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Energy Recovery

ERII
41
Industrial - Pollution & Treatment Controls · Industrials
Price
$7.90
+0.15 (+1.94%)
Market Cap
$407.2M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
41
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Mixed

Share count falling — buybacks

7.8% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 58.7M (2021) → 54.2M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Energy Recovery makes devices that capture and reuse pressure energy that would otherwise be wasted in industrial processes. Its main product is the PX Pressure Exchanger, which is used in seawater desalination plants to dramatically cut the electricity needed to turn saltwater into drinking water. The company sells to water utilities, engineering firms, and industrial operators around the world.

Energy Recovery earns revenue by selling its pressure exchanger devices and related equipment, with some additional income from service contracts. It operates globally, with a strong presence in the Middle East, where large desalination projects are common, as well as in the Americas and Europe. The company holds patents on its core technology, which gives it a durable competitive edge in a market where switching costs are high. The key growth driver is rising global demand for desalination as freshwater scarcity worsens, though the business is lumpy because it depends on large infrastructure projects that can be delayed or canceled.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
74.7%
Premium pricing power — 74.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-49.0%
Losing money on operations — -49.0%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
11.4%
Below par — 11.4% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-15.2%
Shrinking sales (-15.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-29.9%
Earnings shrinking (-29.9% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
406%
Turns 406% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
48.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (48.9%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
27.0x
Growth-priced — P/E 27.0

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-3.8
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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