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Ameresco, Inc.

For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 5, 2026.

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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 5, 2026

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

  1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Ameresco, Inc. (including its subsidiaries, the “Company,” “Ameresco,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) are unaudited, according to certain rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and include, in our opinion, normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) of the results for the periods indicated.

The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of results which may be expected for the full year. The December 31, 2025 condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2025, included in our annual report on Form 10-K(“2025 Form 10-K”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2026.

Reclassification and Rounding

Certain prior period amounts were reclassified to conform to the presentation in the current period. We round amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements to thousands and calculate all percentages and per-share data from the underlying whole-dollar amounts. Thus, certain amounts may not foot, crossfoot, or recalculate based on reported numbers due to rounding.

Significant Risks and Uncertainties

Global factors, such as tariffs, supply chain challenges, geopolitical instability and conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, evolving relations between the U.S. and China, and other geopolitical tensions have restricted the global supply of, and raised prices for, supplies needed for our business and have continued to result in global supply chain disruptions.

We have considered the impact of general global economic conditions on the assumptions and estimates used, which may change in response to this evolving situation. Results of future operations and liquidity could be adversely impacted by a number of factors including supply chain disruptions, varying levels of inflation, payments of outstanding receivable amounts beyond normal payment terms, workforce disruptions, and uncertain demand. As of the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements, we cannot reasonably estimate the extent to which macroeconomic conditions may impact our financial condition, liquidity, or results of operations in the foreseeable future. The ultimate impact of the general global economic conditions on our business is highly uncertain and will depend on future developments, and such impacts could exist for an extended period of time.

  1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our accounting policies are set forth in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements contained in our 2025 Form 10-K. We have included certain updates to those policies below.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses

Changes in the allowance for credit losses are as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period$869$845
Charges to costs and expenses, net49
Account write-offs and other(7)(6)
Allowance for credit losses, end of period$866$848

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist primarily of other receivables, deferred project costs, and other short-term prepaid expenditures that will be expensed within one year.

Prepaid expenses and other current assets comprised of the following:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Other receivables$56,992$70,382
Deferred project costs162,676153,199
Prepaid expenses16,73516,284
Prepaid expenses and other current assets$236,403$239,865

Other Assets

Other assets include $10,000 in deposits paid to Powin LLC, one of our battery energy storage system suppliers, who filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on June 10, 2025. See Note 10 Commitments and Contingencies for additional information.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, to improve the disclosures by requiring more detailed information about the types of expenses (including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, amortization, and depletion) in commonly presented expense captions (such as cost of sales, SG&A, and research and development). ASU 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), to modify the effective date previously stated in ASU 2024-03 to clarify that all public business entities are required to adopt the guidance in annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that adopting ASU 2024-03 would have on our condensed consolidated financial statements and will adhere to the clarified effective date in ASU 2025-01 if implementation is necessary.

Business Combinations (Topic 805) and Consolidation (Topic 810) - Determining the Accounting Acquirer in the Acquisition of a Variable Interest Entity

In May 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-03, Business Combinations (Topic 805) and Consolidation (Topic 810) - Determining the Accounting Acquirer in the Acquisition of a Variable Interest Entity to enhance the ability to compare business combinations that do and do not involve variable interest entities by identifying the accounting acquirer. ASU 2025-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, including interim reporting periods within those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the impact that adopting this new accounting standard would have on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets

In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets to address challenges encountered when applying the guidance in Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, to current accounts receivable and current contract assets arising from transactions accounted for under Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2025-05 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We adopted this new accounting standard effective January 1, 2026 and the adoption did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) - Hedge Accounting Improvements

In November 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-09, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) - Hedge Accounting Improvements to clarify certain aspects of the guidance on hedge accounting and to address several incremental hedge accounting issues arising from the global reference rate reform initiative. ASU 2025-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the impact that adopting this new accounting standard would have on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10, Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities to establish guidance on the recognition, measurement, and presentation of government grants received by business entities. ASU 2025-10 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2028, including interim periods with those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the impact that adopting this new accounting standard would have on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Interim Reporting (Topic 270) - Narrow-Scope Improvements

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270) - Narrow-Scope Improvements to improve the guidance in Topic 270, Interim Reporting, by improving the navigability of the required interim disclosures and clarifying when that guidance is applicable. ASU 2025-11 is effective for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. We are currently evaluating the impact that adopting this new accounting standard would have on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Codification Improvements

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-12, Codification Improvements to address suggestions received from stakeholders on the Accounting Standards Codification and to make other incremental improvements to GAAP. ASU 2025-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the impact that adopting this new accounting standard would have on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

  1. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

Disaggregation of Revenue

Our reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are North America Regions, U.S. Federal, Europe, Renewable Fuels, and All Other.

