PLUG vs XOM vs E Stock Comparison

Plug Power, ExxonMobil Holdings and Eni Spa 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
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$183.20 +13.6% 1M +58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$769.56B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins
E Eni Spa
$62.08 +13.2% 1M +71.5% 1Y
Market cap
$91.59B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

ExxonMobil Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (ExxonMobil Holdings 6, Eni Spa 4, Plug Power 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLUGXOMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.91B $769.56B $91.59B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.2x 23.5x 17.6x E
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.9x 9.3x E
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +9.1% +11.2% E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -220.6% 8.9% 5.3% XOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -188.4% 11.1% 6.9% XOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.4x 1.4x PLUG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% -0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.1% +58.0% +71.5% E
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -46.9%/yr +23.8%/yr +17.1%/yr XOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.1% 25.8% 27.4% XOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 51/100 50/100 XOM

Percentile Scorecard

PLUGXOME

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

AxisPLUGXOME
Valuation 0 #11 of 11 30 #70 of 99 75 #26 of 99
Growth 70 #4 of 11 51 #48 of 97 64 #36 of 97
Profitability 0 #9 of 9 57 #42 of 96 48 #50 of 96
Financial Health 20 #9 of 11 76 #25 of 102 35 #67 of 102
Shareholder Returns – 40 #46 of 76 31 #53 of 76
Overall 23 51 50
  • PLUG ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • XOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPLUGXOMESPY
1 month -32.4%+13.6%+13.2% -1.0%
3 months -34.0%+16.7%+18.4% +2.9%
6 months -56.1%+23.0%+14.7% +6.4%
Year to date -29.9%+52.2%+63.6% +11.4%
1 year -52.1%+58.0%+71.5% +13.1%
3 years -78.1%+69.0%+91.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -39.7%+19.1%+24.2% +21.5%
5 years -95.8%+190.2%+119.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -46.9%+23.8%+17.1% +10.9%
10 years -14.8%+111.5%+107.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year -1.6%+7.8%+7.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePLUGXOMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.1%25.8%27.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.2%25.9%26.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.25-0.68-0.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.672.242.61 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.4%-20.7%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.7%0.0%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $4.14$183.20$62.08 $779.14
52-week low $1.37$113.68$36.20 $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.

MultiplePLUGXOME
P/E now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 10.9x 23.3xmedian 13.1x 18.1xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 2.0x 1.0xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 14.0x 10.4xmedian 5.7x 7.8xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 14.1x 24.7xmedian 11.1x 6.4xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.1x 2.8xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.21median 0.19 -1.65median 2.24 1.50median 2.24

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 monthsPLUGXOME
Revenue $744.09M $368.76B $98.30B
Gross profit -$138.00M – –
Operating income -$1.29B – $6.83B
Net income -$1.71B $33.73B $6.59B
Free cash flow -$560.50M $30.55B $15.30B
R&D $53.94M $973.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.18 $7.41 $3.36
Cash & equivalents $161.90M $10.59B $9.55B
Total debt $65.78M $175.60B $139.18B
Shares (diluted) 1.39B 4.42B 1.54B
Enterprise value $986.42M $726.04B $36.15B

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
MetricPLUGXOME
P/E -1.2x 23.3x 18.1x
P/FCF -3.4x 24.7x 6.4x
P/Operating cash flow -4.0x 12.6x 6.4x
P/S 2.6x 2.0x 1.0x
P/B 3.3x 2.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 2.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -1.4x 10.4x 7.8x
EV/EBIT -1.4x 17.0x 17.3x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.1x 1.2x
EV/FCF -3.2x 25.7x 7.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.7x 13.1x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.21 -1.65 1.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLUGXOME
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 9.1% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.4% -0.7% -6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.3% – 204.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.4% – -14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.3% 4.4% 135.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.9% -14.1% -11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 32.5% 5.6% 6.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -14.1% 12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.0% 10.0% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -4.1% -5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% 4.9% 12.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.6% -13.0% -18.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLUGXOME
Gross margin -18.5% – –
EBITDA margin -168.2% 20.5% 15.4%
Operating margin -172.8% – 6.9%
Pretax margin -229.0% 12.3% 8.0%
Net margin -220.6% 8.9% 5.3%
FCF margin -75.3% 8.3% 15.6%
Operating cash flow margin -64.9% 16.2% 15.6%
Return on equity -251.3% 12.8% 10.4%
Return on assets -75.0% 7.3% 3.9%
Return on invested capital -188.4% 11.1% 6.9%
Return on capital employed -72.0% 12.3% 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.8x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLUGXOME
Debt / assets 0.0% 9.1% 21.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.4x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 1.4x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 73.2% 42.7% 61.3%
Equity / assets 26.8% 57.3% 38.7%
Interest coverage -17.9x 59.5x 1.5x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -6.07 4.92 1.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLUGXOME
Dividend yield – 2.2% 3.9%
Net buyback yield -2.5% 2.7% -2.5%
Shareholder yield -2.5% 5.0% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 51.1% 55.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 56.4% 23.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% -7.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% -4.9%

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.

ConsensusPLUGXOME
Forward P/E – 13.9xFY2026 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.41FY2026 $13.15FY2026 $6.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +88.1%FY2026 +75.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -16.4% -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $799.33MFY2026 $443.98BFY2026 $106.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.0% -15.0% -8.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLUGXOME
Held by institutions 58.3% 63.9% 1.6%
Institutions holding 508 4,226 343
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% -2.2% +2.3%
Institutions buying 276 2,041 196
Institutions selling 105 1,744 92
Buyers to sellers 2.63 1.17 2.13

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.

PLUGXOME
PLUG 1.00 -0.05 0.05
XOM -0.05 1.00 0.67
E 0.05 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLUG, XOM and E?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Plug Power (PLUG) $1.91B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $769.56B, Eni Spa (E) $91.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, PLUG, XOM and E?

Eni Spa (E) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Plug Power (PLUG) -1.2x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 23.5x, Eni Spa (E) 17.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eni Spa (E) is cheapest (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 13.9x, Eni Spa (E) 9.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eni Spa (E) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Plug Power (PLUG) +10.6%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +9.1%, Eni Spa (E) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has the highest net margin (Plug Power (PLUG) -220.6%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%, Eni Spa (E) 5.3%). On return on invested capital, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) leads (Plug Power (PLUG) -188.4%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.1%, Eni Spa (E) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eni Spa (E) returned the most: Plug Power (PLUG) -52.1%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +58.0%, Eni Spa (E) +71.5%. Over five years, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) compounded fastest (Plug Power (PLUG) -46.9%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +23.8%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +17.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Plug Power (PLUG) 0.00%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 0.02%, Eni Spa (E) -0.04%. Plug Power (PLUG) and Eni Spa (E) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has been the steadiest (Plug Power (PLUG) 78.1%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 25.8%, Eni Spa (E) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLUG, XOM and E?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) leads on 6. 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.