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ITM Power

IJ8.DE
18
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
18
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Oct 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

ITM Power is a British company that builds machines called electrolyzers. These machines use electricity to split water into hydrogen gas, which can then be used as a clean fuel or industrial ingredient. Its main customers are energy companies, chemical producers, and industrial firms looking to replace fossil fuels with green hydrogen.

The company earns money by selling electrolyzer systems and, to a smaller extent, through engineering services and project contracts. ITM Power is based in Sheffield, England, and operates primarily in Europe, where demand for green hydrogen is being pushed by government climate policies. The negative gross and operating margins show the company is spending far more than it earns right now, which is common for early-stage industrial technology firms. The key risk is that green hydrogen remains expensive to produce compared to conventional alternatives, meaning ITM Power's path to profitability depends heavily on falling electricity costs, continued government subsidies, and winning enough large contracts to scale up manufacturing efficiently.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+37.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

-84.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

29.9%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€208M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Strong grower

ITM Power is growing revenue at 38% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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
-59.0%
Thin — -59.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-99.8%
Losing money on operations — -99.8%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-18.7%
Weak — -18.7% 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
+23.2%
Fast-growing sales (+23.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
0.7%
Thin free cash flow (0.7%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.06
Conservative — low debt load (0.06)
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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