ORA
Ormat Technologies, Inc.
ORA has the edge over SMR overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
SMR
NuScale Power Corporation
SMR offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
ORA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Stable |
ORA's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable, but its cash flow is weak.
SMR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
SMR's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
ORA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 36x | $77.10 | -15% |
| Forward | 40x | $90.45 | — |
| Current | 42x | $90.45 | — |
| Fair | 48x | $104 | +15% |
| Expensive | 69x | $149 | +65% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ORA's PE is in its fair range at 42x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 40x, in its cheap range.
SMR PE Valuation
SMR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ORA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect ORA's profitability to improve, with its earnings and revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
SMR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SMR's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
ORA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.24 | +3.5% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.16 | -0.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.04 | -5.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.07 | +0.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.02 | -1% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.18 | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.15 | -1.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.06 | -6.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.04 | -1.9% |
ORA has the edge over SMR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SMR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.72 | +$2.14 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.46 | -$1.27 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.46 | -$1.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.43 | -$0.96 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.86 | -$1.91 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.19 | -$0.16 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.37 | -$0.52 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.47 | -$0.67 |
SMR is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.72 per share over the past year, against $2.86 at its worst in late 2025.
ORA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $275.1M | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $258.8M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $403.9M | +76% |
| Q4 2025 | $276M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $249.7M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $234M | +9.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $229.8M | +2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $230.7M | -4.4% |
ORA's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $275M last quarter, up 10% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | -1.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | -2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -5.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | -1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | -0.1 points |
ORA has the edge over SMR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SMR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $281K | -97% |
| Q2 2026 | $75K | -99% |
| Q1 2026 | $565K | -96% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8M | -95% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.2M | +1635% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.1M | +733% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.4M | +870% |
| Q4 2024 | $34.2M | +651% |
SMR's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $281,000 last quarter, down 97% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -23068% | -16535 points |
| Q2 2026 | -85337% | -84802 points |
| Q1 2026 | -10181% | -9917 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4022% | -3988 points |
| Q3 2025 | -6533% | +2103 points |
| Q2 2025 | -535% | +3796 points |
| Q1 2025 | -264% | +2925 points |
| Q4 2024 | -35% | +1524 points |
SMR's operating margin was −23068% last quarter, down 16535 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2022.
ORA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$72.9M | +$29.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$87.4M | -$49.5M |
| Q1 2026 | -$35.2M | +$69.4M |
| Q4 2025 | -$40M | -230% |
| Q3 2025 | -$102.1M | -$98.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$37.9M | +$78.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$104.6M | -985% |
| Q4 2024 | $30.9M | +$61.3M |
ORA has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 19% versus its history, compared with SMR at down 161%.
SMR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$58.6M | -$25.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$316.2M | -$293.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$204.1M | -$177.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$33.3M | +$2.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$22.9M | +$10.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$26.5M | +$46.8M |
| Q3 2024 | -$12.7M | +$15M |
| Q2 2024 | -$36M | +$4.5M |
SMR has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$608M over the past year, against −$95M the year before.
ORA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -369K shares |
| 1 year | +1.5% | +913K shares |
| 3 years | +2.6% | +1.6M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +5.9M shares |
| Available history | +21% | +10.7M shares |
ORA has the edge over SMR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $5,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $24.4M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | $18M |
SMR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +45.9M shares |
| 1 year | +178% | +263M shares |
| 3 years | +448% | +336M shares |
SMR has 410M diluted shares, up 178% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
ORA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 5.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 5.4x | High |
ORA's net debt is about 1.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.1 years a year ago.
SMR Net Leverage
SMR's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
ORA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.7 | Oversold |
ORA's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
SMR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 29.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 8.6 | Oversold |
SMR's weekly RSI is 30 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 9 (oversold).
ORA PE vs Utilities Sector
| Metric | ORA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 42x | 20x | 105% above |
| PE % | 34 | 44 | 10 pts below |
ORA is trading at 42x earnings, a 105% premium to the Utilities sector's median of 20x.
SMR PE vs Utilities Sector
SMR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ORA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $90.5 | 0% below |
| 20 week MA | $99.0 | 8.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $110.8 | 18% below |
| 100 week MA | $96.8 | 6.5% below |
| 200 week MA | $86.2 | 5% above |
ORA has the edge over SMR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SMR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.26 | 23% below |
| 20 week MA | $7.88 | 39% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.4 | 58% below |
| 100 week MA | $20.2 | 76% below |
| 200 week MA | $14.4 | 67% below |
SMR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 67% below its 200-week average.
ORA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $74.5 | $86.2 | +16% |
| 2021 | $86.2 | $73.7 | -15% |
| 2022 | $73.7 | $87.6 | +19% |
| 2023 | $87.6 | $75.8 | -13% |
| 2024 | $75.8 | $67.9 | -10% |
| 2025 | $67.9 | $112.9 | +66% |
| 2026 YTD | $112.9 | $90.5 | -20% |
ORA has the edge over SMR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SMR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.1 | $10.3 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | $10.3 | $10.1 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | $10.1 | $10.1 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | $10.1 | $3.29 | -67% |
| 2024 | $3.29 | $19.5 | +493% |
| 2025 | $19.5 | $14.9 | -24% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.9 | $4.82 | -68% |
SMR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +493% in 2024 to −67% in 2023. It's down 68% so far in 2026.