rising from -82% — well below its ~9% cost of capital, so reinvested dollars may be destroying value, not building it.
+29.0%/yrShare-count dilution.Diluted share count changed +87% over the last 3 years to FY2025 (+29.0%/yr). The count is GROWING — existing holders are being diluted. That's ~29.0% shaved off per-share growth every year — total profit has to grow that much just to keep earnings-per-share flat, and a stake held since FY2022 has been diluted ~87%.
Key fundamentals
Net Margin-2.1%
Debt / Equity0.00x
Free Cash Flow$-160.4M
Latest Revenue$2.26B
Return on Equity-11.2%
Revenue Growth YoY-16.1%
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