Apple (AAPL) Challenges Brussels' Tech Rules as Meta (META) and Google (GOOGL) Line Up for Data Access
Apple (AAPL) has launched a legal challenge against an EU order requiring it to open its closed ecosystem to rivals, calling the Digital Markets Act's interoperability mandates 'unreasonable, costly, and stifling to innovation.' In a statement, Apple argued the rules, which force it to share sensitive data and core operating system components with companies like Meta (META) and Google (GOOGL), would compromise user privacy and security, and degrade the user experience for its European customers. The European Commission's March directive compels Apple to grant access to iPhone and iPad technologies for competing smartphone, headphone, and virtual reality manufacturers. Apple insists these measures unfairly single out its platform and risk undermining decades of engineering work that preserve seamless integration and robust security. Despite Apple's court filing, the company must comply with the EU's timeline for interoperability requests while litigation plays out, a process that could take years. Market Overview:
Apple contests EU's Digital Markets Act as overly burdensome and innovation-stifling
Rivals like Meta, Google, Spotify, and Garmin seek access to Apple user data
EU demands detailed interoperability process and timeline for Apple's compliance
Key Points:
Apple warns sharing core OS technology poses significant privacy and security risks
Commission's order forces ecosystem openness; Apple labels it a 'deeply flawed' rule
Legal challenge unlikely to delay immediate compliance requirements for the company
Looking Ahead:
Court battle could reshape future EU tech regulations and global platform governance
Developers and hardware makers await Apple's interoperability framework rollout
Extended litigation may create uncertainty for competitive offerings in European markets
Bull Case:
Apple is actively challenging the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) interoperability mandates, arguing that they are unreasonable, costly, and stifle innovation, which could lead to a more favorable regulatory environment if the challenge is successful.
The company contends that its integrated ecosystem is designed to provide a unique, seamless, and secure user experience, and it is defending this core principle against regulations it deems harmful.
A victory for Apple in court could set a precedent that limits the scope of future EU tech regulations and similar platform governance efforts globally, potentially benefiting other major tech companies.
The legal battle is expected to be lengthy, potentially spanning several years, which may provide Apple with more time to adapt or influence the final outcome.
Bear Case:
The EU's Digital Markets Act compels Apple to open its traditionally closed ecosystem, requiring it to grant rivals like Meta, Google, Spotify, and Garmin access to iPhone and iPad technologies, including sensitive data and core operating system components.
Apple argues that these interoperability requirements pose significant risks to user privacy and security, could degrade the user experience for its European customers, and undermine decades of engineering work.
Despite filing a legal challenge, Apple must comply with the EU's immediate interoperability timeline and respond to developer requests while the litigation is ongoing.
Failure to comply or an unsuccessful appeal could result in substantial financial penalties, potentially up to 10% of Apple's global annual revenue, and force fundamental changes to its business model, impacting its integrated hardware and software strategy.
The EU Commission has expressed confidence in its legal position and its intent to defend the DMA requirements in court.
The regulations cover a wide range of features, including allowing alternative app stores, default browser choices on iPadOS, and better access for third-party accessories like headphones and smartwatches on iOS and iPadOS.
This case is seen as a landmark, and a loss for Apple could encourage similar regulatory actions in other jurisdictions worldwide, further pressuring its ecosystem control.
While Apple's challenge may buy time, it must adhere to the EU's interoperability schedule and respond to app developer requests. If Apple loses, it could face penalties and be forced to share APIs and protocols that underpin its tightly integrated ecosystem. Analysts say the case sets a precedent for how regulators balance competition and innovation at a global scale. Should Apple prevail, other Big Tech firms may face fewer constraints; a loss could accelerate similar demands worldwide.
