Plug Power (PLUG) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Plug Power's (PLUG) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $87.9 million in Q1 2026, down 15.98% year-on-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) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Plug Power (PLUG) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $87.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 15.98% year-over-year to $87.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion, a 13.62% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.2 billion, down 12.16% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $87.9 million, down from $768.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for PLUG reached as high as $1.1 billion in Q4 2024 and fell as low as $87.9 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $237.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $123.5 million in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 187.48% in 2022 and decreased 28.54% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $153.3 million in 2022, then soared by 163.37% to $403.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 163.87% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then dropped by 27.83% to $768.6 million in 2025, then slumped by 88.57% to $87.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $87.9 million in Q1 2026, $768.6 million in Q4 2025, and $228.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Electrovaya 424.38 Bn 424.36 Bn 6.04 Mn 2.76 Mn
2 Vertiv Holdings 116.45 Bn 113.95 Bn 999.70 Mn 451.80 Mn
3 Bloom Energy 61.23 Bn 58.77 Bn 225.54 Mn 153.35 Mn
4 Hubbell 25.93 Bn 25.43 Bn 505.30 Mn 241.50 Mn
5 nVent Electric 25.66 Bn 25.47 Bn 445.60 Mn 249.90 Mn
6 Advanced Energy Industries 11.88 Bn 11.18 Bn 200.90 Mn 132.60 Mn
7 Acuity Inc. (De) 9.90 Bn 9.48 Bn 606.40 Mn 413.10 Mn
8 Powell Industries 9.42 Bn 8.87 Bn 87.94 Mn 30.13 Mn
9 EnerSys 7.49 Bn 7.05 Bn 290.87 Mn 589.73 Mn
10 Plug Power 3.06 Bn 2.67 Bn -21.61 Mn 87.88 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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