The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by line of business and reportable segment for the three months ended March 31, 2026:

North America RegionsU.S. FederalRenewable FuelsEuropeAll OtherTotal
Project revenue$132,126$32,591$4,316$121,456$—$290,489
O&M revenue11,52115,4391,9091,354—30,223
Energy assets20,0716,44133,0381,155—60,705
Other2,309786183,33313,59720,043
Total revenues$166,027$55,257$39,281$127,298$13,597$401,460

The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by line of business and reportable segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025:

North America RegionsU.S. FederalRenewable FuelsEuropeAll OtherTotal
Project revenue$148,953$6,038$4,063$92,407$—$251,461
O&M revenue8,45613,7302,015645—24,846
Energy assets18,9705,35732,097269—56,693
Other1,881122—3,33614,49019,829
Total revenues$178,260$25,247$38,175$96,657$14,490$352,829

The following table presents information related to our revenue recognized over time:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Percentage of revenue recognized over time96%95%

The remainder of our revenue is for products and services transferred at a point in time, at which point revenue is recognized.

We attribute revenues to customers based on the location of the customer. The following table presents information related to our revenues by geographic area:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
United States$240,374$232,613
Canada33,66123,551
Europe127,42596,665
Total revenues$401,460$352,829

Contract Balances

The following tables provide information about receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Accounts receivable, net$249,197$257,856
Accounts receivable retainage, net49,35253,618
Accounts receivable retainage, non-current (1)5,1886,595
Contract Assets:
Unbilled revenue$781,994$799,109
Contract Liabilities:
Deferred revenue$85,400$79,908
Deferred revenue, non-current (1)34,99635,035
Total contract liabilities$120,396$114,943
March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Accounts receivable, net$226,656$256,961
Accounts receivable retainage, net45,27639,843
Accounts receivable retainage, non-current5,8518,026
Contract Assets:
Unbilled revenue$559,049$644,105
Contract Liabilities:
Deferred revenue$91,219$91,734
Deferred revenue, non-current (1)31,90429,885
Total contract liabilities$123,123$121,619
(1) Performance obligations that are expected to be completed beyond the next twelve months and are included in other assets or other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The decrease in contract assets for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was primarily due to billings of $316,994, offset by revenue recognized of $283,588, as well as reclassifications, primarily from contract liabilities as a result of the timing of customer payments. The increase in contract liabilities was primarily driven by the receipt of advance payments from customers, and related billings, as well as reclassifications from contract assets as a result of timing of customer payments. The advance payments and reclassifications exceeded the recognition of revenue as performance obligations were satisfied. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, we recognized revenue of $94,060 and billed $75,360 to customers that had balances which were included in contract liabilities at December 31, 2025.

The decrease in contract assets for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to billings of $320,530, offset by revenue recognized of $225,443 as well as reclassifications, primarily from contract liabilities as a result of timing of customer payment. The increase in contract liabilities was primarily driven by the receipt of advance payments from customers, and related billings, as well as reclassifications from contract assets as a result of timing of customer payments. The advance payments and reclassifications exceeded the recognition of revenue as performance obligations were satisfied. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recognized revenue of $98,936 and billed $75,835 to customers that had balances which were included in contract liabilities at December 31, 2024.

Performance Obligations

Our remaining performance obligations (“backlog”) represent the unrecognized revenue value of our contract commitments. At March 31, 2026, we had contracted backlog of $4,040,917 of which approximately 30% is anticipated to be recognized as revenue in the next twelve months. The remaining performance obligations primarily relate to the energy efficiency and renewable energy construction projects, including long-term operations and maintenance (“O&M”) services related to these projects. The long-term services have varying initial contract terms, up to 27 years.

Deferred Project Costs

Deferred project costs include costs incurred on active projects which will be reclassified either to contract assets or energy assets, as applicable, once a change order or other project resolution is finalized.

Project Development Costs

Project development costs of $4,850 and $4,436 were recognized in our condensed consolidated statements of operations on projects that converted to customer contracts during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

No impairment charges in connection with our project development costs were recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

  1. BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

We account for acquisitions using the acquisition method in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. The purchase price for each acquisition is allocated to the assets based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The excess purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired, which is calculated using level 3 inputs per the fair value hierarchy as defined in Note 11, is recorded as goodwill. Intangible assets, if identified, are also recorded. See Note 5 for additional information.

ASA Controls, Inc.

On January 24, 2025, we entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire ASA Controls, Inc., an Ohio-based energy services company that specializes as a regional controls contractor and systems integrator within the smart buildings sector. We paid $4,595 in cash and there isno contingent consideration related to this acquisition. We recorded goodwill and intangible assets in connection with this acquisition. See Note 5. The historical and pro-forma effects of this acquisition on our operations, contribution to revenue, and net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were not material.