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DATE Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chief Executive Officer — Rick Wilmer Chief Financial Officer — Mansi Khetani Need a quote from one of our analysts? Email pr@ TAKEAWAYS Total Revenue: $98 million for Q1 FY2026, in line with company guidance. Non-GAAP Gross Margin: 31%, a non-GAAP improvement of one percentage point sequentially and seven percentage points year over year (non-GAAP). SaaS Subscription Gross Margin: Achieved a record 60% on a GAAP basis. Adjusted EBITDA Loss: $23 million non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA loss, compared with a $17 million loss in the prior quarter and a $36 million loss in the first quarter of last year. Network Charging Systems Revenue: $52 million, representing 53% of total revenue, almost flat sequentially despite Q1 typically experiencing a seasonal dip and down 20% year on year. Subscription Revenue: $38 million in subscription revenue, or 39% of total revenue, essentially flat sequentially and up 14% year on year. Other Revenue: $8 million, or 8% of total revenue, down 31% sequentially and down 8% year on year, mainly due to lower one-time project revenue. Geographic Mix: North America represented 85% of revenue, and Europe was 15%, with European revenue down mainly due to weakness in Germany. Billings Mix by Vertical: Commercial 71%, fleet 13%, residential 12%, and other 3%. Inventory: Inventory balance increased by $3 million due to FX impacts, but inventory units decreased across most products as sell-through continued. Ending Cash Balance: $196 million in cash on hand, with access to a $150 million undrawn revolving credit facility. Charging Ports Under Management: Over 352,000 total under management, including more than 35,000 DC fast chargers and over 122,000 ports in Europe. Roaming Partnerships: Enabled access to more than 1.25 million charging ports globally. New Product Announcements: Introduction of a theft-resistant charging cable and a new AC hardware architecture, with the latter targeting lower cost and improved margins. Eaton Partnership: Announced collaboration with Eaton to deliver integrated EV charging and power management solutions, with initial co-developed products set for announcement in September. Q2 Revenue Guidance: Expected revenue in the range of $90 million to $100 million. Operational Focus: Continued emphasis on gross margin expansion, cost management, and achieving adjusted EBITDA positivity in a quarter during FY2026. SUMMARY ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CHPT) reported first-quarter revenue that matched internal expectations, highlighting stable top-line performance despite ongoing macroeconomic and policy headwinds. 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Full Conference Call Transcript Rick Wilmer: Good afternoon, and welcome to ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.'s first quarter fiscal 2026 earnings call. Today, I will walk you through key results for the quarter, provide insights into recent market and policy developments, and highlight the progress we have made on our two major priorities for the year: delivering innovation and driving growth. In addition, I will cover two significant announcements that directly support these priorities and positively influence ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.'s path to achieving positive non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA in a quarter of this fiscal year. Let's begin with our Q1 financial results. Revenue for the first quarter came in at $98 million, right within our guidance range. Non-GAAP gross margin continues to increase quarter over quarter, reaching a new high of 31%. Notably, our SaaS subscription gross margin climbed to a record 60%, underscoring the strength of our SaaS-focused business model. We built momentum across the business in Q1. Our DC fast charging program with General Motors has been a success, with the pace of site openings accelerating and over 500 additional ports signed off by GM for deployment. We extended multiple agreements with Mercedes-Benz, reinforcing our long-term relationship. Our theft-resistant charging cable was met with strong market interest and will go into production this summer for our own hardware models. Deenergized, our software management solution for CPOs, is now actively managing over 700 charger models from over 85 different vendors of charging hardware. This is a testimonial to the scale of our third-party hardware integrations. In total, ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. now has over 352,000 ports under management, of which more than 35,000 are DC fast chargers, and more than 122,000 are located in Europe. With our roaming partnerships, we enable access to more than 1.25 million charging ports globally. Our business is proving to be resilient on the top line despite US macroeconomic conditions and market uncertainty, as well as the bottom line through the cost and operational actions we took last year. Looking ahead regarding US tariffs on our products, expect only a minimal increase in the cost of goods sold. Also, expect cost reductions to exceed the impact of the current tariffs. Therefore, we still expect margin improvement later in the year. The limited impact reflects the swift and effective execution of our mitigation plan. We see positive momentum on two fronts: one, EV adoption, and two, utilization rates. EV adoption continues on a steady upward trajectory, a trend which has held for more than a year. Despite political turbulence dampening consumer and capital spending, North American EV sales were up 16% year over year for Q1 according to Rimotion. In Europe, EV momentum rebounded strongly with the same data set reporting 22% EV sales growth year over year for Q1, a significant surge. The European Green Deal mandates all new cars sold there be zero emission by 2035, reinforcing the EU's trajectory of EV adoption. All of this forms a strong leading indicator for the charging industry. The trends we observed last quarter remain intact. The market is actively planning and inquiring, but widespread purchasing is being impacted by economic uncertainty. Inevitably, with more EVs on the road, existing infrastructure is under mounting pressure. A recent report by Perin Data concluded that many US cities are