Plug Power (PLUG) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Plug Power (PLUG) reported Free Cash Flow of -$176.1 million for Q1 2026, down 58.4% year-over-year from -$423.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 20.62% quarter-over-quarter from -$146.0 million in Q4 2025.
Plug Power (PLUG) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Plug Power (PLUG) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$176.1 million in Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$176.1 million, down 58.4% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$626.6 million (up 27.69% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$561.7 million, up 44.7% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow fell to -$176.1 million in Q1 2026 per PLUG's latest filing, from -$146.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $54.3 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$720.4 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of -$252.1 million and a median of -$176.1 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow slumped 5929.96% in 2022, then jumped 143.65% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$720.4 million in 2022, then soared by 47.65% to -$377.1 million in 2023, then jumped by 56.2% to -$165.2 million in 2024, then grew by 11.62% to -$146.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 20.62% to -$176.1 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PLUG's Free Cash Flow at -$176.1 million in Q1 2026, -$146.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$39.2 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novonix | 479.97 Bn | 479.92 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Vertiv Holdings | 114.69 Bn | 112.19 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 765.40 Mn |
| 3 | Bloom Energy | 79.53 Bn | 77.06 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 47.43 Mn |
| 4 | nVent Electric | 27.08 Bn | 26.89 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 49.10 Mn |
| 5 | Hubbell | 26.67 Bn | 26.16 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 46.00 Mn |
| 6 | Advanced Energy Industries | 13.19 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 200.90 Mn | -42.20 Mn |
| 7 | Powell Industries | 10.63 Bn | 10.09 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 49.34 Mn |
| 8 | Ballard Power Systems | 10.07 Bn | 9.54 Bn | 5.64 Mn | -4.51 Mn |
| 9 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.39 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 520.40 Mn | 73.30 Mn |
| 10 | Plug Power | 3.75 Bn | 3.37 Bn | -21.61 Mn | -176.11 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -176.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -176.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -146.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -146.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -39.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -39.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -265.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -265.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -111.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -111.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -165.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -165.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -417.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -417.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -173.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -173.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -260.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -260.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -377.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -377.14 Mn |