Plug Power PLUG
NASDAQ PLUG
$1.93 +0.02 (+1.15%)
As of: Sep 30, 2026 · 3:55 PM EDT

Plug Power (PLUG) Change in Working Capital (2016 - 2020)

Updated

Plug Power's Change in Working Capital was -$35.2 million in Q3 2020, compared with $5.1 million a year earlier.

Analysis

Plug Power (PLUG) Change in Working Capital (2016 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

On a trailing twelve-month basis, Plug Power's Change in Working Capital was -$90 million through Sep 30, 2020; for FY2019, it came in at -$7.1 million.

  • In earlier years, Change in Working Capital was -$4.6 million in FY2018, $4.4 million in FY2017 (-74.0%) and $16.9 million in FY2016.
  • The Q3 2020 figure marks the lowest quarterly Change in Working Capital in data going back to Q1 2016.
  • Per Business Quant data, PLUG's Change in Working Capital in the three quarters before Q3 2020 was -$27.2 million (Q2 2020), -$33.9 million (Q1 2020) and $6.3 million (Q4 2019).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change Working Cap. (Qtr)
1 Plug Power 2.67 Bn 1.75 Bn -1.68 Mn -
2 Rex American Resources 1.41 Bn 56.79 Mn 53.30 Mn -
3 Green Plains 1.03 Bn 431.73 Mn 113.03 Mn -
4 Montauk Renewables 421.14 Mn 348.92 Mn - -
5 Clean Energy Fuels 345.96 Mn -309.83 Mn 30.14 Mn -
6 Gevo 328.83 Mn 45.80 Mn 19.80 Mn -
7 OPAL Fuels 309.32 Mn 41.92 Mn 24.47 Mn -
8 Aemetis 131.85 Mn 115.60 Mn 13.52 Mn -
9 Verde Clean Fuels 50.34 Mn -148.13 Mn - -
10 Blue Biofuels 32.35 Mn 32.16 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Sep 30, 2020 -35.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -27.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -33.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 6.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 5.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -1.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -16.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -2.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 8.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -3.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -7.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 43.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -15.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 13.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -2.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 3.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 3.20 Mn
API Access

Plug Power Change in Working Capital API

Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.

https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-working-capital&ticker=PLUG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY