Gorilla Technology Group Inc.

The Business Services group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Is Gorilla Technology Group Inc. (GRRR) one of those stocks right now? Let's take a closer look at the stock's year-to-date performance to find out.
Gorilla Technology Group Inc. is a member of the Business Services sector. This group includes 271 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #3. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different sector groups. The average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups is measured, and the sectors are listed from best to worst.
The Zacks Rank is a proven system that emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions, highlighting a variety of stocks that are displaying the right characteristics to beat the market over the next one to three months. Gorilla Technology Group Inc. is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).
Within the past quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for GRRR's full-year earnings has moved 246.4% higher. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.
Based on the latest available data, GRRR has gained about 13% so far this year. Meanwhile, the Business Services sector has returned an average of 0.8% on a year-to-date basis. This shows that Gorilla Technology Group Inc. is outperforming its peers so far this year.
Another Business Services stock, which has outperformed the sector so far this year, is Healthcare Services (HCSG). The stock has returned 23.1% year-to-date.
The consensus estimate for Healthcare Services' current year EPS has increased 5% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
Looking more specifically, Gorilla Technology Group Inc. belongs to the Technology Services industry, which includes 130 individual stocks and currently sits at #45 in the Zacks Industry Rank. On average, this group has gained an average of 2.6% so far this year, meaning that GRRR is performing better in terms of year-to-date returns.
On the other hand, Healthcare Services belongs to the Business - Services industry. This 26-stock industry is currently ranked #73. The industry has moved +16.8% year to date.
Investors interested in the Business Services sector may want to keep a close eye on Gorilla Technology Group Inc. and Healthcare Services as they attempt to continue their solid performance.
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Are Business Services Stocks Lagging GORILLA TECH GP (GRRR) This Year?

Shares of Gorilla Technology Group Inc. GRRR have experienced a remarkable 34.1% surge in its stock price since reporting its first-quarter 2025 earnings last week on June 18. Its results were driven by high-impact contract wins, rapid global expansion and disciplined financial management.
The company continues to offer strong guidance for 2025 and provides some visibility towards 2026 and beyond. This raises the question: Should investors continue buying at these levels, or is it time to hold off?
Before answering that, we need to take a quick look at its 1Q25 performance and its guidance for the year.
Major Takeaways From Gorilla Technology’s Q1 Earnings
First quarter earnings of 23 cents per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a penny and improved from a loss of $1.47 in the year-ago period. Revenues surged 109% year over year but missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8.7%.
It deleveraged its balance sheet by reducing debt to $18.4 million at first-quarter end, down from $21.4 million at year-end 2024. Following the close of the quarter, it further reduced the figure to $17 million. Meanwhile, its cash and cash equivalents were at $20.8 million at first-quarter end.
It still expects revenues for 2025 within $100-$110 million and EBITDA within $20-$25 million, with a gross margin of 40-45%. It projects a net profit of $15-$20 million for the year, along with a backlog of $93 million. It further estimates the 2026 backlog to be $70 million for now.
Reflecting high demand and strong potential, Gorilla’s pipeline and qualified leads are now more than $5???billion. This is down from the previous figure of $6 billion as its MOU with the Provincial Electricity Authority in Thailand has moved into the proof-of-concept stage.
Gorilla Technology’s Strong Estimates for 2025 & 2026
Looking ahead, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for Gorilla Technology’s EPS points to an improvement of 112.4% in 2025 and 43.4% in 2026. Revenues are expected to rise 33.9% and 26%, respectively. The stock has seen one upward earnings estimate revision for 2026 over the past week, against no downward movement.
Gorilla Technology’s Growth Drivers
Its rapid expansion across the United States, MENA, Southeast & East Asia, South America and the United Kingdom is fueling its contract base and performance. The company shifted from short-cycle deals to multi-year, recurring contracts across government and enterprise customers. It expects that the MOUs and POCs will begin converting into significant revenue in the coming days.
The company is aggressively increasing its headcount to support its execution. From more than 200 full-time employees and 100 contractors currently, it expects to reach 300-400 full-time employees and 100-200 contractors by 2025-end. Hiring has increased in India, Egypt and Thailand as the company is scaling its operations.
Its high-margin business is a major positive. The company targets the gross margin to move higher toward the 45-50% range in the next two to three years.
GRRR is deeply involved in the ONE AMAZON project, a 30-year initiative focused on real-time AI-driven environmental monitoring of the Amazon Basin. The project aims to create a new financial framework for valuing natural capital, going beyond environmental data collection. Gorilla is working with top partners like AECOM, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GS, and others to set a global standard for climate-aligned finance. Key plans include deploying or acquiring a constellation of low-orbit satellites to control and monetize its own environmental data, reducing reliance on third-party services.
Additionally, Gorilla is helping build a data economy tied to investments in ecotourism, renewable energy, agroforestry and biodiversity credits. Notably, 25% of every dollar raised in the project will fund Gorilla’s technology deployment, ensuring recurring long-term revenue and increasing the intrinsic value of the associated token.
Over the past year, the company bought back $5.4 million worth of shares and has $4.6 million left in its repurchase authorization.
Gorilla Technology’s first quarter cash flow was impacted by an $18.2 million unbilled receivable, as the company delivered significant work and goods without invoicing during the quarter. However, cash collection is improving; about $7 million has already been recovered in the second quarter, including $5 million from receivables and $2 million from a guarantee release. Management expects to issue new invoices and collect additional receivables by the end of June or in July, signaling that cash flow is trending positively for the remainder of 2025.
YTD Price Performance & Valuation
Gorilla Technology stock has gained 39.7% over the year-to-date period, outperforming the industry’s 1.5% growth. Companies like Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR and Cloudflare, Inc. NET rose even higher during this time.
YTD Price Performance – GRRR, PLTR, NET & Industry
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From a valuation standpoint, Gorilla Technology is trading at a forward P/S ratio of 4.15X, higher than its two-year median of 1.35X and above the industry average of 2.86X, indicating investor confidence. In comparison, Palantir Technologies trades at 72.90X and Cloudflare at 26.40X.
Valuation Comparison – GRRR, PLTR, NET
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Final Verdict: Buy Gorilla Technology for Now
Gorilla Technology’s strong start to 2025, driven by large-scale global contracts, expansion into strategic projects like ONE AMAZON, and improving cash flow potential, highlights its growing influence in the AI, IoT, and environmental intelligence markets. With a robust pipeline exceeding $5 billion and a shift toward multi-year recurring revenue models, GRRR is well-positioned for sustained growth. Backed by an improving financial profile, margin expansion, and increasing visibility into future earnings, Gorilla Technology currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting its solid prospects.
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Gorilla Surges 34% Since Q1 Earnings: Should You Buy GRRR Now?