  1. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

The changes in the carrying value of goodwill balances by reportable segment were as follows:

North America RegionsU.S. FederalEuropeOtherTotal
Carrying Value of Goodwill
Balance, December 31, 2025$40,662$3,981$13,823$10,836$69,302
Currency effects(52)—(262)—(314)
Balance, March 31, 2026$40,610$3,981$13,561$10,836$68,988

Definite-lived intangible assets, net consisted of the following:

As of March 31, 2026As of December 31, 2025
Gross carrying amount$35,60535,849
Less - accumulated amortization(28,734)(28,385)
Intangible assets, net$6,871$7,464

The table below sets forth amortization expense:

Three Months Ended March 31,
Asset type · Location · 2026 · 2025
Customer contractsCost of revenues$53$—
Intangible assets, netSelling, general and administrative expenses$512$525
Total amortization expense$565$525
  1. ENERGY ASSETS, NET

Energy assets, net consisted of the following:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Energy assets (1)$2,705,410$2,602,787
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization(549,573)(521,563)
Energy assets, net$2,155,837$2,081,224
(1) Includes financing lease assets (see Note 7), capitalized interest and asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) assets (see tables below). Also includes $16,683 of amounts paid to Powin. See Note 10 for additional information.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

The following table sets forth our depreciation and amortization expense on energy assets, net of deferred grant and ITC amortization:

Three Months Ended March 31,
Location20262025
Cost of revenues (2)$28,199$22,842
(2) Includes depreciation and amortization on financing lease assets (see Note 7).

Capitalized Interest

The following table presents the interest costs relating to construction financing during the period of construction, which were capitalized as part of energy assets, net:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Capitalized interest$7,758$8,110

The following tables set forth information related to our ARO assets and ARO liabilities:

LocationMarch 31, 2026December 31, 2025
ARO assets, netEnergy assets, net$5,331$4,917
ARO liabilities, non-currentOther liabilities$7,941$7,328
Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Depreciation expense of ARO assets$77$75
Accretion expense of ARO liabilities$124$108
  1. LEASES

The table below sets forth supplemental condensed consolidated balance sheet information related to our leases:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Operating Leases:
Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets$75,645$76,165
Current portions of operating lease liabilities$9,582$7,959
Long-term portions of operating lease liabilities53,64155,938
Total operating lease liabilities$63,223$63,897
Weighted-average remaining lease term16 years17 years
Weighted-average discount rate6.6%6.6%
Financing Leases:
Energy assets$22,529$23,055
Current portions of financing lease liabilities$755$546
Long-term financing lease liabilities, net of current portion, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs11,29111,536
Total financing lease liabilities$12,046$12,082
Weighted-average remaining lease term11 years11 years
Weighted-average discount rate11.95%11.95%

The costs related to our leases were as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Operating Leases:
Operating lease costs$3,098$3,323
Financing Leases:
Amortization expense526526
Interest on lease liabilities425372
Total lease costs$4,049$4,221

Supplemental cash flow information related to our leases was as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities$3,472$4,668
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities (1)$7,215$871
(1) Includes non-monetary lease transactions of $0 in 2026 and 2025, respectively. See disclosure below for additional information.

The table below sets forth our future lease obligations under our leases:

Operating Leases · Financing Leases
Year ended December 31,
2026$9,067$1,646
202712,1111,922
20289,2941,955
20296,6321,892
20304,5401,725
Thereafter61,78812,318
Total lease payments103,43221,458
Less: interest40,2099,412
Present value of lease liabilities$63,223$12,046

We have a future lease commitment for a project lease with the United States Navy (“Navy”) which has not yet met the criteria for recording a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset or lease liability. The estimated net present value of this commitment totals $40,335 as of March 31, 2026. We will provide IKCPs over athirty-six-year period, which the Navy will credit as consideration towards our lease obligation upon the Navy’s final acceptance of the IKCPs. Once the lease commences, the ROU asset and lease liability will be recorded, which we estimate to be in mid 2026.

Non-monetary Lease Transactions

We havesix lease liabilities consisting of obligations that will be settled with non-monetary consideration. The lease liabilities relating to non-monetary consideration are based on the fair market value of the project services or back up power expected to be provided, which approximate the cash payments.

