Plug Power PLUG
NASDAQ PLUG
$2.30 +0.10 (+4.32%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:02 PM EDT

Plug Power (PLUG) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

Plug Power (PLUG) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $37000.0 for Q1 2026, down 99.67% year-over-year from $11.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 99.74% quarter-over-quarter from $14.1 million in Q4 2025.

Plug Power (PLUG) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Plug Power (PLUG) has reported Share-based Compensation for 17 consecutive years, with $37000.0 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 99.67% year-over-year to $37000.0; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $38.3 million (down 51.82% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $52.9 million, down 35.65% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation retreated to $37000.0 in Q1 2026 per PLUG's latest filing, from $14.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $46.7 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$119.1 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $18.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $24.1 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation surged 347.51% — and 2023, when it plunged 366.71%.
  • Plug Power's Share-based Compensation stood at $44.6 million in 2022, then slumped by 366.71% to -$119.1 million in 2023, then jumped by 115.19% to $18.1 million in 2024, then slipped by 21.8% to $14.1 million in 2025, then plunged by 99.74% to $37000.0 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PLUG's Share-based Compensation at $37000.0 in Q1 2026, $14.1 million in Q4 2025, and $1.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Vertiv Holdings 101.11 Bn 98.00 Bn 1.23 Bn 13.80 Mn
2 Bloom Energy 57.80 Bn 55.13 Bn 355.57 Mn -
3 Hubbell 24.95 Bn 24.55 Bn 613.00 Mn 7.50 Mn
4 nVent Electric 24.82 Bn 24.56 Bn 558.00 Mn 6.70 Mn
5 Advanced Energy Industries 11.13 Bn 9.71 Bn 236.10 Mn 21.40 Mn
6 Acuity Inc. (De) 10.40 Bn 9.99 Bn 606.40 Mn 11.10 Mn
7 Powell Industries 7.24 Bn 6.61 Bn 95.30 Mn 203,000.00
8 EnerSys 6.95 Bn 6.42 Bn 313.36 Mn 7.78 Mn
9 Plug Power 3.20 Bn 2.88 Bn -1.68 Mn 14.30 Mn
10 Hayward Holdings 3.18 Bn 2.70 Bn 155.05 Mn 3.97 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 14.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 14.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 37,000.00
Mar 31, 2026 37,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 14.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 14.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 13.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 13.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 11.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 11.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 18.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 18.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 24.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 24.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 26.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 26.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 13.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 13.70 Mn