---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-108270"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FLNC"
cik: "0001868941"
company_name: "Fluence Energy, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-09-16T20:26:58+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-16T20:28:36.993016+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.95
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fluence cuts FY2026 revenue guidance to ~$2.4B from ~$3.0B; ADJ EBITDA loss ~$200M

## Summary
- Revises FY2026 revenue guidance to ~$2.4B from ~$3.0B; ADJ EBITDA loss ~$200M vs prior ~$10M.
- Cut due to Houston contract manufacturing ramp delays; international supply chain unaffected.
- Bernerd Da Santos appointed EVP & COO effective Sept 15; Stephen Coughlin of AES named to board on Da Santos' resignation.
- Peter Williams terminated as SVP & Chief Product Officer effective Sept 11, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-108270
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FLNC
- cik: 0001868941
- company_name: Fluence Energy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-09-16T20:26:58+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.95
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1868941/000110465926108270/0001104659-26-108270-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1868941/000110465926108270/tm2625477d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Bernerd Da Santos was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Fluence Energy, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: appointed Mr. Bernerd Da Santos as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and as the Company’s principal operating officer, to be effective as of 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time on September 15, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1868941/000110465926108270/0001104659-26-108270-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bernerd Da Santos resigned as Director at Fluence Energy, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Da Santos, a former member of the Board, submitted his resignation from the Board, effective as of 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 14, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1868941/000110465926108270/0001104659-26-108270-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.