Gorilla Technology Group Inc. GRRR recently announced 2024 adjusted EPS of $2.02, significantly outperforming the Zacks Consensus Estimate and increasing from the year-ago level.
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Total revenues grew 15.4% year over year to $74.67 million in 2024. The report signals a company in transformation, building out infrastructure, diversifying geographies and optimizing its revenue streams for recurring growth.
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GRRR’s 2024 Performance Highlights
Its 2024 results underscore significant progress in scaling its AI and cybersecurity business and growing demand for its services. New contracts, global expansion and disciplined execution benefited the company.
Its full-year gross margin of 50% declined from 69.1% a year ago due to a change in the business mix.
Adjusted EBITDA for 2024 was recorded at $20.62 million, while adjusted net income was $21.3 million.
Balance Sheet
Total cash position was $37.5 million at 2024-end. Unrestricted cash increased to $21.7 million from $5.3 million a year ago. It completed March 2025 with $33 million in total cash and $20 million in unrestricted cash.
Outstanding debt was reduced to $21.4 million at 2024-end, down by around $3.7 million from the year-ago level.
2025 Outlook
GRRR reiterated its 2025 revenue guidance of $100-$110 million. The same for 2026 is estimated to be higher than the 2025 guidance.
It has a backlog of $93 million for 2025. GRRR also has a backlog of $67 million for 2026.
It expects 2025 gross margins to be within the top end of the 40-50% range. Also, the company anticipates 20-25% EBITDA margins for the year. It foresees 2025 operating cash flows to be in the positive.
This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company intends to reduce its debt burden by selling its property in Taipei. It has more than $2 billion in signed contracts in its pipeline, along with another $4.6 billion in late-stage contracts, formal MOUs and others. These have long-term commercial scope and are complex in nature.
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Here are some stocks in the broader Business Services space that have already reported earnings for the December quarter: Gen Digital Inc. GEN, Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. FIS and Mastercard Incorporated MA.
Gen Digital reported third-quarter fiscal 2025 adjusted earnings of 56 cents per share, which outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.8% on strong operational leverage, growth in the higher-value U.S. market and the broad-based expansion across the product portfolio. Gen Digital’s customer retention rate also grew to 77.5%.
Fidelity National reported fourth-quarter 2024 adjusted EPS of $1.40, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.7% onrobust recurring revenue growth in both its segments and new sales momentum. Improved higher-margin license revenues benefited the Capital Market Solutions segment. However, higher costs of revenues partially offset Fidelity National’s positives.
Mastercard Incorporated reported fourth-quarter 2024 adjusted earnings of $3.82 per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.8% due to increased gross dollar volume, cross-border volumes, strong demand for value-added services and growth in switched transactions due to robust consumer spending. However, the upside was partly offset by Mastercard’s escalating operating expenses and higher rebates and incentives.
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Gorilla Technology Reports 2024 Earnings: Pipeline Getting Bigger?