approaching maximum charge utilization during peak hours, with five major markets past or approaching a staggering 40% utilization rate. This strain is a positive signal for our customers who monetize charging, but it is a growing concern for EV drivers facing long waits at occupied stations. We believe this will lead to the installation of more chargers, and ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. will be ready to capitalize on that demand. Despite the growth to come, the market has recently seen attrition and the voluntary exit of major players, even Chinese competitors coming under the scrutiny of the federal government. These developments, while natural for a new industry at our stage, create a meaningful opportunity for ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. to gain market share. We are not waiting for the growth to come to us; we are actively pursuing it. This brings me to the most exciting announcement of the year so far: our new partnership with Eaton, one of the world's largest intelligent power management companies. The cornerstone of this partnership is innovation, which will drive growth. Our goal is to make electrified transportation simple and economically a no-brainer. Charging deployments are increasingly complex, with a significant portion of them requiring grid upgrades. So we are integrating charging and electrical equipment into a single solution which addresses a major gap in the market. Together, ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. and Eaton will deliver EV charging, electrical infrastructure, energy management, and engineering services as the market's only end-to-end EV charging and power management solutions. These fully integrated solutions will get our customers up and running faster, simultaneously lowering their costs, and are available for order now. The next phase of the partnership will offer co-developed future technologies to further drive down costs, improve efficiency, and advance bidirectional power flow technology to fully optimize V2X capabilities. This will enable customers to use EVs as another distributed energy resource they can integrate into their energy infrastructure to help power operations. The first innovations from this effort are set to be announced in September. So what does this do for ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.'s business? In addition to a compelling and highly differentiated offering, we now have access to Eaton's formidable go-to-market engine, which does nearly $25 billion in annual sales across more than 160 countries. We anticipate that the relationship will drive incremental revenue growth for ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. This partnership cements ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. as the enabler of the entire EV ecosystem, from the grid to the dashboard of the vehicle and everything in between. Our second major announcement of the quarter, once again aligned with our goal of delivering innovation, was the announcement of our new AC hardware architecture. This is the first product line developed utilizing our lower-cost co-development structure and will enter the market at a highly competitive price point while still increasing our margins. This new architecture underpins a range of upcoming models that will roll out over the next year, serving home, commercial, and fleet use cases. These products will represent a major portion of our hardware volume. By bringing a generational leap in our technology to market at an affordable price point, we anticipate greater volume in the US, where we have the number one AC market share and considerable market penetration in Europe, where we have not had a product in this category to date. The first charger, part of our European take-home fleet solution, is expected to begin production in July. Growth and innovation remain the year two priorities of our strategic plan, and we are making progress on both. We entered year two ahead of schedule, positioning us to realize the benefits of our streamlined cost structure and revitalized product portfolio in year three. Our partnership with Eaton unlocks immediate growth opportunities by combining our EV charging leadership with their complementary solutions and their commercial scale. Our new AC hardware architecture is the first of several high-impact innovations planned for this year, designed to expand market share, drive volume, and improve margins. Combined with our operational excellence, we are laying the groundwork for meaningful financial upside as the year moves on. I will now turn the call over to our CFO, Mansi Khetani, to cover our financials in more detail. Mansi Khetani: Thanks, Rick. As a reminder, please see our earnings press release where we reconcile our non-GAAP results to GAAP. Our principal exclusions are stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, and certain costs related to restructuring and acquisitions. Revenue for the first quarter was $98 million, within our guidance range. Network charging systems at $52 million accounted for 53% of first-quarter revenue. This was almost flat sequentially despite Q1 typically experiencing a seasonal dip and was down 20% year on year. Subscription revenue at $38 million was 39% of total revenue, essentially flat sequentially mostly due to fewer days in Q1 which impacts prorated revenue recognition, and up 14% year on year due to the recurring revenue generated from a higher installed base. Other revenue at $8 million was 8% of total revenue, down 31% sequentially and down 8% year on year. Other includes various revenue items which tend to be lumpy and was significantly lower this quarter primarily as a result of lower one-time project revenue which is recognized based on completion rate. Turning to verticals, which we report from a billing perspective, first-quarter billings percentages were commercial 71%, fleet 13%, residential 12%, and other 3%. From a geographic perspective, North America made up 85% of revenue, and Europe was 15%. Europe was lower than normal, due largely to weakness in Germany. This was partially made up in North America, which was slightly higher compared to last quarter even though the first quarter is typically seasonally lower and despite significant macroeconomic headwinds. Non-GAAP gross margin was 31%, improving by one percentage