Financing Leases

Net gains from amortization expense recognized in cost of revenues relating to deferred gains and losses in connection with our sale-leaseback agreements were $57 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

  1. DEBT AND FINANCING LEASE LIABILITIES

Our debt and financing lease liabilities are comprised of the following:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Senior secured corporate revolving credit facility (1)$150,000$150,000
Senior secured corporate term loans (2)138,75095,000
Second lien corporate term loan (2)100,000100,000
Energy asset construction facilities (2)388,516359,031
Energy asset operating facilities (2)856,464827,327
Other financing facilities (3)395,177393,414
Financing lease liabilities (4)12,04612,082
Total debt and financing lease liabilities2,040,9531,936,831
Less: current maturities162,176132,125
Less: unamortized discount and debt issuance costs54,24654,998
Long-term debt and financing lease liabilities, net of current portion, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs$1,824,531$1,749,708
(1) At March 31, 2026, funds of $44,319 were available for borrowing under this facility.
(2) Most of these agreements are now using the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) as the primary reference rate used to calculate interest.
(3) These facilities are accounted for as failed sale-leasebacks and are classified as long-term financing facilities. See Note 7 for additional disclosures.
(4) Financing lease liabilities are sale-leaseback arrangements under previous guidance.

Senior Secured Corporate Credit Facility

On January 23, 2025, we refinanced our term loan and revolving credit facility by entering into a sixth amended and restated senior secured credit agreement (“Restated Credit Agreement”) with the group of lenders thereto. The interest rate for borrowings is based on, at our option, either the Base Rate plus a margin of 0.75% to 1.75%, depending on our core leverage ratio; or the Term SOFR plus a margin of 1.75% to 2.75%, depending on our core leverage ratio. A commitment fee of between 0.25% and 0.375%, depending on our core leverage ratio, is payable quarterly on the undrawn portion of the revolver. As of March 31, 2026, the interest rates were 6.23% and 6.23% per annum for the term loan and revolving credit facility, respectively. At closing we paid$2,345 in lenders fees and debt issuance costs. Proceeds from this agreement in the amount of $180,000 and $13,000 were used to pay the balance of our revolving credit facility and the outstanding portion of the senior secured term loan, respectively, at closing.

The Restated Credit Agreement replaced and extended Ameresco's existing credit agreement dated March 4, 2022, and subsequently amended (the “Original Credit Agreement”). The Restated Credit Agreement refinanced the credit facilities under the Original Credit Agreement and replaced it with the following facilities:

a $225,000 revolving credit facility, maturing on December 28, 2028, and

a $100,000 term loan, maturing on December 28, 2028

Additional terms of the Restated Credit Agreement are as follows:

the term loan requires quarterly principal payments of $1,250 starting March 31, 2025, with the balance due at maturity

the revolving credit facility requires payment at maturity

a debt service coverage ratio (as defined in the agreement) of at least 1.5 to 1.0

a total funded debt to EBITDA of less than 3.5 to 1.0

The facility may be increased by up to an additional$100,000 at Ameresco's option if lenders are willing to provide such increased commitments, subject to certain conditions. On March 30, 2026, we entered into amendment number 2 to the Restated Credit Agreement, and the term loan was increased by $45,000. Quarterly principal payments increased to $1,812. No other terms were changed with this amendment. As part of the transaction, we paid $41,000 on the revolving credit facility and $1,085 for accrued interest on the term loan. Net proceeds for the term loan were $2,784 and debt issuance costs totaled $131.

October 2022, Financing Facility,8.75%, due September 26, 2040

On May 27, 2025 we entered into an omnibus amendment as part of a tax credit transfer agreement for investment tax credits. The amendment required a$7,000 principal payment, which was made during thethree months ended June 30, 2025.

On September 26, 2025 we entered into an amendment to modify the May 27, 2025 omnibus amendment. This amendment included advances of$25,500 related to an expansion project and$15,653 related to a true-up payment in connection to the removal of an IRR residual income requirement. The interest rate is now fixed at 8.75% and the maturity date changed from August 31, 2039 to September 26, 2040.

On February 3, 2026, we entered into an omnibus amendment as part of movingtwo projects out of a construction credit facility and under this facility. The transaction added $99,900 to the facility for thetwo projects, of which $97,759 was used to pay off the projects under the construction facility. No other terms were changed with this amendment.

At March 31, 2026, $440,901 was outstanding under this facility, net of unamortized debt discount and issuance costs.

June 2020, Construction Credit Facility,5.27%, due March 31, 2027

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we entered into an amendment to extend this revolver, and the current maturity date is March 31, 2027.

As of March 31, 2026, $20,063 was outstanding under this facility and $79,937 was available for borrowing.

Other Financing Facilities

These facilities are accounted for as failed sale-leasebacks and are classified as long-term financing facilities.

August 2018 Master Sale-leaseback

We enter into amendments to our August 2018 master lease and participation agreement from time to time, which may extend the maturity date, increase the availability, or modify other covenants. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we entered into an amended and restated participation agreement which extended the participation date from March 31, 2026 to March 31, 2027. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we were in default of certain lien provisions of this agreement. On March 30, 2026, we received waiver of these defaults which is valid until June 30, 2026.

We sold and leased backtwo energy assets for $4,560 in cash proceeds under this facility during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Surety-Backed Letters of Credit

We also have surety-backed letters of credit with termination dates through 2027 and par value of $4,087.

