Plug Power Inc (PLUG) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Plug Power (PLUG) reported Operating Margin of -35.96% for Q2 2026, up 65.76 percentage points from -101.71% a year earlier and up 31.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Plug Power Inc (PLUG) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Plug Power's Operating Margin came in at -172.77%, up 105.32 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -206.70%, up 114.52 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of +419.88 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at -321.21% in FY2024 (-170.48 pp), -150.73% in FY2023 (-53.85 pp), -96.88% in FY2022 (-9.82 pp) and -87.06% in FY2021 (+539.52 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q4 2019.
- Year over year, Operating Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +20.90 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 339.88 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2024 (a drop of 397.01 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -66.96% (Q1 2026), -338.87% (Q4 2025) and -196.99% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -35.96% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -66.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -338.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -196.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -101.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -133.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -678.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -124.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -170.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -215.70% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -281.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -137.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -89.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -99.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -105.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -84.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -97.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -98.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -123.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -68.55% |
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