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PLUG Plug Power Inc

NASDAQ
Industrials
Electrical Equipment

$1.41

▼ 5.1%

Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET

Report Card

PLUG at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.

How the 0–100 rating is calculated
Value
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Growth
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Profitability
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Health
91
Dividends
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Overall: not rated yet. This stock's fundamentals ratios aren't loaded, so only the pillars its filings support are scored.

Key Metrics

Market Cap

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P/E

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Forward P/E (est.)

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ROE

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Revenue Growth

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EPS Growth

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Profit Margin

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FCF Yield

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Debt / Equity

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ROIC

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Interest Coverage

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Current Ratio

2.32x

Dividend Yield

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Implied Growth (rev. DCF)

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Rating Score

Not rated

Business Overview

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Plug Power Inc (PLUG) is a NASDAQ-listed company in the Electrical Equipment industry, within the Industrials sector.

In its latest reported year it generated about $709.92M in revenue and posted a net loss of $1.63B.

Our model hasn't rated PLUG yet because its fundamentals ratios (P/E, margins, returns on capital, leverage) aren't loaded. Any financial history below comes straight from its SEC filings and refreshes automatically.

Economic Moat

Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).

Profit margins and economic moats, explained
No moat evidenceMoat evidence score: 20/100

The numbers don't show a durable competitive advantage — margins, growth, or returns on capital have been unstable or thin. Great returns are still possible; they just aren't protected.

Gross margin level0/100

-63.5% average over the last 3 years

Gross margin stability0/100

±30.2 pts around -31.8% across 9 years

Revenue durability69/100

grew in 7 of the last 9 year-over-year periods

Free-cash-flow consistency0/100

positive in 0 of 10 years

A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.

Revenue Growth

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How to read an income statement

4Y CAGR

9.0%

Revenue moved from $82.82M in 2016 to $709.92M in 2025, a 27.0% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.

Gross Margin

-34.1%

Operating Margin

-206.7%

Net Margin

-229.8%

ROE

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Debt Analysis

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1/1 checks passedShort-term bills covered

Total Debt

$3.90M

Net Debt

-$157.99M

Net cash position

Net Debt / EBITDA

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Debt / Equity

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Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, with a current ratio of 2.3x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $3.90M of total debt against $161.89M of cash.

Cash Flow Analysis

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Operating CF

-$535.84M

Free Cash Flow

-$647.00M

FCF Margin

-91.1%

In the latest year Plug Power Inc produced about -$535.84M of operating cash flow but negative free cash flow as it invested heavily. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.

Valuation Analysis

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What is a reasonable P/E ratio?

P/E

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P/S

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P/B

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EV / EBITDA

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PLUG trades at n/a trailing earnings. Its valuation ratios aren't loaded yet, so there is no P/E to judge here.

Metrics vs. Sector Range

Where PLUG sits versus the Industrials companies we cover.

TTM P/E
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Forward P/E
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P/S ratio
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Revenue growth
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EPS growth
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Gross margin
-34.1%Weak
Net margin
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ROE
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Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.

Sector Peer Comparison

How PLUG stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.

PLUG doesn't have a model rating yet (its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded), so it isn't ranked against the 142 rated Industrials companies we cover.

P/E vs sector

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median 30.5x

ROE vs sector

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median 18.1%

Growth vs sector

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median 6.0%

Sector rank

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not rated yet

CompanyP/ERev Gr.Rating
PLUGThis stock——Not rated
ARW15.2x20.5%Favorable· 68
AYI22.8x10.5%Favorable· 61
FPS197.4x—Weak· 16
RRX51.2x1.5%Weak· 35
FN42.5x29.8%Favorable· 63
SNX19.9x10.4%Neutral· 57
NVT45.4x34.2%Neutral· 48
Industrials median30.5x6.0%50/100

Valuation vs. quality map

sector medianARWAYIRRXFNSNXNVTP/E — cheaper ←→ pricierROE — more profitable ↑

The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.

Compare side by side

Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 142 rated companies among the 273 Industrials stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.

5-Year Projection Model

Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.

What drives this projection, and its limits

2030 scenario price range (Base Case)

$0.27 – $0.45

vs. $1.41 today · implied CAGR -28% – -20%

Metric20262027202820292030
Revenue$766.71M$828.05M$894.29M$965.84M$1.04B
Net income$23.00M$24.84M$26.83M$28.98M$31.29M
EPS$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02
Share price (low)$0.20$0.21$0.23$0.25$0.27
Share price (high)$0.33$0.36$0.38$0.41$0.45
CAGR (low–high)-86% / -77%-61% / -50%-45% / -35%-35% / -26%-28% / -20%

Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions. Growth, margin or P/E data is missing for this stock, so some starting values above are placeholders rather than measurements.

Key Risks

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Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.

Analyst Ratings

What 29 Wall Street analysts covering PLUG recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.

Hold
consensus · score 3.3 / 5 across 29 analysts
Strong Buy 2Buy 10Hold 14Sell 2Strong Sell 1

Latest SEC Filings

PLUG's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K

PLUG — frequently asked questions

Is PLUG a good stock to buy?

We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Plug Power Inc's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.

Where does PLUG's data come from?

Live price data plus the annual financials in Plug Power Inc's SEC filings, refreshed automatically. Its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded yet, which is why it has no model rating.

How is the 5-year projection for PLUG calculated?

It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.

Is this PLUG analysis financial advice?

No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell PLUG. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.

Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.

Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.