Shares of Sunrun (RUN), America's largest residential solar and battery storage provider, skyrocketed 15.77% on Wednesday following the release of its impressive second-quarter 2025 financial results. The company's performance significantly exceeded analyst expectations, demonstrating strong growth and improved efficiency.
Sunrun reported a total revenue of $569.3 million for Q2, surpassing the analyst estimate of $554.4 million and representing a 9% increase compared to the same quarter last year. The company's net income soared to $279.8 million, resulting in earnings per share (EPS) of $1.07 on a diluted basis. This remarkable performance crushed the analyst consensus estimate of -$0.18 per share, marking a 701.12% beat.
Mary Powell, Sunrun's CEO, commented on the results: "We are delivering the best product and experience for customers, underwriting volumes with strong unit margins, driving cost and efficiency improvements, and growing our generation capabilities as the nation's largest distributed power plant operator." Powell added, "This focus resulted in Sunrun setting a new record in the second quarter for Contracted Net Value Creation as we achieved an all-time high 70% storage attachment rate."
The solar energy leader also highlighted its progress in cost efficiency and value optimization. Sunrun achieved its strongest Upfront Net Subscriber Value ever reported, with a 17 percentage point margin expansion year-over-year. Additionally, the company reduced creation costs by 4% compared to the previous year, with improvements in installation, sales, and overhead costs exceeding 10%. These developments, coupled with a 40% year-over-year growth in subscriber value, have bolstered investor confidence in Sunrun's future prospects, leading to the significant stock price surge.