  1. INCOME TAXES

We recorded a tax benefit for income taxes of$3,184 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and a provision of$1,188 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, respectively.

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the effective tax rate provision of 18.1% was applied to a loss before income taxes resulting in a tax benefit. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the effective tax rate benefit of 26.9% was applied to a loss before income taxes resulting in a tax provision.

The change in the effective rate from a benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2025 to a provision for the three months ended March 31, 2026 is primarily attributable to the Company’s plan to sell investment tax credits to be generated on energy assets during 2026, rather than retaining them compared to 2025. Excluding the effects of investment tax credits on the rate difference, there is a partially offsetting impact in the rate primarily attributable to higher earnings in joint venture projects not taxable to the Company.

  1. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

From time to time, we issue letters of credit and performance bonds with our third-party lenders, to provide collateral.

Legal Proceedings

We are involved in a variety of other claims and other legal proceedings generally incidental to our normal business activities. When we conclude that it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated, it is accrued through a charge to earnings and, if material, disclosed below. When only a range of amounts is reasonably estimable and no amount within the range is more likely than another, the low end of the range is recorded. While the ultimate amount of liability incurred in any of these matters is dependent on future developments, in our opinion, the recorded liability is adequate to cover the future payment of such liability and claims. However, the final outcome of any of these claims and legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, and unfavorable or unexpected outcomes could result in additional accruals that could be significant to results of operations in a particular year or quarter. Any adjustments to the recorded liability will be reflected in earnings in the periods in which such adjustments become known. For any other claims where a loss may be reasonably possible, but not probable, or is probable but not reasonably estimable, no accrual is established, but the matter, if potentially material, is disclosed below. We routinely review relevant information with respect to our matters and update our accruals, disclosures and estimates of reasonably possible loss based on such reviews. While the outcome of any of these matters cannot be accurately predicted, we do not believe the ultimate resolution of any of these existing matters would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

In October 2021, we entered into a contract with SCE to design and build three grid scale battery energy storage system (“BESS”) at three sites near existing substation parcels throughout SCE’s service territory in California with an aggregate capacity of 537.5 megawatt (“MW”) (“the SCE Agreement”). As previously disclosed, due to supply chain delays, weather, and other events, we were unable to complete the projects by August 1, 2022 (the “Guaranteed Completion Date”) and made related force majeure claims. In late 2022, SCE also instructed us to adjust the completion of the sites into 2023. Under the SCE Agreement, a failure to reach the Guaranteed Completion Date could, under certain circumstances, result in liquidated damages up to a maximum amount of $89 million being applied. On August 30, 2024, we reached an agreement with SCE on the substantial completion oftwo out ofthree battery energy storage system projects. We received approximately $110 million on September 5, 2024 as milestone payments, reflecting a set-off of liquidated damages for these two projects. The agreement confirmed that the final resolution related to our obligation to pay the liquidated damages withheld and the applicability and scope of any force majeure relief as well as any cost recovery we may be entitled to remain subject to dispute. We are continuing discussions with SCE on these matters, and our view continues to be that liquidated damages should not be applied. It is at least reasonably possible we may incur an obligation to pay liquidated damages up to the maximum amount.

Commitments as a Result of Acquisitions

The August 4, 2023 purchase and sale agreement with BCE includes a potential earn-out that could be earned if the projects achieve specified value thresholds in certain phase 2 projects, each of which is very early in development, or if milestones are achieved on other future projects that are not yet started. The total earn-out is limited to $40,000 over aseven-year period beginning on January 12, 2024. We will record a liability for the phase 2 earn-out payments when the amounts are probable and estimable. As of March 31, 2026, none of the earn-out amounts are considered probable and estimable and no payments have been made to date.

Powin LLC

On June 10, 2025, Powin LLC (“Powin”), one of our BESS suppliers, voluntarily filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court. As of the date of this report, Ameresco paid Powin $26,683 in deposits for transactions that never materialized and are recorded within other assets and energy assets, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. We are actively monitoring the proceedings, and the range of loss is between $0 and $26,683. Since it is early in the bankruptcy proceedings a loss cannot be reasonably estimated, therefore, no loss has been accrued at this time.

  1. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

We recognize our financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value are as follows:

Level 1: Inputs are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.

Level 2: Inputs are based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3: Inputs are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair values are therefore determined using model-based techniques that include option pricing models, discounted cash flow models, and similar techniques.

