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% quarter-over-quarter from 0.04% in Q4 2025.

Plug Power (PLUG) Return on Sales (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Plug Power (PLUG) has 17 years of Return on Sales data on file, last reported at 0.02% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Sales for Q1 2026 came in at 0.02%, changed 0.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.02% (up 1.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.02%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales improved to 0.02% in Q1 2026 per PLUG's latest filing, from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Sales peaked at 0.01% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 0.07% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.02% and a median of 0.01% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Sales.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Sales decreased 4 bps in 2024, then grew 3 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 0.01% in 2022, then slumped by 186 bps to 0.03% in 2023, then sank by 142 bps to 0.07% in 2024, then soared by 43 bps to 0.04% in 2025, then surged by 63 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PLUG's Return on Sales at 0.02% in Q1 2026, 0.04% in Q4 2025, and 0.02% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Novonix 479.97 Bn 479.92 Bn - -
2 Vertiv Holdings 114.69 Bn 112.19 Bn 999.70 Mn 0.00%
3 Bloom Energy 79.53 Bn 77.06 Bn 225.54 Mn 0.00%
4 nVent Electric 27.08 Bn 26.89 Bn 445.60 Mn 0.00%
5 Hubbell 26.67 Bn 26.16 Bn 505.30 Mn 0.00%
6 Advanced Energy Industries 13.19 Bn 13.19 Bn 200.90 Mn 0.00%
7 Powell Industries 10.63 Bn 10.09 Bn 87.94 Mn 0.00%
8 Ballard Power Systems 10.07 Bn 9.54 Bn 5.64 Mn -0.01%
9 Acuity Inc. (De) 9.39 Bn 9.12 Bn 520.40 Mn 0.00%
10 Plug Power 3.75 Bn 3.37 Bn -21.61 Mn -0.02%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%