Ideal Power Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Ideal Power Inc (IPWR) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Ideal Power Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 0M vs -M combined for tracked competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-46.2% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Scale: Ideal Power Inc ranks #93 of 117 companies by market capitalization in the Semiconductors industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Ideal Power Inc accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 100.0% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.00M compares with $0.05M for the peer group (0.1x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
IPWR Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Ideal Power Inc generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 100.00 % a year earlier.
For context: the Semiconductors industry grew revenue 10.5% year over year, combined, vs 354.9% for Ideal Power Inc. Ideal Power Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.00% to 0.00%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Ideal Power Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal Power Inc | - | - | - | No |
| Competitors combined (1) | - | |||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
IPWR Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
IPWR Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recon Technology Ltd | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Ideal Power Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Ideal Power Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Ideal Power Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Ideal Power Inc | 67.23 | 0.04 |
| Recon Technology Ltd | 0.06 | 9.13 |
| SUBTOTAL | 67.29 | 9.17 |
Sources: Ideal Power Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Ideal Power Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| onsemi | Named by the company | 85% |
| Toshiba Corporation | Named by the company | 85% |
| Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. | Named by the company | 85% |
| Semikron International GmbH | Named by the company | 85% |
| Renesas Electronics | Named by the company | 85% |
| Mitsubishi Electric Group | Named by the company | 85% |
| ST Microelectronics N.V. | Named by the company | 85% |
| Rohm Semiconductor | Named by the company | 85% |
| Switch Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Ideal Power Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Ideal Power Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal Power Inc | 67 | 2,537 | -699,004 |
| Recon Technology Ltd | 0 | 48,551 | -32,449 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 0 | 48,551 | -32,449 |
Ideal Power Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 109 companies in Ideal Power Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Ideal Power Inc ranks #93 of 109 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 2,373, indicating a moderately concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia Corp | 5,557,865 | 44.31 % |
| 2 | Broadcom Inc | 1,783,853 | 14.22 % |
| 3 | Micron Technology Inc | 1,206,807 | 9.62 % |
| 4 | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1,008,456 | 8.04 % |
| 5 | Intel Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Applied Materials Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Arm Holdings Plc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Marvell Technology Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Analog Devices Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 93 | Ideal Power Inc | 67 | 0.00 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Ideal Power Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Ideal Power Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Gct Semiconductor Holding Inc | 180 | 39.42 % |
| 89 | Atomera Incorporated | 160 | 9.08 % |
| 90 | Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation | 138 | 17.68 % |
| 91 | Datavault Ai Inc | 117 | -81.95 % |
| 92 | Intchains Group Limited | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 93 | Ideal Power Inc | 67 | -24.13 % |
| 94 | Blaize Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 95 | Tigo Energy Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 96 | Eltek Ltd | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 97 | Supercom Ltd | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 98 | Pixelworks Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
Market cap, return, momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio for the rest of Ideal Power Inc's same-size peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Ideal Power Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Semiconductors industry average (151 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Semiconductors industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 43.3x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 22.7x | - |
| P/B | 4.7x | 6.6x | -1.9x |
| Return on Equity | -60.76 % | industry aggregate | -107.59 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -30.49 % | -0.16 % (avg) | -30.33 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Ideal Power Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -100.00 % | - | - | - | -71.06 % | - | -56.74 % | - |
| Operating Margin | - | - | - | -684.66 % | -3,612.43 % | - | -12,868.67 % | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | -28.71 % | -48.44 % | -53.40 % | -11.45 % | -17.59 % | -37.59 % | -26.41 % | -44.82 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Ideal Power Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Ideal Power Inc's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Ideal Power Inc falls in the Question Mark quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 10.3% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution. A caveat worth reading alongside this chart: Nvidia Corp alone holds 44% of this industry's market cap. In an industry this dominated by one leader, the framework will place nearly every OTHER company in "Dog" or "Question Mark" purely because relative share is measured against that leader, regardless of how strong those other companies actually are on their own fundamentals. Check the Profitability, Valuation and Financial Strength sections above before treating this quadrant label as a verdict.
Ideal Power Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Moderate | Industry HHI of 2,373 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Ideal Power Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Ideal Power Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Ideal Power Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Ideal Power Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Ideal Power Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 107.6 points below the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-46.2% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 10.3% median pace.
Threats
- Industry dominated by Nvidia Corp, holding 44.31 % of industry market cap.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Ideal Power Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal Power Inc | 14.89 | 15.17 | - |
| Recon Technology Ltd | 1.66 | 5.88 | 0.02 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Ideal Power Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal Power Inc | Q2 2026 | +354.9 % | - |
| Recon Technology Ltd | Q2 2025 | +2.9 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +2.9 % | - |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Ideal Power Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal Power Inc | Q2 2026 | +15.3 % | +121.9 % |
| Recon Technology Ltd | Q2 2025 | +5.4 % | +4,031.3 % |
Ideal Power Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal Power Inc | - | - | - |
| Recon Technology Ltd | - | - | - |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Ideal Power Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Ideal Power Inc | - | 1,558.55 |
| Recon Technology Ltd | - | 0.01 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | - | 7.34 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.