BE vs PLUG vs HYSR Stock Comparison

Bloom Energy, Plug Power and Sunhydrogen Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BE Bloom Energy Corp
$222.21 -23.7% 1M +66.2% 1Y
Market cap
$59.63B
P/E
115.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
–
Fuel Cells Industrials
8 wins
PLUG Plug Power Inc
$1.42 -25.7% 1M -48.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$744.09M
Div. yield
–
Hydrogen Energy
1 win
HYSR Sunhydrogen, Inc.
$0.02 0.0% 1M -33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$94.62M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25K
Div. yield
–
Fuel Cells Industrials

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Bloom Energy leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Bloom Energy 8, Plug Power 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBEPLUGHYSRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $59.63B $1.89B $94.62M BE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 115.0x -1.1x -14.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 86.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +110.6% +10.6% — BE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.5% -220.6% -522,521.9% BE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.2% -188.4% — BE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.9x 0.1x — BE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.2% -48.6% -33.3% BE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +48.1%/yr -48.3%/yr -13.0%/yr BE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 110.3% 77.9% 141.6% PLUG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 25/100 45/100 BE

Percentile Scorecard

BEPLUGHYSR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBEPLUGHYSR
Valuation 48 #33 of 62 0 #11 of 11 34 #41 of 62
Growth 100 #1 of 59 70 #4 of 11 22 #46 of 59
Profitability 94 #4 of 55 0 #9 of 9 6 #52 of 55
Financial Health 89 #9 of 72 30 #8 of 11 97 #3 of 72
Shareholder Returns 71 #9 of 29 – 64 #11 of 29
Overall 80 25 45
  • BE ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • PLUG ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • HYSR ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBEPLUGHYSRSPY
1 month -23.7%-25.7%0.0% +0.7%
3 months +7.2%-32.1%0.0% +3.7%
6 months -21.6%-54.6%-33.3% +7.1%
Year to date +155.7%-27.9%-33.3% +12.8%
1 year +66.2%-48.6%-33.3% +11.9%
3 years +2,119.9%-75.1%+100.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +181.2%-37.1%+26.0% +22.8%
5 years +610.8%-96.3%-50.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +48.1%-48.3%-13.0% +10.9%
10 years —-10.1%0.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-1.1%0.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBEPLUGHYSRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 110.3%77.9%141.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.3%70.0%620.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.522.261.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.60-0.62-0.24 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.9%-98.4%-88.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.7%-65.7%-50.0% -1.2%
52-week high $345.85$4.14$0.04 $779.14
52-week low $76.97$1.37$0.02 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBEPLUGHYSR
P/E now vs peer median 126.4xmedian 26.6x -1.2xmedian 10.7x -16.9xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 2.6x 2.7xmedian 1.3x 91,987xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 99.6xmedian 18.9x -1.5xmedian 14.6x -11.0xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 150.4xmedian 30.1x -3.5xmedian 14.4x -22.7xmedian 30.1x
P/B now vs peer median 33.5xmedian 1.9x 3.4xmedian 1.2x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.91median 0.97 -0.22median 0.19 0.17median 0.97

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBEPLUGHYSR
Revenue $3.83B $744.09M $1.25K
Gross profit $1.24B -$138.00M –
Operating income $567.42M -$1.29B -$7.52M
Net income $522.95M -$1.71B -$6.53M
Free cash flow $436.71M -$560.50M -$5.07M
R&D $235.76M $53.94M $4.33M
EPS (diluted) $1.60 $-1.18 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $2.49B $161.90M $12.13M
Total debt $2.95M $314.00K –
Shares (diluted) 324.29M 1.39B 5.53B
Enterprise value $49.53B $965.55M -$40.00M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBEPLUGHYSR
P/E 126.4x -1.2x -16.9x
P/FCF 150.4x -3.5x -22.7x
P/Operating cash flow 95.0x -4.1x -22.7x
P/S 17.1x 2.7x 91,987x
P/B 33.5x 3.4x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 33.5x 3.5x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 99.6x -1.5x -11.0x
EV/EBIT 111.4x -1.4x -11.0x
EV/Revenue 16.5x 2.4x 66,339x
EV/FCF 144.7x -3.3x -16.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 91.4x -3.8x -16.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.91 -0.22 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBEPLUGHYSR
Revenue growth (1Y) 110.6% 10.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 38.6% -5.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 118.4% 70.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 91.3% 20.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 530.6% 31.3% -29.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 60.9% -15.4% 6.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 3,052% 13.3% 20.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 51.0% -26.9% -105.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,359% 32.5% 23.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.5% 5.5% -98.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 283.7% 20.0% -38.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.4% 22.8% -5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 223.0% 31.6% -38.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 30.6% -5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBEPLUGHYSR
Gross margin 32.3% -18.5% –
EBITDA margin 16.6% -168.2% -600,651%
Operating margin 14.8% -172.8% -601,652%
Pretax margin 13.8% -229.0% -502,370%
Net margin 13.5% -220.6% -522,522%
FCF margin 11.4% -75.3% -405,229%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% -64.9% -405,229%
Return on equity 29.0% -251.3% -19.4%
Return on assets 8.6% -75.0% -18.8%
Return on invested capital 31.2% -188.4% –
Return on capital employed 12.1% -72.0% -23.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.3x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 5.2% 7.2% 93,359%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBEPLUGHYSR
Debt / assets 0.0% 0.0% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -3.9x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 70.1% 73.2% 3.6%
Equity / assets 29.9% 26.8% 96.4%
Interest coverage 15.9x -17.9x –
Current ratio 3.7x 2.3x 37.9x
Quick ratio 2.8x 0.8x 37.6x
Cash ratio 1.8x 0.3x 37.2x
Altman Z-score 9.38 -6.05 54.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBEPLUGHYSR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% -2.5% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.1% -2.5% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBEPLUGHYSR
Forward P/E 86.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.58FY2026 $-0.41FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +239.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +100.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.39BFY2026 $799.33MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +117.4%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +61.3% +28.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBEPLUGHYSR
Held by institutions 80.5% 58.3% –
Institutions holding 1,281 509 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.9% +8.0% –
Institutions buying 807 277 –
Institutions selling 384 105 –
Buyers to sellers 2.10 2.64 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BEPLUGHYSR
BE 1.00 0.46 0.04
PLUG 0.46 1.00 -0.10
HYSR 0.04 -0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BE, PLUG and HYSR?

Bloom Energy (BE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bloom Energy (BE) $59.63B, Plug Power (PLUG) $1.89B, Sunhydrogen (HYSR) $94.62M.

Which company is growing faster?

Bloom Energy (BE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bloom Energy (BE) +110.6%, Plug Power (PLUG) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bloom Energy (BE) has the highest net margin (Bloom Energy (BE) 13.5%, Plug Power (PLUG) -220.6%, Sunhydrogen (HYSR) -522,521.9%). On return on invested capital, Bloom Energy (BE) leads (Bloom Energy (BE) 31.2%, Plug Power (PLUG) -188.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bloom Energy (BE) returned the most: Bloom Energy (BE) +66.2%, Plug Power (PLUG) -48.6%, Sunhydrogen (HYSR) -33.3%. Over five years, Bloom Energy (BE) compounded fastest (Bloom Energy (BE) +48.1%/yr, Plug Power (PLUG) -48.3%/yr, Sunhydrogen (HYSR) -13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Plug Power (PLUG) has been the steadiest (Bloom Energy (BE) 110.3%, Plug Power (PLUG) 77.9%, Sunhydrogen (HYSR) 141.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BE, PLUG and HYSR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bloom Energy (BE) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.