Plug Power PLUG
NASDAQ PLUG
$2.20 -0.05 (-2.22%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Plug Power (PLUG) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Plug Power (PLUG) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 13.21% for Q1 2026, up 4204.0% year-over-year from 0.31% in Q1 2025, and down 645.98% quarter-over-quarter from 2.42% in Q4 2025.

Plug Power (PLUG) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Plug Power (PLUG) has reported Gross Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 13.21% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 4204.0% year-over-year to 13.21%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 25.66% (up 5838.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 34.09%, up 6528.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin declined to 13.21% in Q1 2026 per PLUG's latest filing, from 2.42% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 2.42% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 132.27% in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 53.44% across 5 years, with a median of 36.46% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Gross Margin tumbled 9927 bps — and 2025, when it surged 12491 bps.
  • Plug Power's Gross Margin stood at 36.46% in 2022, then sank by 174 bps to 100.06% in 2023, then declined by 22 bps to 122.49% in 2024, then jumped by 102 bps to 2.42% in 2025, then tumbled by 646 bps to 13.21% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PLUG's Gross Margin at 13.21% in Q1 2026, 2.42% in Q4 2025, and 67.87% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Vertiv Holdings 101.35 Bn 98.24 Bn 1.23 Bn 37.71%
2 Bloom Energy 58.17 Bn 55.50 Bn 355.57 Mn 33.38%
3 nVent Electric 24.99 Bn 24.74 Bn 558.00 Mn 37.93%
4 Hubbell 24.90 Bn 24.51 Bn 613.00 Mn 35.81%
5 Advanced Energy Industries 11.37 Bn 9.96 Bn 236.10 Mn 41.13%
6 Acuity Inc. (De) 10.36 Bn 9.95 Bn 606.40 Mn 50.62%
7 Powell Industries 7.22 Bn 6.58 Bn 95.30 Mn 30.57%
8 EnerSys 6.93 Bn 6.40 Bn 313.36 Mn 33.49%
9 Hayward Holdings 3.18 Bn 2.70 Bn 155.05 Mn 48.70%
10 Plug Power 3.05 Bn 2.74 Bn -1.68 Mn -0.94%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -0.94%
Mar 31, 2026 -13.21%
Dec 31, 2025 2.42%
Sep 30, 2025 -67.87%
Jun 30, 2025 -30.73%
Mar 31, 2025 -55.25%
Dec 31, 2024 -122.49%
Sep 30, 2024 -57.57%
Jun 30, 2024 -91.56%
Mar 31, 2024 -132.27%
Dec 31, 2023 -100.06%
Sep 30, 2023 -69.43%
Jun 30, 2023 -30.03%
Mar 31, 2023 -33.00%
Dec 31, 2022 -36.46%
Sep 30, 2022 -24.42%
Jun 30, 2022 -21.46%
Mar 31, 2022 -25.11%
Dec 31, 2021 -54.21%
Sep 30, 2021 -21.59%