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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Plug Power Inc Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Plug Power Inc Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded May 11, 2026 Audio replay Verified speakers
May 11, 2026 45:13 47 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
45:13
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Plug Power reported Q1 2026 revenue of $163.5 million, up 22% year-over-year, with a 42 percentage point improvement in gross margin rate to negative 13% and reaffirmed its target of positive EBITDA in Q4 2026.

Liquidity and capital position 32 Material handling demand and customers 30 Path to positive EBITDA 11 Gross margin and cost improvement 10 Revenue growth and platform expansion 9 Electrolyzer project pipeline 6

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +62 · moderate hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to investors.”
  • “These structural improvements are driving in the right direction.”
  • “I do not want to create an expectation that I cannot live up to because there are so many things that are outside of my control in these projects”
  • “The foundation is in place. Our focus is now execution, margin expansion, and converting scale into sustained profitability.”

Forward guidance

1 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

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Revenue $163.51M +22.3% YoY
Diluted EPS -$0.18
Gross margin -13.2% +42.1 pp YoY
Net income -$245.30M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Revenue grew 22% year-over-year to $163.5 million, exceeding internal expectations.
  • Gross margin improved 42 percentage points year-over-year from negative 55% to negative 13%, with a 71% improvement in overall margin.
  • Electrolyzer revenue grew 343% year-over-year to $40.8 million, from $9.2 million in Q1 2025.
  • Material handling platform grew 15% year-over-year excluding customer warrant charges, with Amazon, Walmart, BMW, Stellantis, and a second Southwire site cited as drivers.
  • Hydrogen fuel sales grew approximately 20% year-over-year, with fuel margin rate improving 54 percentage points.
  • GenDrive per-unit quarterly service costs are down over 30% year-over-year.

Risks & pressure points

  • Q1 2026 GAAP EPS was ($0.18), inclusive of approximately $140 million in primarily non-cash charges from convertible debt and warrant valuation adjustments tied to stock price changes.
  • Adjusted EPS was ($0.08), still in a loss position, compared to ($0.17) in Q1 2025.
  • Gross margin remains negative at (13%).
  • Management expects the first half of 2026 to represent approximately 40% of full-year results, indicating a heavier back-half weighting within full-year sales growth guidance of only 13% to 15%.
  • Cumulative material handling and electrolyzer project deliveries, including the Alight Green Uzbekistan 2 GW project, face timing and execution risk, with management noting FID and notice-to-proceed dates can change due to complexity and factors outside Plug's control.

Key moments

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“Our first quarter results represent another important step towards achieving our stated objectives of positive EBITDA in 2026 and advancing our broader path towards long-term profitability. The foundation is in place. Our focus is now execution, margin expansion, and converting scale into sustained profitability.” Jose Luis Crespo, CEO
“We expect sequential improvement in cash usage across the balance of the year as we move towards our target of positive EBITDA run rates in 2026. CapEx was very nominal in the quarter, only about $7 million, which is consistent with what we said on the last call. Our hydrogen production network is built. We are now in a leverage-the-asset-base phase, and the CapEx run rate reflects that.” Speaker 3, CFO

Guidance from the call

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Metric Guided
Full-year sales growth
full year 2026
13% – 15%
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