The following table presents the input level used to determine the fair values of our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

Fair Value as of
LevelMarch 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Assets:
Interest rate swap instruments2$792$721
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap instruments2$37$197
Make-whole provisions221,02519,075
Total liabilities$21,062$19,272

The following table sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of contingent consideration liability classified as level 3:

Fair Value as of
March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Contingent consideration liability balance at the beginning of period$—$1,614
Changes in fair value included in earnings—71
Payment of contingent consideration—(1,685)
Contingent consideration liability balance at the end of period$—$—

The following table sets forth the fair value and the carrying value of our long-term debt, excluding financing leases:

As of March 31, 2026As of December 31, 2025
Fair ValueCarrying ValueFair ValueCarrying Value
Long-term debt (Level 2)$1,960,786$1,974,661$1,855,086$1,869,751

The fair value of our long-term debt was estimated using discounted cash flows analysis, based on our current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements which are considered to be level two inputs. There have been no transfers in or out of level two or three financial instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and the year ended December 31, 2025.

We are also required to periodically measure certain other assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, including long-lived assets, goodwill and other intangible assets. We calculated the fair value used in our annual goodwill impairment analysis utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis and determined that the inputs used were level 3 inputs. There wereno assets recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2026 or December 31, 2025.

  1. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The following table presents information about the fair value amounts of our cash flow derivative instruments:

Derivatives as of
March 31, 2026 · December 31, 2025
Balance Sheet LocationFair ValueFair Value
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Interest rate swap contractsOther assets$792$721
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Interest rate swap contractsAccrued expenses and other current liabilities$37$—
Interest rate swap contractsOther liabilities$—$197
Make-whole provisionsOther liabilities$21,025$19,075

The following table presents information about the effects of our derivative instruments on our condensed consolidated statements of operations and condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss:

Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Net Loss
Location of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Net Loss · Three Months Ended March 31,
2026 · 2025
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Interest rate swap contractsOther expenses, net$(49)$(107)
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Interest rate swap contractsOther expenses, net$(160)$927
Make-whole provisionsOther expenses, net$1,950$408

The following table presents the changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”), net of taxes, from our hedging instruments:

Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Accumulated gain in AOCL at the beginning of the period$490
Unrealized gain recognized in AOCL102
Gain reclassified from AOCL to other expenses, net(49)
Gain on derivatives53
Accumulated gain in AOCL at the end of the period$543

The following tables present all of our active derivative instruments as of March 31, 2026:

Active Interest Rate SwapsExpiration DateInitial Notional Amount ($)Status
11-Year, 5.77% FixedOctober 2029$9,200Designated
15-Year, 5.24% FixedJune 2033$10,000Designated
10-Year, 4.74% FixedDecember 2027$14,100Designated
17.75-Year, 3.16% FixedDecember 2040$14,084Designated
18-Year, 3.81% FixedJuly 2041$32,021Not Designated
Other DerivativesClassificationEffective DateExpiration DateFair Value ($)
Make-whole provisionsLiabilityJune/August 2018December 2038$195
Make-whole provisionsLiabilityAugust 2016April 2031$13
Make-whole provisionsLiabilityApril 2017February 2034$10
Make-whole provisionsLiabilityNovember 2020December 2027$1
Make-whole provisionsLiabilityOctober 2011May 2028$—
Make-whole provisionsLiabilityMay 2021April 2045$109
Make-whole provisionsLiabilityMarch 2023December 2047$1,327
Make-whole provisionsLiabilityJune 2022March 2042$697
Make-whole provisionsLiabilityJuly 2021March 2046$1,854
Make-whole provisionsLiabilityApril 2024June 2042$7,216
Make-whole provisionsLiabilityApril 2024June 2042$1,012
Make-whole provisionsLiabilityApril 2025September 2045$2,184
Make-whole provisionsLiabilityMay 2025December 2037$270
Make-whole provisionsLiabilityDecember 2025September 2045$1,428
Make-whole provisionsLiabilityDecember 2025December 2046$1,230
Make-whole provisionsLiabilityOctober 2025December 2043$2,637
Make-whole provisionsLiabilityOctober 2025September 2040$842
  1. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS

Variable Interest Entities

The table below presents a summary of amounts related to our consolidated investment funds and joint ventures, which we determined meet the definition of a variable interest entity (“VIE”), as of:

March 31, 2026(1)December 31, 2025 (1)
Investment FundsOther VIEsTotal VIEsInvestment FundsOther VIEsTotal VIEs
Cash and cash equivalents$43$6,143$6,186$68$7,574$7,642
Restricted cash—10,09910,099—14,02514,025
Accounts receivable, net30910,31010,61913932,65732,796
Unbilled revenue—126,943126,943—138,200138,200
Prepaid expenses and other current assets—7,1427,142—17,87417,874
Income taxes receivable—4,6954,695—3,0563,056
Project development costs, net—2929—11
Total VIE current assets352165,361165,713207213,387213,594
Energy assets, net21,10988,521109,63021,51789,521111,038
Deferred income tax assets, net—2,3492,349—2,3492,349
Right-of-use assets, net455—455458—458
Restricted cash, non-current portion—36,14436,144—1,7451,745
Other assets—123123—170170
Total VIE assets$21,916$292,498$314,414$22,182$307,172$329,354
Current portions of long-term debt and financing lease liabilities$—$27,382$27,382$—$25,547$25,547
Accounts payable61133,056133,11778143,437143,515
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities—1,6191,619262,9963,022
Current portions of operating lease liabilities14—1414—14
Deferred revenue—465465—5,9315,931
Income taxes payable—1,6911,691—408408
Total VIE current liabilities75164,213164,288118178,319178,437
Long-term operating lease liabilities, net of current portion432—432445—445
Other liabilities4361966241391432
Total VIE liabilities$550$164,832$165,382$604$178,710$179,314
(1) The amounts in the above table are reflected in Note 1 on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

