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

Plug Power's (PLUG) quarterly Research & Development came in at $12.1 million in Q1 2026, down 30.21% year-on-year from $17.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.46% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 30.21% year-over-year to $12.1 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $52.7 million, a 23.93% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $58.0 million, down 24.95% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $12.1 million, down from $12.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for PLUG reached as high as $30.3 million in Q4 2023 and fell as low as $12.1 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $21.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $20.5 million in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 110.03% in 2022 and sank 56.14% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $27.5 million in 2022, then advanced by 10.39% to $30.3 million in 2023, then slumped by 56.14% to $13.3 million in 2024, then decreased by 7.54% to $12.3 million in 2025, then retreated by 1.46% to $12.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $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 Electrovaya 424.38 Bn 424.36 Bn 6.04 Mn 1.48 Mn
2 Vertiv Holdings 116.45 Bn 113.95 Bn 999.70 Mn -
3 Bloom Energy 61.23 Bn 58.77 Bn 225.54 Mn 56.85 Mn
4 Hubbell 25.93 Bn 25.43 Bn 505.30 Mn -
5 nVent Electric 25.66 Bn 25.47 Bn 445.60 Mn 22.70 Mn
6 Advanced Energy Industries 11.88 Bn 11.18 Bn 200.90 Mn 62.40 Mn
7 Acuity Inc. (De) 9.90 Bn 9.48 Bn 606.40 Mn -
8 Powell Industries 9.42 Bn 8.87 Bn 87.94 Mn 4.29 Mn
9 EnerSys 7.49 Bn 7.05 Bn 290.87 Mn -
10 Plug Power 3.06 Bn 2.67 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