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% quarter-over-quarter 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.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $87.9 million, down 15.98% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion (down 13.62% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.2 billion, down 12.16% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses eased to $87.9 million in Q1 2026 per PLUG's latest filing, from $768.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $1.1 billion in Q4 2024 and troughed at $87.9 million in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of $237.0 million and a median of $123.5 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses soared 187.48% in 2022, then dropped 28.54% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it 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 retreated by 27.83% to $768.6 million in 2025, then sank by 88.57% to $87.9 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PLUG's Operating Expenses at $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 | Novonix | 479.97 Bn | 479.92 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Vertiv Holdings | 114.69 Bn | 112.19 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 451.80 Mn |
| 3 | Bloom Energy | 79.53 Bn | 77.06 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 153.35 Mn |
| 4 | nVent Electric | 27.08 Bn | 26.89 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 249.90 Mn |
| 5 | Hubbell | 26.67 Bn | 26.16 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 241.50 Mn |
| 6 | Advanced Energy Industries | 13.19 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 200.90 Mn | 132.60 Mn |
| 7 | Powell Industries | 10.63 Bn | 10.09 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 30.13 Mn |
| 8 | Ballard Power Systems | 10.07 Bn | 9.54 Bn | 5.64 Mn | 16.90 Mn |
| 9 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.39 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 520.40 Mn | 387.40 Mn |
| 10 | Plug Power | 3.75 Bn | 3.37 Bn | -21.61 Mn | 87.88 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 |