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Terrestrial Energy Inc.

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$IMSR·$481M·Regulated Electric·Utilities
$5.10-7.1%YTD-14.2%1Y-77.5%
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IMIMSR
$IMSRTerrestrial Energy Inc.
$5.10-7.10%13 posts0%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $IMSR, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Hinges on a big eventWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-08-30

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Terrestrial Energy $480M SMR nano-cap — Q2 lifetime revenue per reactor $2.7B (from $2.1B), Riot partnership, $283M cash.

Terrestrial Energy is a $480M small-cap SMR (Integral Molten Salt Reactor) developer. Riding the nuclear-power-for-datacenters thesis with a fresh Riot partnership.

How it reads:

  • Fundamentals are pre-revenue: Q1 revenue $0M — the equity is the IMSR platform value.
  • Margins reflect burn: -14% ROIC, -4.9% FCF yield — clinical-stage burn manageable given cash.
  • Valuation is optionality-priced: -17.4x PE (near-zero base), PS 0 (no revenue), -14.5x EV/EBITDA — every multiple prices project outcome.
  • Position is weak: 3.2th percentile 52w, 11.8% below 50-day, 31.7% below 200-day on 56% baseline volume — the tape hasn't confirmed the setup.
  • The Q2 catalyst: estimated lifetime revenue per reactor raised to $2.7B (from $2.1B) at 33% blended gross margin, $283.4M in cash + investments, cash burn easing to $6.4M no dilution, net loss narrowing to $9.4M.
  • Riot partnership to power future infrastructure — the specific commercial tell.
  • Growing sell-side coverage (four analyst questions on the call) — momentum tell.
  • July 31 Shawn Matthews resignation is worth flagging.
  • Insider signal is silent: zero transactions in 90-day window.

The Dec 2 print is the test — a specific IMSR licensing milestone plus reiterated Riot-partnership pipeline extends the run; a licensing-delay or a $283M cash-burn acceleration drops to $3 support.

Agrees with X sentimentAgree — the bullish anchors (Q2 pushed estimated lifetime revenue per reactor to $2.7B from $2.1B at 33% blended gross margin, $283.4M in cash and investments, quarterly cash burn easing to $6.4M with no dilution, net loss narrowing to $9.4M, partnership with Riot to power future infrastructure, growing sell-side coverage) map to real signals; the honest add is 3.2rd percentile 52w means the tape hasn't confirmed despite the specific catalyst improvements.

What to watch: Dec 2 earnings — a specific IMSR licensing milestone plus reiterated Riot-partnership pipeline extends the run; a licensing-delay or a $283M cash-burn acceleration drops to $3 support.

On the calendar: 2026-12-02 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment13 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-18

Chatter is bullish on Terrestrial Energy after Q2 pushed estimated lifetime revenue per reactor to $2.7B from $2.1B at a 33% blended gross margin, alongside $283.4M in cash and investments, quarterly cash burn easing to $6.4M with no dilution, and a net loss narrowing to $9.4M. Bulls highlight a partnership with Riot to power future infrastructure, growing sell-side coverage (four analyst questions on the call), and framing that the small modular reactor bottom may be in with the stock reclaiming $6.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Developer of molten salt small modular reactor technology targeting carbon-free industrial heat and electricity generation.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Regulated Electric sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $IMSR.

Regulated Electric · Utilities

No material change from last week — Dominion Virginia (D) is the primary data center utility, and nuclear power re-rating (CEG, Oklo's DOE clearance milestone this week) continues as the..

What this means for $IMSR

Neutral — Developer of molten salt small modular reactor technology targeting carbon-free industrial heat and electricity generation; limited read-through from regulated electric macro dynamics to this specific revenue mix.