point sequentially and up seven percentage points year on year. This is attributable to higher margins in both hardware and subscription, as well as subscription revenue growing as a percentage of total revenue. Hardware gross margin increased sequentially despite the impact of incremental tariffs and freight incurred in Q1. Subscription margins reached a record high of 60% on a GAAP basis and were even higher on a non-GAAP basis due to economies of scale and continued optimization of support costs. Based on currently available information, we expect the financial impact of tariffs on our COGS to remain minimal and expect gross margins to continue around the current range and to further improve later in the year. Non-GAAP operating expenses were $57 million, up 9% sequentially and down 15% year on year. As mentioned previously, this quarter's OpEx included the impact of annual raises and investments in certain key areas of the business. We will continue to manage OpEx closely. Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA loss was $23 million. This compared with a loss of $17 million in the prior quarter and a loss of $36 million in the first quarter of last year. Stock-based compensation was $18 million, up from $15 million in the prior quarter and down from $22 million year on year. Our inventory balance increased by $3 million due to the impact of foreign exchange rates on inventory held by our international subsidiaries. However, we saw a decrease in inventory units across most products as we continue to sell through. We anticipate that inventory balance will reduce gradually throughout the year, helping to free up cash. Speaking of cash, we ended the quarter with $196 million in cash on hand. Q1 tends to be the quarter with the highest cash usage due to the timing of some large annual payments. We will continue to rigorously manage cash, and we have access to a $150 million revolving credit facility which remains undrawn. We have no debt maturities until 2028, and we have existing capacity on our ATM. Turning to guidance, for the second quarter of fiscal 2026, we expect revenue to be $90 million to $100 million. We are guiding with caution due to the continued changes in the macro environment, including tariff uncertainty, as well as our near-term focus on operationalizing our partnership with Eaton. While there is always a possibility of headwinds from deterioration in macro conditions, we expect revenue upside later in the year from the introduction of our new AC hardware that Rick outlined, better performance in Europe, and growth from our new partnership with Eaton. 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You know, it seems like you have got pretty good coverage in the US and Canada, but maybe you are missing something. And then, you know, potentially places like Australia and others where you could see some incremental sales. Rick Wilmer: Yeah. Eaton definitely has the capabilities to do that. At this point in time, we are focused on North America and Europe. We believe with the combined product portfolio, what we have to offer in Europe and North America, we have got plenty of TAM to address in those two geographies. But, again, the possibility definitely exists to penetrate new partnership. Colin Rusch: Thanks so much. And then just a final one on the cadence of the inventory reduction, Mansi. Should we be thinking about that as kind of low single-digit millions, mid-single-digit millions, of inventory consumption on a quarterly basis? 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Constellation is the largest U.S. nuclear power plant operator, managing over 20 reactors across roughly a dozen sites in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast. CEG strengthened its nuclear energy bull case by securing a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft ( MSFT ) in September that will see it restart Three Mile Island Unit 1. The biggest U.S. nuclear power company then cemented its position as a modern energy titan with its planned $26.6 billion deal to acquire natural gas and geothermal powerhouse Calpine at the start of 2025. CEG's acquisition creates the largest clean energy firm and expands its footprint into power-hungry, tech-heavy Texas and California. Most recently, Constellation and Meta ( META ) signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for nuclear power in Illinois set to start in 2027. 'The agreement supports the relicensing and continued operations of Constellation's high-performing Clinton nuclear facility for another two decades after the state's ratepayer funded zero emission credit (ZEC) program expires. This deal will expand Clinton's clean energy output by 30 megawatts through plant uprates.' The deal will also help Constellation pursue the possibility of building small modular nuclear reactors at the Illinois site. CEG raised its dividend by 10% in 2025 after it boosted its payout by 25% in 2024. Constellation also projects 'visible, double-digit long-term base EPS growth backed by the Nuclear Production Tax Credit.' The nuclear energy powerhouse is expected to grow its adjusted earnings by 9% in 2025 and 22% in 2026. CEG's EPS estimates have climbed significantly over the last few years, with its FY26 estimates up solidly since its early May earnings release. Buy Nuclear Energy Stock CEG on the Dip and Hold Forever? Constellation stock has soared 355% in the last three years to crush the Energy sector's 8% decline and the S&P 500's 50% run. The company's 470% surge since its early February 2022 IPO is more impressive, as Wall Street dove into the stock for dividend and earnings expansion and the long-term upside potential of nuclear energy. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research CEG has been on more of an up and down run over the past 12 months, yet it is still up 45%. The stock got rejected right at its all-time highs on Tuesday and trades roughly 13% below those levels. Long-term investors might want to buy Constellation now and avoid the market timing game (and buy more if fades to its 50-day). Traders, meanwhile, might wait for a possible slide to its early-January breakout levels (and its October highs) or other key moving averages. 5 Stocks Set to Double Each was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2024. 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