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ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (CHPT)

Q1 2026 Earnings Call· Wed, Jun 4, 2025

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Operator

Operator

This call is being webcast and can be accessed on the Investors section of our website at investors.chargepoint.com. With me on today's call are Rick Wilmer, our Chief Executive Officer, and Mansi Khetani, our Chief Financial Officer. This afternoon, we issued our press release announcing results for the quarter which ended April 30, 2025, which may also be found on our website. We would like to remind you that during the conference call, management will be making forward-looking statements including our outlook for the second quarter of fiscal 2026. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control and could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations. These forward-looking statements apply as of today, and we undertake no obligation to update these statements after the call. For a more detailed description of certain factors that could cause actual results to differ, please refer to our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2025, and our earnings release which was posted today on our website and filed with the SEC on Form 8-K. Also, please note that we use certain non-GAAP financial measures on this call, which we have reconciled to GAAP in our earnings release and for certain historical periods in the investor presentation posted on the investor section of our website. Finally, we will be posting a transcript of this call to our investor relations website under the quarterly results section. Thank you. I will now turn the call over to our CEO, Rick Wilmer.

Rick Wilmer

Management

Good afternoon, and welcome to ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.'s first quarter fiscal 2026 earnings call. Today, I will walk you through key results for the quarter, provide insights into recent market and policy developments, and highlight the progress we have made on our two major priorities for the year: delivering innovation and driving growth. In addition, I will cover two significant announcements that directly support these priorities and positively influence ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.'s path to achieving positive non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA in a quarter of this fiscal year. Let's begin with our Q1 financial results. Revenue for the first quarter came in at $98 million, right within our guidance range. Non-GAAP gross margin continues to increase quarter over quarter, reaching a new high of 31%. Notably, our SaaS subscription gross margin climbed to a record 60%, underscoring the strength of our SaaS-focused business model. We built momentum across the business in Q1. Our DC fast charging program with General Motors has been a success, with the pace of site openings accelerating and over 500 additional ports signed off by GM for deployment. We extended multiple agreements with Mercedes-Benz, reinforcing our long-term relationship. Our theft-resistant charging cable was met with strong market interest and will go into production this summer for our own hardware models. Deenergized, our software management solution for CPOs, is now actively managing over 700 charger models from over 85 different vendors of charging hardware. This is a testimonial to the scale of our third-party hardware integrations. In total, ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. now has over 352,000 ports under management, of which more than 35,000 are DC fast chargers, and more than 122,000 are located in Europe. With our roaming partnerships, we enable access to more than 1.25 million charging ports globally. Our business is proving to be resilient on the…

Mansi Khetani

Operator

Thanks, Rick. As a reminder, please see our earnings press release where we reconcile our non-GAAP results to GAAP. Our principal exclusions are stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, and certain costs related to restructuring and acquisitions. Revenue for the first quarter was $98 million, within our guidance range. Network charging systems at $52 million accounted for 53% of first-quarter revenue. This was almost flat sequentially despite Q1 typically experiencing a seasonal dip and was down 20% year on year. Subscription revenue at $38 million was 39% of total revenue, essentially flat sequentially mostly due to fewer days in Q1 which impacts prorated revenue recognition, and up 14% year on year due to the recurring revenue generated from a higher installed base. Other revenue at $8 million was 8% of total revenue, down 31% sequentially and down 8% year on year. Other includes various revenue items which tend to be lumpy and was significantly lower this quarter primarily as a result of lower one-time project revenue which is recognized based on completion rate. Turning to verticals, which we report from a billing perspective, first-quarter billings percentages were commercial 71%, fleet 13%, residential 12%, and other 3%. From a geographic perspective, North America made up 85% of revenue, and Europe was 15%. Europe was lower than normal, due largely to weakness in Germany. This was partially made up in North America, which was slightly higher compared to last quarter even though the first quarter is typically seasonally lower and despite significant macroeconomic headwinds. Non-GAAP gross margin was 31%, improving by one percentage point sequentially and up seven percentage points year on year. This is attributable to higher margins in both hardware and subscription, as well as subscription revenue growing as a percentage of total revenue. Hardware gross margin increased sequentially despite…

Colin Rusch

Analyst

Thanks so much, guys. You know, with this Eaton partnership and what you are seeing in terms of the market and the new AC product, can you talk a little bit about the pipeline of activity and how we should be thinking about a return to growth here on the top line for the new systems?

Rick Wilmer

Management

Yeah. Thanks, Colin. I think there are a variety of forces at play, some positive, some causing caution. Obviously, the macroeconomic conditions, tariffs, and we are seeing some customers get conservative with spending in cash. There is obviously uncertainty around policies supporting the electrification of transportation, particularly in the US, which I think are also headwinds. On the other hand, we are very excited about our partnership with Eaton. We fully expect that to drive incremental growth, and there is a lot of work to do this quarter in particular to operationalize this relationship. We fully expect to hit our stride and have this, again, fully operationalized as we enter our fiscal Q3. So a variety of factors at play.

Colin Rusch

Analyst

Okay. And then in terms of international expansion, you know, ex-Europe, is Eaton able to help you guys get into some incremental geographies where you have not been operating to date? And how should we think about the potential for the opportunity in Central South America, other parts of North America where you are not maybe fully loaded? You know, it seems like you have got pretty good coverage in the US and Canada, but maybe you are missing something. And then, you know, potentially places like Australia and others where you could see some incremental sales.

Rick Wilmer

Management

Yeah. Eaton definitely has the capabilities to do that. At this point in time, we are focused on North America and Europe. We believe with the combined product portfolio, what we have to offer in Europe and North America, we have got plenty of TAM to address in those two geographies. But, again, the possibility definitely exists to penetrate new partnership.

Colin Rusch

Analyst

Thanks so much. And then just a final one on the cadence of the inventory reduction, Mansi. Should we be thinking about that as kind of low single-digit millions, mid-single-digit millions, of inventory consumption on a quarterly basis? Just want to get a better sense of how to get that number on a trajectory basis and what is the right target for you guys in terms of the right inventory that you want to be carrying on an ongoing basis?

Mansi Khetani

Operator

Yeah. So, you know, obviously, there are a lot of factors that inventory balance will depend on. It depends on the mix of sell-through, the mix of production, etc. So all we can say right now is that we expect gradual reduction with a more meaningful reduction coming in the second half as we see revenue growth.

Colin Rusch

Analyst

Okay. I will hop back in queue. Thanks, guys.

Operator

Operator

Thank you. Again, if you would like to ask a question, press star one on your telephone keypad. That is all the questions for today. Ladies and gentlemen, that concludes today's call. Thank you all for joining. You may now disconnect.