Industry benchmark

23-name peer basket
+6.6%YTD
+3.2%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-17.4How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-13.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
0.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-4.9%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.0Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-23.4%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
0.0%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 11, 2026$-0.09$-0.17+48.6%
Q1 2026May 14, 2026$-0.10$-0.09-11.1%
Q4 2025Mar 30, 2026$-0.39$-0.20-95.0%
Q3 2025Nov 14, 2025$0.07$-0.20+135.0%
Next earningsWed, Dec 2·consensus EPS $-0.19

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$0———$-0.10$-9.1M
Q4 FY25$0———$-0.30$-16.5M
Q3 FY25$0-100.0%——$0.07$-512K
Q2 FY25$0———$-0.07$-4.5M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$0$0 – $0-$0.66-$0.66 – -$0.660
FY27$0$0 – $0-$0.82-$0.82 – -$0.820
FY28$0$0 – $0-$0.89-$0.89 – -$0.890
FY29$0$0 – $0-$0.84-$0.84 – -$0.840
FY30$75.0M$75.0M – $75.0M-$0.60-$0.60 – -$0.601

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.6×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.3%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-11.8%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-31.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatTiny float · 1.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today79.6% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsJul 313
AI summary

An insider (Amount or Number of Shares Explanation of Responses: Remarks:) at IMSR (IMSR) filed a Form 3 on 2026-07-31 reporting initial or updated beneficial ownership. This is a routine insider reporting disclosure required within 10 days of becoming a 10%+ holder or new officer/director. It has limited standalone market impact but establishes the baseline for tracking future insider transactions.

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 318-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

IMSR (IMSR) disclosed a leadership departure/resignation in an 8-K filed on 2026-07-31. ​ On July 27, 2026, Shawn Matthews informed Terrestrial Energy Inc. (the “Company”) that he was resigning from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective July 27, 2026. Mr. Matthews’ decision to resign from the Board is not the result of any disagreement on any matter relating to the This is largely an administrative personnel disclosure with limited direct financial impact.

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 288-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

IMSR (IMSR) disclosed a leadership departure of Kathryn McCarthy to serve as in an 8-K filed on 2026-07-28. ​ (d) On July 22, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Terrestrial Energy Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Kathryn McCarthy to serve as a director of the Company, effective on July 22, 2026. Ms. McCarthy has served as Senior Advisor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory since 2025, supporting stra This is largely an administrative personnel disclosure with limited direct financial impact.

3New insider — initial holdingsJul 273
AI summary

An insider (Amount or Number of Shares Explanation of Responses: Remarks:) at IMSR (IMSR) filed a Form 3 on 2026-07-27 reporting initial or updated beneficial ownership. This is a routine insider reporting disclosure required within 10 days of becoming a 10%+ holder or new officer/director. It has limited standalone market impact but establishes the baseline for tracking future insider transactions.

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 218-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Terrestrial Energy Inc. (ticker IMSR) published an updated investor presentation on its IR website on July 21, 2026 and filed it as Exhibit 99.1 pursuant to Regulation FD, for use in general corporate and investor communications. Signed by CEO Simon Irish. No specific new milestones, financials, or commercial developments are described in the filing body. This is a routine investor communications update — the presentation itself contains the relevant corporate and technology status details.

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 178-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Terrestrial Energy disclosed that Steven Millsap, its General Counsel and CLO, is departing effective September 12, 2026, with no successor announced. For a nuclear energy startup navigating complex regulatory frameworks and licensing activities, losing chief legal counsel adds meaningful execution risk to its IMSR advanced reactor approval process.

8-KShareholder voteJun 128-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Terrestrial Energy Inc. (ticker IMSR) held its 2026 Annual Meeting on June 11, 2026. Shareholders elected three nominees as Class I directors to serve three-year terms, along with other standard proposals per the April 29, 2026 proxy; the company has both common stock and warrants listed. Routine governance filing for a small-cap nuclear energy company developing integral molten salt reactor (IMSR) technology.

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 88-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

IMSR (IMSR) filed an 8-K under Item 5.02 disclosing a change in its executive leadership or board composition. The filing reports both a departure and an appointment in CEO. Individuals named in the filing include Employer Identification, Tyvola Road. Leadership changes at the C-suite and board level are material events requiring 8-K disclosure within four business days, as they can affect company strategy, investor confidence, and operational continuity.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Terrestrial Energy Inc. (IMSR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·19d agoTerrestrial Energy Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·19d agoTerrestrial Energy Reports Second Quarter 2026 Resultsgurufocus.com·19d agoTerrestrial Energy Reports Second Quarter 2026 Resultsbusinesswire.com·19d agoUnlocking $50 Billion Across the Nuclear Value Chainetftrends.com·20d ago

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