See Note 14 for additional information on the call and put options related to our investment funds.

Non-controlling Interests

Non-controlling interests represents the equity owned by the other joint venture members of consolidated joint ventures. We received contributions totaling $2,863 during the three months ended March 31, 2025 andno contributions during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Equity and Cost Method Investments

Unconsolidated joint ventures are accounted for under the equity method. For these unconsolidated joint ventures, our investment balances are included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, and our pro rata share of net income or loss is included in earnings from unconsolidated entities on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The following table provides information about our equity and cost method investments in joint ventures:

As of
March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Equity and cost method investments$45,120$45,883
  1. REDEEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS

Our subsidiaries with membership interests in the investment funds we formed have the right to elect to require the non-controlling interest holder to sell all of its membership units to our subsidiaries, a call option. Our investment fund also includes rights for the non-controlling interest holder to elect to require our subsidiaries to purchase all of the non-controlling membership interests in the fund, a put option.

We hadone investment fund remaining as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

We initially record our redeemable non-controlling interests at fair value on the date of acquisition and subsequently adjust to redemption value. At both March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the remaining redeemable non-controlling interest was reported at its carrying values, as the carrying value at each reporting period was greater than the estimated redemption value.

  1. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings Per Share

The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator for the computation of basic and diluted loss per share:

Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)20262025
Numerator:
Net loss attributable to common shareholders$(18,283)$(5,483)
Adjustment for accretion of tax equity financing fees(46)(27)
Loss attributable to common shareholders$(18,329)$(5,510)
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding52,88652,544
Net Loss per share attributable to common shareholders:
Basic and diluted$(0.35)$(0.10)
Potentially dilutive shares (1)2,8252,946
(1) Dilutive securities and potentially dilutive shares attributable to stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
  1. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

We recorded stock-based compensation expense, including expenses related to the estimated achievement of the performance metrics of performance-based stock options (“PSOs”) granted during the three months ended March 31, 2026, and employee stock purchase plan, as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Stock-based compensation expense$4,176$2,844

Our stock-based compensation expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2026, there was $30,730 of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock option awards that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.7 years. This includes $4,946 of unrecognized compensation expense related to PSOs based on our current assessment of probability. There is an additional $17,123 of unrecognized compensation expense if the PSOs were to achieve 100% probability.

Stock Option and Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) Grants

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we granted 519 common stock options to certain employees under our 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (“2020 Plan”), which have a contractual life often years and vest over athree orfive-year period. We also granted awards of 104 RSUs to certain employees and directors under our 2020 Plan. RSUs for directors cliff vest afterone year and RSUs for employees vest 25% everysix months fortwo years. We did not grant awards to individuals who were not either an employee or director of ours during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

  1. BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

Our reportable segments are North America Regions, U.S. Federal, Europe, Renewable Fuels, and All Other.

Our North America Regions, U.S. Federal, and Europe segments offer energy efficiency products and services which include the design, engineering, and installation of equipment and other measures to improve the efficiency and control the operation of a facility’s energy infrastructure, renewable energy solutions, and services which include the construction of small-scale plants that Ameresco owns or develops for customers that produce electricity, gas, heat, or cooling from renewable sources of energy and O&M services.

Our Renewable Fuels segment sells electricity, processed renewable gas fuel, heat or cooling, produced from renewable sources of energy, other than solar, and generated by small-scale plants that we own and O&M services for customer owned small-scale plants. Our North America Regions segment also includes certain small-scale solar grid-tie plants developed for customers.

The “All Other” category offers consulting services and the sale of solar PV energy products and systems which we refer to as integrated-PV.

These segments do not include results of other activities, such as corporate operating expenses not specifically allocated to the segments. Certain reportable segments are an aggregation of operating segments.

Our Chief Executive Officer and President is our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The CODM is responsible for making operating decisions, allocating resources, and assessing performance of the business segments. The CODM uses the segments’ income before income taxes as the profitability measure in making these decisions.

