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Fuel Tech Inc

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What Do They Do?

Provides chemical-injection programs that help power plants and industrial facilities manage boiler deposits and corrosion, plus pollution-control systems for utility, industrial and waste-combustion operators.

How Do They Make Money?

FUEL CHEM customers buy chemical products that are billed when shipped or delivered. Air Pollution Control projects are billed through progress payments tied to work milestones, while ancillary goods and services are billed on delivery or completion.

revenue
SegmentShareRevenue
Air Pollution Control
33%
FY2022: 39%
FUEL CHEM
Sold outright

67%
FY2022: 61%
Other Operating Segment
0.0%
FY2022: 0.0%

Who Are Their Customers?

Utility and industrial power-generation facilities buy FUEL CHEM programs through Fuel Tech’s direct sales force and agents; APC products are sold through its direct sales force and third-party sales agents.

Do Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Not on paper. It lost $2.3M in FY2025, but brought in more cash than it spent: $2.3M of free cash flow.

Operating income, FY2025
−14% of revenue
▼ −22% (Loss) vs FY2024 (−$4.7M, −19%)
Net income, FY2025
−9% of revenue
▲ +20% (Loss) vs FY2024 (−$1.9M, −8%)
Free cash flow, FY2025
9% of revenue
▲ Now profitable vs FY2024 (−$3.8M, −15%)

How Are They Changing?

Since the FY2025 annual report
Latest quarter: Q2 FY2026, the three months to Jun 30, 2026
Revenue
▲ +17%
vs $5.6M in Q2 FY2025
Net income
▲ +79% (Loss)
vs −$689K in Q2 FY2025
FUEL CHEM share of revenue vs 54.9% in Q2 FY2025
  • Sep 2, 2026 Vincent J. Arnone resigns as chairman; Sharon L. Jones succeeds him Arnone remains a board member; Jones, an existing independent director, becomes chair.
  • Aug 4, 2026 Vincent J. Arnone resigns as CEO; Ramesh Nuggihalli is appointed Arnone also resigns as president, and Nuggihalli is appointed CEO and president.

Growing. Revenue grew 10% in 4 years, from $24.3M in FY2021 to $26.7M in FY2025, about 2% a year.

Revenue over time
Air Pollution Control FUEL CHEM Other Operating Segment
$50M$25M$0

Who Do They Compete With?

Competes with Babcock Power, Babcock & Wilcox, CECO Environmental, Mitsubishi, Yara, Southern Environmental, Chemithon, Imerys, Environmental Energy Services, and SUEZ Water Technologies

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