secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ESS Tech, Inc. (GWH)
CIK:        0001819438
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001819438-26-000011
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

ESS Tech reports FY2025 net loss $63.4M, Adj. EBITDA -$44.3M, cash strengthened
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- Revenue of $1.6M; net loss improved to $63.4M from $86.2M in 2024; Adj. EBITDA -$44.3M vs -$71.3M.
- OpEx down 33% to $29.7M; cash & short-term investments $22M at year-end; raised $15M in Jan 2026.
- Leadership reset: Drew Buckley CEO, Kelly Goodman CSO/GC, Kate Suhadolnik CFO.
- Acquired VoltStorage IP; $9.9M military LDES contract; updated Google collaboration for Project New Horizon.
- Repaid 95% of $30M note tranche; drew second $10M tranche from YA II PN.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819438/000181943826000011/0001819438-26-000011-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819438/000181943826000011/wk-20260305.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001819438-26-000011

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