Reports third quarter revenue of $7.1 million
Updated 2025 revenue guidance to $20 million to $25 million
Acquired UZ Energy to Expand Reach into Energy Storage Systems
Announced MU-1, the latest version of Molecular Universe software and services platform for all batteries and chemistries
Established a JV with Hisun New Materials to Commercially Supply Materials Discovered by Molecular Universe
SES AI Corporation (“SES AI”, the “Company,” “we” or “us”) (NYSE: SES), a global leader in the development and manufacturing of AI-enhanced high-performance Li-Metal and Li-ion batteries, today announced its business results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025 and affirmed its previously issued financial guidance for the year ending December 31, 2025.
Third Quarter 2025 Highlights:
- Revenue of $7.1 million, a $3.6 million increase over the second quarter 2025
- Gross Margin of 51%, primarily from continued strong service performance
- Recorded a GAAP net loss of $20.9 million, or $(0.06) per share, an improvement from the second quarter 2025 GAAP net loss of $22.7 million, or $(0.07) per share
- Cash used in operations was $14.3 million
- Quarter end liquidity was $214 million
- Repurchased 1,340,656 shares for $1.6 million, or roughly $1.20 per share
- Completed acquisition of UZ Energy, an established player in the ESS space
- Launched Joint Venture with Hisun New Materials to commercially supply materials discovered by Molecular Universe
- Updated 2025 revenue guidance to $20 million to $25 million
The Company posted a Letter to Our Shareholders on its Investor Relations website from Founder and CEO Dr. Qichao Hu and Chief Financial Officer Jing Nealis, which provides a business update, details on its third quarter 2025 results, and its guidance for 2025.
Qichao Hu, Founder and CEO of SES AI, noted, “The last few months have been transformative for SES AI, as we acquired UZ Energy, entered a joint venture with Hisun, and unveiled the latest version of Molecular Universe. We also increased our 2025 year-end revenue target to $20 million to $25 million to include UZ Energy’s contribution. At both the Detroit Battery Show and on our Live Demo in October, we received an overwhelmingly positive response to MU-1 from existing customers and potential new users on how it provides complete end-to-end material discovery capability and the potential to accelerate battery material discovery from years to just tens of minutes.”
“We see our Hisun JV as a new source of recurring revenue which allows us to continue a capex-light approach by leveraging Hisun’s manufacturing capacity to expand and commercialize our electrolyte materials and battery cell supply strategies for our customers. With the closing of our accretive UZ Energy acquisition, we have developed a go-to-market strategy to grow market share in ESS in not only UZ’s existing markets in Europe, Australia and Asia but also in the United States. As we close out 2025, SES AI is well positioned for deployment of our excess liquidity for future M&A opportunities, continued share repurchases, and increasing the commercialization of MU-1 by building the best AI platform for energy transition,” Hu added.
The Company will hold a conference call on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. ET.
A webcast of the live conference call will be available through SES’s Investor Relations website, https://investors.ses.ai.
The conference call can also be accessed live over the phone by dialing the following numbers:
United States (Toll Free): +1 833-470-1428
International: +1 646-844-6383
https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/594340716
Access Code: 932970
A webcast replay will be available shortly after the call at:
https://investors.ses.ai/events-and-presentations/events/default.aspx
About SES AI:
SES AI Corp. (NYSE: SES) is powering the future of global electric transportation on land and in the air with the world’s most advanced Li-Metal batteries. SES AI is the first battery company in the world to accelerate its pace of innovation by utilizing superintelligent AI across the spectrum of its business, from research and development; materials sourcing; cell design; engineering and manufacturing; to battery health and safety monitoring. Founded in 2012, SES AI is an Li-Metal battery developer and manufacturer headquartered in Boston and with operations in Singapore, Shanghai, and Seoul. Learn more at SES.AI.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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