PLUG vs CVX vs BKR Stock Comparison

Plug Power, Chevron and Baker Hughes Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PLUG Plug Power Inc
$1.38 -32.4% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$744.09M
Div. yield
–
Hydrogen Energy
1 win
CVX Chevron Corp
$233.24 +13.5% 1M +49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$456.40B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
7 wins
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$55.86 -3.7% 1M +14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$55.58B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.73B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 7, Baker Hughes 4, Plug Power 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLUGCVXBKRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.91B $456.40B $55.58B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.2x 22.2x 18.0x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.5x 22.3x CVX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +10.2% +0.4% PLUG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -220.6% 9.6% 11.2% BKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -188.4% -25.4% 8.9% BKR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.5x 0.1x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.02% CVX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.1% +49.0% +14.3% CVX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -46.9%/yr +15.6%/yr +17.8%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.1% 23.9% 33.4% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 55/100 54/100 CVX

Percentile Scorecard

PLUGCVXBKR

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

AxisPLUGCVXBKR
Valuation 0 #11 of 11 25 #75 of 99 37 #30 of 47
Growth 70 #4 of 11 80 #20 of 97 65 #16 of 44
Profitability 0 #9 of 9 38 #60 of 96 78 #10 of 41
Financial Health 20 #9 of 11 64 #37 of 102 49 #24 of 46
Shareholder Returns – 69 #24 of 76 42 #19 of 32
Overall 23 55 54
  • PLUG ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPLUGCVXBKRSPY
1 month -32.4%+13.5%-3.7% -1.0%
3 months -34.0%+19.8%-2.4% +2.9%
6 months -56.1%+25.9%-19.0% +6.4%
Year to date -29.9%+53.0%+22.7% +11.4%
1 year -52.1%+49.0%+14.3% +13.1%
3 years -78.1%+48.9%+62.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -39.7%+14.2%+17.5% +21.5%
5 years -95.8%+106.8%+126.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -46.9%+15.6%+17.8% +10.9%
10 years -14.8%+130.2%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -1.6%+8.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePLUGCVXBKRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.1%23.9%33.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.2%24.0%34.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.25-0.610.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.672.050.43 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.4%-28.9%-47.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.7%0.0%-19.8% -2.5%
52-week high $4.14$233.24$69.67 $779.14
52-week low $1.37$146.75$44.47 $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.

MultiplePLUGCVXBKR
P/E now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 10.9x 22.3xmedian 13.1x 17.9xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 2.0x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 14.0x -7.7xmedian 5.7x 11.5xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 14.1x 17.1xmedian 11.1x 17.7xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.1x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.21median 0.19 -1.66median 2.24 0.45median 0.41

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 monthsPLUGCVXBKR
Revenue $744.09M $215.26B $27.73B
Gross profit -$138.00M $97.64B $6.58B
Operating income -$1.29B -$86.98B $3.59B
Net income -$1.71B $20.97B $3.12B
Free cash flow -$560.50M $27.01B $3.13B
R&D $53.94M $1.07B $569.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.18 $10.43 $3.11
Cash & equivalents $161.90M $8.53B $15.73B
Total debt $65.78M $37.08B $16.25B
Shares (diluted) 1.39B 1.98B 997.00M
Enterprise value $986.42M $428.52B $18.68B

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
MetricPLUGCVXBKR
P/E -1.2x 22.3x 17.9x
P/FCF -3.4x 17.1x 17.7x
P/Operating cash flow -4.0x 10.2x 12.5x
P/S 2.6x 2.1x 2.0x
P/B 3.3x 2.4x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 2.4x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA -1.4x -7.7x 11.5x
EV/EBIT -1.4x -5.6x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.3x 2.0x
EV/FCF -3.2x 18.1x 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.7x 10.8x 12.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.21 -1.66 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLUGCVXBKR
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 10.2% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.4% -1.1% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.1% 23.2% -0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.4% 1.6% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.3% 7.3% 9.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.4% 0.3% 23.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.3% 52.1% 1.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% -11.5% 39.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 32.5% 31.1% 1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -13.5% 39.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% 41.0% 29.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 3.2% 16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% 67.8% 44.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.6% -0.8% 21.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLUGCVXBKR
Gross margin -18.5% 45.4% 23.7%
EBITDA margin -168.2% -29.5% 17.6%
Operating margin -172.8% -40.4% 12.9%
Pretax margin -229.0% 14.2% 12.7%
Net margin -220.6% 9.6% 11.2%
FCF margin -75.3% 12.5% 11.3%
Operating cash flow margin -64.9% 21.1% 16.0%
Return on equity -251.3% 10.9% 15.8%
Return on assets -75.0% 6.4% 6.0%
Return on invested capital -188.4% -25.4% 8.9%
Return on capital employed -72.0% -29.9% 9.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 2.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLUGCVXBKR
Debt / assets 0.0% 11.2% 30.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.5x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 1.4x 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 73.2% 40.8% 61.8%
Equity / assets 26.8% 59.2% 38.2%
Interest coverage -17.9x -60.9x –
Current ratio 2.3x 1.3x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.3x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score -6.07 2.77 2.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLUGCVXBKR
Dividend yield – 3.0% 1.6%
Net buyback yield -2.5% 2.1% –
Shareholder yield -2.5% 5.2% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 66.1% 29.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 51.3% 29.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 18.1% 4.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% 6.4%

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.

ConsensusPLUGCVXBKR
Forward P/E – 14.5xFY2026 22.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.41FY2026 $16.10FY2026 $2.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +120.9%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -4.1% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $799.33MFY2026 $256.14BFY2026 $30.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.0% -10.6% -2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLUGCVXBKR
Held by institutions 58.3% 74.1% 97.2%
Institutions holding 508 4,130 1,148
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.8% +5.2%
Institutions buying 276 1,965 576
Institutions selling 105 1,730 429
Buyers to sellers 2.63 1.14 1.34

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.

PLUGCVXBKR
PLUG 1.00 -0.11 0.06
CVX -0.11 1.00 0.30
BKR 0.06 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLUG, CVX and BKR?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Plug Power (PLUG) $1.91B, Chevron (CVX) $456.40B, Baker Hughes (BKR) $55.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, PLUG, CVX and BKR?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Plug Power (PLUG) -1.2x, Chevron (CVX) 22.2x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chevron (CVX) is cheapest (Chevron (CVX) 14.5x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 22.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Plug Power (PLUG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Plug Power (PLUG) +10.6%, Chevron (CVX) +10.2%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Baker Hughes (BKR) has the highest net margin (Plug Power (PLUG) -220.6%, Chevron (CVX) 9.6%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, Baker Hughes (BKR) leads (Plug Power (PLUG) -188.4%, Chevron (CVX) -25.4%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chevron (CVX) returned the most: Plug Power (PLUG) -52.1%, Chevron (CVX) +49.0%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +14.3%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Plug Power (PLUG) -46.9%/yr, Chevron (CVX) +15.6%/yr, Baker Hughes (BKR) +17.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest dividend yield: Plug Power (PLUG) 0.00%, Chevron (CVX) 0.03%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%. Plug Power (PLUG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Plug Power (PLUG) 78.1%, Chevron (CVX) 23.9%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLUG, CVX and BKR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Chevron (CVX) leads on 7. 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.