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ERII · 10-Q filed May 6, 2026

ERII earnings analysis

What we found in ERII's 10-Q: the parts that mattered, the offsets in the same document, and what the company said about what comes next.

Our reading of the filing · Free to read, no account needed

Energy Recovery, Inc. reported a revenue increase of 20% year-over-year, reaching $9.706 million compared to $8.065 million for the same quarter last year. Despite a growth in revenue, the company experienced a net loss of $12.251 million, impacting the diluted EPS, which worsened to -$0.23 from -$0.18 a year earlier. Management acknowledged challenges related to restructuring and increased operational costs in the CO2 retail grocery segment as significant headwinds.

What stood out

The parts that mattered.

Pulled out of the filing itself, with the figures the company reported.

Revenue Growth YoY
Revenue increased by 20%, reaching $9.706 million compared to $8.065 million in Q1 2025.
EPS Decline
Diluted EPS dropped to -$0.23 from -$0.18 in the prior year.
Operating Expenses Increase
Operating expenses climbed to $17.561 million from $17.020 million, primarily due to restructuring costs.
Significant Cash Flow from Operations
Net cash provided by operating activities was $21.037 million, up from $10.678 million in the previous year.
Inventory Restructuring Impact
The company incurred a restructuring - inventory reserve charge of $1.632 million due to the CO2 business wind-down.
Strong Increment in Investment Income
Interest income rose to approximately $1.073 million in the current year, indicating improved investment returns.
What to watch

And the other side of it.

The offsets in the same document — the things a summary that only listed the good news would have left out.

Increased Operating Losses
Loss from operations widened to $14.859 million compared to $12.562 million in Q1 2025.
Impairment of Goodwill
Recorded a goodwill impairment charge of approximately $1.662 million due to the restructuring.
Restructuring Headwinds
Management anticipates ongoing headwinds from the wind-down of its CO2 retail grocery business impacting future operations.
The numbers

What they reported.

What the company itself reported, taken out of the document.

What survived to operating profit
Of every $100 of revenue Cost of sales $72 Operating expenses $182 Left as operating profit $-154
Percentages of revenue, taken from the filing. Drawn this way because it holds whatever scale the company reports in.
Earnings per share
$-0.23
Gross margin
27.8%
Operating margin
-153.7%
Segment
Desalination: $8.907M
Segment
Wastewater: $0.601M
Segment
Emerging Technologies: $0.198M
Guidance

What they said about what is next.

No explicit numeric guidance provided; management expects impacts from restructuring to influence future performance.

How we read the filing overall

The filing reads worse than the one before it.

One reading of one document. It is not advice, and it is not a forecast.
Earlier filings

What came before.

10-K · February 25, 2026
Energy Recovery reported FY2025 revenue of $134.987M (down $9.961M or 7% vs. 2024) with net income of $22.962M and diluted EPS of $0.42. Profitability remains intact (gross margin 65.1%, operating income $23.889M) but…
10-Q · May 7, 2025
Energy Recovery reported Q1 2025 revenue of $8,065 (down $4,025 or 33% YoY) and a materially lower gross margin of 55.3% (down 370 bps). Operating expenses totaled $17,020, producing an operating loss of $12,562 and a…
10-K · February 26, 2025
Energy Recovery reported fiscal 2024 revenue of $144.948M (up $16.599M or 13% vs. 2023) with GAAP diluted EPS of $0.40 and net income of $23.05M. Profitability improved (gross profit $96.933M; gross margin 66.9%) and…
10-K · February 21, 2024
Energy Recovery reported 2023 revenue of $128.3M, up 2% year-over-year, with net income of $21.5M (diluted EPS $0.37) and strong operating cash flow of $26.1M. Water remains the dominant business ($127.7M of revenue)…

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