Plug Power (PLUG) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)
Plug Power (PLUG) reported Share-based Compensation of $13.9 million for Q1 2026, up 25.71% year-over-year from $11.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.44% on a QoQ basis from $14.1 million in Q4 2025.
Plug Power (PLUG) has 17 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $13.9 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 25.71% year-over-year to $13.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $42.3 million (down 22.97% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $50.5 million, down 38.51% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation slipped to $13.9 million 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 $44.6 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $1.8 million in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $17.8 million (2024), against an average of $23.9 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Share-based Compensation jumped 14390.32%; it then tumbled 78.57% in 2024.
- Tracing PLUG's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $44.6 million in 2022, then dropped by 2.75% to $43.4 million in 2023, then sank by 58.35% to $18.1 million in 2024, then fell by 21.8% to $14.1 million in 2025, then retreated by 1.44% to $13.9 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PLUG Share-based Compensation figures stand at $13.9 million (Q1 2026), $14.1 million (Q4 2025), and $10.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vertiv Holdings | 125.39 Bn | 122.89 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 17.00 Mn |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 85.22 Bn | 82.75 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 48.22 Mn |
| 3 | nVent Electric | 26.63 Bn | 26.44 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 16.40 Mn |
| 4 | Hubbell | 25.22 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 14.40 Mn |
| 5 | Advanced Energy Industries | 12.25 Bn | 12.25 Bn | 200.90 Mn | 18.10 Mn |
| 6 | Powell Industries | 10.16 Bn | 9.61 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 1.27 Mn |
| 7 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 8.82 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.40 Mn | 13.10 Mn |
| 8 | EnerSys | 8.70 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 290.87 Mn | 8.11 Mn |
| 9 | Plug Power | 5.25 Bn | 4.87 Bn | -21.61 Mn | 13.94 Mn |
| 10 | Hayward Holdings | 3.01 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 118.70 Mn | 3.62 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.20 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 | 17.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.78 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 43.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 43.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 42.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 42.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 36.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 36.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 43.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 43.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 44.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 44.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 40.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 40.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 43.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 43.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 41.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 41.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 100,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 100,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 279,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 279,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 9.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 9.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 5.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 5.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 2.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 2.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 3.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 3.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 2.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 2.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.63 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 2.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 2.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 2.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 2.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 2.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 2.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 2.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 2.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 2.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 2.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 2.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 2.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 2.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 2.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 1.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 1.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 606,250.00 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 606,250.00 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 648,750.00 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 648,750.00 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 223,423.00 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 223,423.00 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 556,619.00 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 556,619.00 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 514,273.00 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 514,273.00 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 505,685.00 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 505,685.00 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 499,648.00 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 499,648.00 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 477,734.00 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 477,734.00 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 498,563.00 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 498,563.00 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 524,055.00 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 524,055.00 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -149,838.00 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -149,838.00 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 599,273.00 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 599,273.00 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 610,650.00 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 610,650.00 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 392,174.00 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 392,174.00 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -159,939.00 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -159,939.00 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 442,105.00 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 442,105.00 |