The tables below present our business segment information recast for the prior-year period and a reconciliation to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

2026
North America Regions · U.S. Federal · Renewable Fuels · Europe · All Other · Corporate · Total
Revenues$166,027$55,257$39,281$127,298$13,597$401,460
Cost of revenues137,72148,43733,931115,4449,463344,996
Gross profit28,3066,8205,35011,8544,13456,464
Add:
Earnings from unconsolidated entities95——3——98
Less:
Selling, general and administrative expenses13,8534,7731,2506,3303,43216,67746,315
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivatives2,072(160)150——(272)1,790
Interest expense and interest income, net5,3319149,163964—8,81725,189
Other (income) expense(155)——3592629835
Income (loss) before income taxes$7,300$1,293$(5,213)$4,204$700$(25,851)$(17,567)
Other Non-cash Segment Disclosures:
Depreciation and intangible asset amortization (1)10,8526,08911,3126202636429,263
Amortization of debt discount & debt issuance costs (1)85816810425—8351,990
(1) These amounts disclosed by reportable segment are included within the other segment expense captions.
2025
North America Regions · U.S. Federal · Renewable Fuels · Europe · All Other · Corporate · Total
Revenues$178,260$25,247$38,175$96,657$14,490$352,829
Cost of revenues155,20417,80129,86187,84510,199300,910
Gross profit23,0567,4468,3148,8124,29151,919
Add:
Earnings from unconsolidated entities21——240——261
Less:
Selling, general and administrative expenses12,7092,7356844,9763,45913,92538,488
Unrealized loss on derivatives409554372———1,335
Interest expense and interest income, net4,2021,0218,194(35)—6,52319,905
Other (income) expense(2,376)——6771(1,432)(3,130)
Income (loss) before income taxes$8,133$3,136$(936)$3,434$831$(19,016)$(4,418)
Other Non-cash Segment Disclosures:
Depreciation and intangible asset amortization (1)10,3564,8717,7005243045923,940
Amortization of debt discount & debt issuance costs (1)581178119——5731,451
(1) These amounts disclosed by reportable segment are included within the other segment expense captions.

See Note 3 for additional information about our revenues by product line.

  1. OTHER EXPENSES (INCOME), NET

The following table presents the components of other expenses, net:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Unrealized loss on derivatives$1,790$1,335
Foreign currency transaction loss (gain)933(1,451)
Other income(98)(1,679)
Other expenses (income), net$2,625$(1,795)
  1. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On May 4, 2026, Ameresco, through certain of its subsidiaries, including Ameresco Biogas HoldCo LLC (“AMRC Biogas HoldCo”), entered into a contribution and equity purchase agreement (the “Contribution Agreement” and, the transactions contemplated thereby, the “JV Transaction”) with an affiliate of HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“HASI” and, such affiliate, “JV Investor” and, collectively with AMRC Biogas Holdco and the other parties to the Contribution Agreement, the “Parties”) to form a new joint venture, Neogenyx Fuels LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Joint Venture”).

The Contribution Agreement provides that, among other things:

  1. in connection with Closing, Ameresco and AMRC Biogas HoldCo will transfer to the Joint Venture the equity interests of the subsidiaries and certain other assets comprising Ameresco’s existing biogas business (the “Business”), together with related assumed liabilities, in exchange for Class A units of the Joint Venture (the “Class A Units”), representing a 70% equity interest of the Joint Venture; and

  2. at the Closing, JV Investor will invest $400 million in the Business, in exchange for Class B units of the Joint Venture (the “Class B Units”), representing a 30% equity interest of the Joint Venture. Of the $400 million investment (i) $100 million will be paid to Ameresco at Closing as consideration for the Business, (ii) approximately $58 million will be used to reduce the balance of an existing construction and development loan to the extent related to the Business, and (iii) the remaining amount will be contributed to the Joint Venture at Closing and over a period of time to fund the Joint Venture.

The Contribution Agreement includes customary representations and warranties by Ameresco, both on behalf of itself and as the sole member of Contributor, and JV Investor and covenants of the Parties, and the Closing is subject to customary conditions. The Contribution Agreement also contains specified termination provisions, including, among others, a provision allowing Contributor or JV Investor to terminate the Contribution Agreement if the Closing has not occurred on or before June 3, 2026.

The Contribution Agreement contemplates entry into an amended and restated limited liability company agreement of the Joint Venture (the “JV Agreement”), as well as other ancillary agreements, at the Closing. The JV Agreement will include the key terms related to quarterly distributions, liquidating distributions, right of first offer, drag-along and tag-along rights, call options, and management and governance provisions.

The Closing of the JV Transaction is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2026. The Company is currently evaluating the accounting and financial statement impact of the JV Transaction, which will be reflected in the Company’s financial statements in future periods. As of the date of issuance of these financial statements, the Company Ameresco plans to consolidate Neogenyx Fuels prospectively.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through May 5, 2026, the date these financial statements were issued.

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