Plug Power (PLUG) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

Plug Power (PLUG) reported Research & Development of $12.1 million for Q1 2026, down 30.21% year-over-year from $17.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.46% quarter-over-quarter from $12.3 million in Q4 2025.

Plug Power (PLUG) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Plug Power (PLUG) has 17 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $12.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $12.1 million, down 30.21% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $52.7 million (down 23.93% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $58.0 million, down 24.95% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development declined to $12.1 million in Q1 2026 per PLUG's latest filing, from $12.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $30.3 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at $12.1 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $21.2 million and a median of $20.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development surged 110.03% in 2022, then tumbled 56.14% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $27.5 million in 2022, then increased by 10.39% to $30.3 million in 2023, then sank by 56.14% to $13.3 million in 2024, then declined by 7.54% to $12.3 million in 2025, then dropped by 1.46% to $12.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PLUG's Research & Development at $12.1 million in Q1 2026, $12.3 million in Q4 2025, and $16.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Novonix 479.97 Bn 479.92 Bn - -
2 Vertiv Holdings 114.69 Bn 112.19 Bn 999.70 Mn -
3 Bloom Energy 79.53 Bn 77.06 Bn 225.54 Mn 56.85 Mn
4 nVent Electric 27.08 Bn 26.89 Bn 445.60 Mn 22.70 Mn
5 Hubbell 26.67 Bn 26.16 Bn 505.30 Mn -
6 Advanced Energy Industries 13.19 Bn 13.19 Bn 200.90 Mn 62.40 Mn
7 Powell Industries 10.63 Bn 10.09 Bn 87.94 Mn 4.29 Mn
8 Ballard Power Systems 10.07 Bn 9.54 Bn 5.64 Mn 10.94 Mn
9 Acuity Inc. (De) 9.39 Bn 9.12 Bn 520.40 Mn -
10 Plug Power 3.75 Bn 3.37 Bn -21.61 Mn 12.11 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 12.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 16.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 12.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 17.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 13.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 19.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 25.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 30.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 27.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 29.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 26.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 27.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 28.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 23.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 20.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 27.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 16.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 11.25 Mn