XE Earnings Recap
Beat 0 of last 1 quarters
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X-Energy's additional $1B ARDP award and binding HALEU supply agreements with Centrus and General Matter directly de-risk the fuel supply chain for advanced nuclear, a critical constraint for the AI infrastructure buildout. The company's progress on TX-1 and TX-2 fuel fabrication capacity, plus its participation in Project Prometheus with NVIDIA and AWS, positions it to support the growing power demands of AI data centers. The imminent 1 GW utility announcement could signal accelerating customer adoption of SMRs for clean baseload power.
Q2 2026 revenue and grant income totaled $54.6M, up 154% YoY, driven by increased ARDP engineering work. Operating expenses rose 156% to $164.6M, including $33.5M of noncash equity comp. The company ended the quarter with $1.9B in cash and investments and no debt. Management announced an additional $1B in ARDP funding, bringing total DoE cost share to $2.115B, and signed long-term HALEU enrichment agreements with Centrus and General Matter. TX-1 fuel facility vertical construction is ~80% complete, and the company acquired 70 acres adjacent to its Oak Ridge campus for future expansion.
Management reiterated its long-term milestone roadmap with no changes to timelines. They expect NRC construction permit for Dow to be issued by Q1 2027, with Energy Northwest moving toward construction permit submission in H1 2027. They are in final stages of announcing a 1 GW project with a major investor-owned utility, with full details to come soon. HALEU supply agreements with Centrus and General Matter are binding and cover initial and replacement core loads for announced projects and beyond, with obligations expected to transfer to customers. TX-2 fuel facility is in design phase. Management expressed confidence in continued DoE support for the ARDP cost share.
“We have secured existing material, about 7.6 metric tons from the Department of Energy.”
on HALEU supply
“we are in the final throes of an agreement with a major investor-owned utility for our next 1 gigawatt project. It's coming to a close. This is extraordinarily exciting news.”
on New customer announcement
“We have contractually agreed with our counterparties not to disclose further details about timing, quantity and price.”
on HALEU contract confidentiality
How much more is needed to reach the 50% share for the Dow project? Is that close to the mark?
Clay Sell said the full cost of the program has not been disclosed, but the ARDP covers 50% of three scopes: Xe-100 design, TX-1 fuel plant, and the Dow deployment. He expressed confidence that additional funding will be provided if needed, citing strong DoE and Congressional support.
Does the initial Dow load start with LEU or HALEU?
Clay Sell confirmed the standard start-up configuration uses LEU for the first core, followed by HALEU for subsequent cores, due to neutronics and reactivity management. He noted the HALEU needed for Dow will be available when required, and that TX-1 can produce both LEU and HALEU pebbles.
On the imminent customer announcement, do they have a hyperscaler lined up or is it rate base?
Clay Sell declined to provide details, saying the full announcement will come in the near future, and that communities deserve to hear first before investors. He reiterated it is a major investor-owned utility.