Gorilla Technology Group Inc. GRRR was recently named the exclusive AI and digital infrastructure partner for the $100 billion Global Edge Fund, marking a major milestone in its expansion. This deal will not only drive short-term financial gains for the company but also position Gorilla as a key player in the AI-powered digital revolution, reinforcing its long-term growth strategy. The company also raised its 2025 revenue guidance from the previous $90-$100 million to $100-$110 million.
The Global Edge Fund, led by Brazil Invest-Abu Dhabi Investment Fund, is a large-scale initiative focused on digital transformation, cybersecurity and AI-driven infrastructure. Of its total investments, $20 billion is earmarked for digital advancements in the United States, while $80 billion will support projects in South America, including Brazil.
As part of the partnership, Gorilla CEO Jay Chandan has been appointed to the Global Edge Fund’s board of directors, which is expected to enable close collaboration between technology development and investment execution. The fund designated $20 billion from its infrastructure investments to support digital transformation using Gorilla's solutions.
This could significantly boost GRRR’s revenue streams in the coming years. Investors may see this as a sign of long-term stability and expansion, supporting the company’s latest efforts to dispel ‘unnecessary confusion’ sparked by a recent report.
Beyond this deal, two additional investment funds are in the pipeline, a $20 billion EMEA-focused fund supporting digitization across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and a Southeast Asia-focused fund ranging from $50 billion to $100 billion, with $20-$40 billion set aside for Thailand’s national infrastructure projects. This will likely open doors to new markets across these regions and bring more contracts for GRRR.
Gorilla’s role in these initiatives highlights the increasing demand for AI-powered solutions in smart cities, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure. As such, the company is positioned to play a leading role in the next phase of global digital transformation.
GRRR’s Price Performance
Shares of Gorilla Technology have gained 317.5% in the past year, outperforming the industry’s 43.2% increase.
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Zacks Rank & Other Key Picks
Gorilla Technology currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Some other top-ranked stocks in the broader Business Services space are Coinbase Global, Inc. COIN and Visa Inc. V. While Coinbase sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present, Visa carries a Zacks Rank #2. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Coinbase’s current-year earnings of $7.32 per share has witnessed six upward revisions in the past month against no movement in the opposite direction. COIN beat earnings estimates in three of the trailing four quarters and met once, with the average surprise being 46.2%. The consensus estimate for current-year revenues is pegged at $7.79 billion, implying 18.7% year-over-year growth.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Visa’s current-year earnings indicates 12.4% year-over-year growth. V beat earnings estimates in each of the trailing four quarters, with the average surprise being 3%. The consensus estimate for current-year revenues implies a 10.2% year-over-year increase.
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Gorilla Technology Secures AI Partnership With $100B Global Edge Fund

Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for GORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC (GRRR). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, GRRR rates highest using our Earnings Yield Investor model based on the published strategy of Joel Greenblatt. This value model looks for companies with high return on capital and earnings yields.
GORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC (GRRR) is a small-cap value stock in the Computer Services industry. The rating using this strategy is 90% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
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GRRR Quantitative Stock Analysis

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Gorilla Technology and American Healthcare Surge Following Zacks Rank Upgrade
Shares of Gorilla Technology Group Inc. GRRR have gained 18.9% (versus the S&P 500’s 4.5% increase) since it was upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) on September 26.
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Beat the Market the Zacks Way: Oracle, American Healthcare, Palantir in Focus

Tech stocks were higher Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) adding 0.6% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) up 1.3%.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 1.8%.
In corporate news, Perficient (PRFT) shares surged almost 53% in recent trading after the company on Sunday reported lower adjusted earnings and revenue but said it has agreed to be acquired by EQT for about $3 billion.
Micron Technology (MU) shares spiked 4.7% as Baird upgraded the company to outperform from neutral and raised the price target to $150 from $115.
Gorilla Technology (GRRR) shares rose 3.4% as it said Monday it formed a partnership with Misr Trade & Investment to set up a manufacturing plant in Egypt.
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