Plug Power (PLUG) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Plug Power (PLUG) reported Operating Expenses of $87.9 million for Q1 2026, down 15.98% year-over-year from $104.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 88.57% on a QoQ basis from $768.6 million in Q4 2025.
Plug Power (PLUG) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $87.9 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 15.98% year-over-year to $87.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion (down 13.62% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.2 billion, down 12.16% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses declined to $87.9 million in Q1 2026 per PLUG's latest filing, from $768.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.1 billion in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $87.9 million in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $123.5 million (2025), against an average of $237.0 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses jumped 187.48%; it then decreased 28.54% in 2024.
- Tracing PLUG's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $153.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 163.37% to $403.6 million in 2023, then surged by 163.87% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then declined by 27.83% to $768.6 million in 2025, then tumbled by 88.57% to $87.9 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PLUG Operating Expenses figures stand at $87.9 million (Q1 2026), $768.6 million (Q4 2025), and $228.6 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vertiv Holdings | 125.39 Bn | 122.89 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 451.80 Mn |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 85.22 Bn | 82.75 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 153.35 Mn |
| 3 | nVent Electric | 26.63 Bn | 26.44 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 249.90 Mn |
| 4 | Hubbell | 25.22 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 241.50 Mn |
| 5 | Advanced Energy Industries | 12.25 Bn | 12.25 Bn | 200.90 Mn | 132.60 Mn |
| 6 | Powell Industries | 10.16 Bn | 9.61 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 30.13 Mn |
| 7 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 8.82 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.40 Mn | 387.40 Mn |
| 8 | EnerSys | 8.70 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 290.87 Mn | 19.72 Mn |
| 9 | Plug Power | 5.25 Bn | 4.87 Bn | -21.61 Mn | 87.88 Mn |
| 10 | Hayward Holdings | 3.01 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 118.70 Mn | 69.85 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 87.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 768.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 228.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 123.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 104.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 116.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 113.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 100.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 403.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 136.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 155.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 140.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 153.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 113.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 114.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 103.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 112.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 67.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 49.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 36.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 46.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 25.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 26.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 15.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 14.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 13.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 17.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 12.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 17.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 17.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 20.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 16.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 17.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 16.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 24.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 15.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 14.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 13.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 13.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 13.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 14.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 12.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 11.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 10.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 11.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 9.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 6.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 5.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 6.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 3.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 4.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 3.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 5.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 4.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 5.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 5.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 5.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 5.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 4.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 4.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 8.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 5.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 14.92 Mn |