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374Water

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Electrical Equipment & Parts · Industrials
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NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
31
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

374Water Inc. is a small cleantech company that makes a machine called AirSCWO, which uses a process called supercritical water oxidation to destroy difficult waste — things like sewage sludge, forever chemicals (PFAS), and other hazardous materials. The technology works by heating water to extreme temperatures and pressures until it can break down almost any organic waste into harmless byproducts. The company sells to municipalities, military installations, and industrial customers that need to get rid of hard-to-treat waste.

374Water earns revenue by selling its AirSCWO systems and providing related services, though it is still in an early commercial stage and is not yet profitable — its deeply negative margins reflect a company spending heavily while generating very little revenue. It operates primarily in the United States and is a very small company with a market cap near zero. The main growth driver is growing regulatory pressure around PFAS disposal and sewage treatment, but the biggest risk is that the company may struggle to scale commercially before running out of cash.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+280.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+53.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

36.2%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~8 months

$2M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

374Water grew revenue 280% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
87.7%
Premium pricing power — 87.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-71.7%
Losing money on operations — -71.7%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-330.1%
Weak — -330.1% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+53.5%
Fast-growing sales (+53.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
1/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-595.3%
Burning cash (-595.3%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.92
Moderate — manageable debt (0.92)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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