Growth Metrics

Plug Power (PLUG) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Plug Power (PLUG) has disclosed Share-based Compensation for 16 consecutive years, with $14.1 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 21.8% to $14.1 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $38.1 million through Dec 2025, down 34.85% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $50.5 million for FY2025, 38.51% down from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 was $14.1 million at Plug Power, up from $5.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $44.6 million in Q4 2022, with the low at $680000.0 in Q3 2021.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $22.4 million, with a median of $16.1 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Share-based Compensation skyrocketed 7718.18% in 2021, then plummeted 80.44% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $37.6 million in 2021, then grew by 18.77% to $44.6 million in 2022, then decreased by 2.75% to $43.4 million in 2023, then crashed by 58.35% to $18.1 million in 2024, then dropped by 21.8% to $14.1 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods came in at $14.1 million, $5.1 million, and $7.8 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.