Plug Power (PLUG) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Plug Power's FCF Margin came in at -66.42% for Q2 2026, up 66.04 percentage points from -132.45% a year earlier and up 28.83 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Plug Power (PLUG) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Plug Power reported FCF Margin of -73.21%, up 42.09 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -91.14%, up 70.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of +103.25 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was -161.53% in FY2024 (+37.24 pp), -198.78% in FY2023 (-18.40 pp), -180.38% in FY2022 (-74.80 pp) and -105.57% in FY2021 (+88.81 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -248.37% (Q2 2024) to -55.87% (Q4 2021).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin has increased for eight consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +70.34 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q2 2025 (a gain of 115.92 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a drop of 136.95 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows PLUG's FCF Margin at -95.25% (Q1 2026), -67.95% (Q4 2025) and -66.37% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plug Power | 2.60 Bn | 1.68 Bn | -1.68 Mn | -66.42% |
| 2 | Rex American Resources | 1.41 Bn | 57.46 Mn | 53.30 Mn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Green Plains | 1.04 Bn | 438.04 Mn | 113.03 Mn | 16.94% |
| 4 | Montauk Renewables | 401.08 Mn | 328.86 Mn | - | -18.69% |
| 5 | Clean Energy Fuels | 350.37 Mn | -305.43 Mn | 30.14 Mn | 23.64% |
| 6 | Gevo | 331.30 Mn | 48.28 Mn | 19.80 Mn | -44.66% |
| 7 | OPAL Fuels | 314.56 Mn | 47.17 Mn | 24.47 Mn | -21.05% |
| 8 | Aemetis | 133.29 Mn | 117.04 Mn | 13.52 Mn | -16.61% |
| 9 | Verde Clean Fuels | 50.79 Mn | -147.69 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Blue Biofuels | 35.59 Mn | 35.40 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -66.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -95.25% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -67.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -66.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -132.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -109.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -86.28% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -134.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -248.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -216.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -190.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -203.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -191.73% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -211.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -192.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -146.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -181.56% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -204.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -55.87% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -111.30% |
Plug Power FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=PLUG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "PLUG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=PLUG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();