Plug Power (PLUG) Return on Sales (2010 - 2026)
Plug Power (PLUG) reported Return on Sales of 0.02% for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from 0.02% in Q1 2025, and up 62.54% on a QoQ basis from 0.04% in Q4 2025.
Plug Power (PLUG) has 17 years of Return on Sales data on file, last reported at 0.02% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Sales changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.02% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.02% (up 1.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.02%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Sales rose to 0.02% in Q1 2026 per PLUG's latest filing, from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.01% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.07% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.01% (2023), against an average of 0.02%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Sales fell 4 bps; it then advanced 3 bps in 2025.
- Tracing PLUG's Return on Sales over 5 years: stood at 0.01% in 2022, then plunged by 186 bps to 0.03% in 2023, then tumbled by 142 bps to 0.07% in 2024, then jumped by 43 bps to 0.04% in 2025, then soared by 63 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PLUG Return on Sales figures stand at 0.02% (Q1 2026), 0.04% (Q4 2025), and 0.02% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vertiv Holdings | 125.39 Bn | 122.89 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 85.22 Bn | 82.75 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 0.00% |
| 3 | nVent Electric | 26.63 Bn | 26.44 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Hubbell | 25.22 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Advanced Energy Industries | 12.25 Bn | 12.25 Bn | 200.90 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Powell Industries | 10.16 Bn | 9.61 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 8.82 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.40 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | EnerSys | 8.70 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 290.87 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Plug Power | 5.25 Bn | 4.87 Bn | -21.61 Mn | -0.02% |
| 10 | Hayward Holdings | 3.01 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 118.70 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -0.07% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -0.09% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -0.11% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -0.08% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -0.15% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -1.08% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -0.34% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -0.18% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 970.14% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -0.21% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -5.68% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -88.41% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -55.25% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -92.89% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -0.13% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -0.24% |