Latest revenue
$2.2M
as of 2026-03-31
Latest net income
$-77.0K
as of 2026-03-31
Net margin
-3.5%
as of 2026-03-31
Price · 5Y
Live market
delayed ≤15 min- Market cap
- $43.8M
- Enterprise value
- $43.8M
- P/E (trailing)
- 17.4×
- Forward P/E
- —
- P/B
- —
- Dividend yield
- 0.0%
- 52-wk high
- $33.00
- 52-wk low
- $12.42
- Beta
- —
- Shares out
- 2.5M
5-year trend
What this company does
Acorn Energy sells remote monitoring hardware and subscription services for backup power generators, pipelines, and industrial equipment through its OmniMetrix subsidiary. Revenue comes from selling monitoring devices plus recurring fees for cellular data, alerts, and diagnostics, with deferred revenue of $3.3 million signaling a meaningful subscription book. Q1 2026 revenue fell 28% year-over-year to $2.2 million and the company swung to a $77,000 net loss after a $464,000 profit a year earlier, while paying $250,000 for exclusive distribution rights to expand its product line.
Generated from ACFN's filing dated 2026-03-05
Key risks
- Revenue declined 28% YoY to $2.23M, swinging from $604K operating income to a $129K operating loss as SG&A rose 16%.
- Micro-cap scale and accumulated deficit of $92.4M leave only $4.26M cash; one weak quarter could pressure liquidity quickly.
- Deferred tax asset of $4.87M (37% of total assets) depends on sustained profitability — at risk given the quarter's loss reversal.
Generated from ACFN's filing dated 2026-03-05
Profitability
Gross margin
76.8%
5.5%Operating margin
17.3%
1.7%Net margin
21.9%
61.8%Return on equity
30.4%
73.2%Return on assets
18.8%
68.3%Leverage
Debt / equity
0.62×
32.5%Debt / assets
38.1%
20.1%Earnings tracker
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY | Net income | YoY | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 2026 2026-03-31 | $2.2M | -28.1% | $-77.0K | -116.6% | -3.5% |
Q4 2025 2025-12-31 | $2.4M | -32.6% | $1.1M | -79.5% | 45.2% |
Q3 2025 2025-09-30 | $2.5M | -18.8% | $252.0K | -65.2% | 10.2% |
Q2 2025 2025-06-30 | $3.5M | +54.9% | $720.0K | +165.7% | 20.4% |
Q1 2025 2025-03-31 | $3.1M | +45.3% | $464.0K | +613.8% | 15.0% |
Q4 2024 2024-12-31 | $3.5M | — | $5.2M | — | 148.3% |
Q3 2024 2024-09-30 | $3.0M | +46.1% | $725.0K | +2920.8% | 23.8% |
Q2 2024 2024-06-30 | $2.3M | +15.3% | $271.0K | +2363.6% | 11.9% |
Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.
Industry trend
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Insider activity
Insider buying
$0
Insider selling
$0
Net activity
+$0
Distinct insiders
0
Open-market trades over the last 365 days.
Recent transactions
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|
Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.
Who owns ACFN
Institutional value
$963.9K
Total shares held
56.7K
Distinct holders
5
-7 vs prior
As of
2026-03-31
Prior: 2025-12-31
Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.
Top institutional holders
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | QoQ change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 37.6K | $639.9K | — | New |
| 2 | Mink Brook Asset Management LLC | 10.0K | $170.0K | — | New |
| 3 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 8.4K | $142.3K | — | New |
| 4 | UBS Group AG | 693 | $11.8K | — | New |
| 5 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 0 | $3 | +0 | No change |
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.
Top questions investors are asking
- 1
Revenue fell 28% YoY to $2.23M while SG&A rose 16% to $1.66M—what specifically drove this negative operating leverage, and is it structural?
- 2
Deferred revenue dropped $140K and gross margin compressed from 75% to 80%—are you losing monitoring subscribers or discounting to retain them competitively?
- 3
You swung from $604K operating income to a $129K loss in one year; when does OmniMetrix return to profitability and at what revenue level?
Refreshed when ACFN files a new report · last from 2026-03-05