---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-035899"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CBAT"
cik: "0001117171"
company_name: "CBAK Energy Technology, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:20:17.929623+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CBAK Energy reports full year 2025 net loss of $9.38M; Q4 revenue surges 132% to $58.8M

## Summary
- Full year net loss attributable to shareholders of $9.38M vs net income of $11.79M in 2024.
- Full year revenue $195.19M (+11% YoY); Q4 revenue $58.80M (+131.8% YoY).
- Gross margin fell to 9.4% (FY) and 7.3% (Q4) from 23.7% a year ago due to line ramp-up costs.
- LEV battery revenue surged 252% to $36.36M; Hitrans raw materials up 123% to $89.21M.
- Added 2.3 GWh 40135 line in Dalian and 3.0 GWh 32140 lines in Nanjing; demand exceeds supply.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-035899
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CBAT
- cik: 0001117171
- company_name: CBAK Energy Technology, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117171/000121390026035899/0001213900-26-035899-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117171/000121390026035899/ea0283827-8k_cbak.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. reported the full year ended December 31, 2025 results: revenue $195.19 million.
  - Period: the full year ended December 31, 2025
  - Revenue: $195.19 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: pricing cycle has powerfully rebounded, acting as a critical counter-cyclical stabilizer for the Company’s consolidated top line. ● Full Year Consolidated Net Revenues reached $195.19 million, representing an 11% increase compared to $176.61 million in the fiscal year 2024. This top-line growth was primarily driven by a robust recovery in the battery raw materials
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117171/000121390026035899/0001213900-26-035899-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. reported the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025 results: revenue $58.80 million.
  - Period: the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025
  - Revenue: $58.80 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net revenues for the fourth quarter of 2025 were $58.80 million, representing a 131.8% increase compared to $25.37 million in the fourth quart
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117171/000121390026035899/0001213900-26-035899-index.htm

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