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

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DateValue
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