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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Plug Power Inc.PLUG · manufacturing | |
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| Grade |  Eweakest fifth of 255 graded peers; percentile 96.9, sampling error 3.0 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 247 of 255 |
| Profitability | Dpercentile 67.5 |
| Solvency | D/Epercentile 78.9 |
| Growth and financing | D/Epercentile 78.0 |
| Reliability | 0.91 AUCfailure model, filers with $591M to $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.94; 160 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 1.01% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | $591M to $2.67B assetstotal assets $2.6B[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | short runway · fortress balance sheetnot computable: dilution, distress |
| Inputs computable | 8 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Mar 2, 2026221 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $1.732026-10-08; market equity $2.4B; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date. Open this report as it stood on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Mar 2, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
Plug is building an end-to-end clean hydrogen ecosystem, from production, storage, and delivery to energy generation, to help its customers meet their business goals and decarbonize the economy. In creating the first commercially viable market for hydrogen fuel cells, the Company has deployed more than 74,000 fuel cell systems, primarily through material handling applications, and operates more than 275 fueling stations. Plug intends to deliver its hydrogen solutions directly to its customers, and through joint venture partners into multiple environments, including material handling, supply chain and logistics, e-mobility, stationary power generation and industrial applications.
Warnings [top]
7 checks ran; none of them enters the letter. The checks are listed on the warnings screen.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
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| Profitability, sleeve percentile 67.5 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | (9.3%) | [1,6] | 21.9% | 99.6 | 275 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | not computable | 9.7% | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2023-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31 | |||||||
| Accruals ratio | (35.4%) | [1,7-9] | (3.6%) | 3.3 | 308 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 26.4 pts | [2,6,10-17] | 2.1 pts | 99.6 | 229 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 78.9 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.04% | |||||
| latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | (11.47) | [1,18-23] | 3.66 | 91.4 | 244 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | not computable | 1.78x | |||||
| EBITDA must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Interest coverage | (22.53x) | [21,24] | 5.09x | 98.4 | 64 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Current ratio | 2.31x | [18-19] | 2.25x | 46.9 | 325 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 78.0 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | 0.4% | [2,11,13,15] | 2.1% | 59.3 | 269 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | not computable | 13.9% | |||||
| current FCF must be positive and base FCF must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Reinvestment rate | not computable | 26.4% | |||||
| pretax income must exceed the validity floor and imply a 0%-100% tax rate | |||||||
| Asset growth, three years | (23.4%) | [1,9,25-26] | 4.4% | 96.8 | 279 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | not computable | 0.01% | |||||
| prior share count is 298 days earlier | |||||||
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite 0.510; sampling error 3.0 percentile points on 255 peers.
Among 255 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 242 | Ranpak Holdings Corp. (PACK) Ranpak Holdings Corp. (PACK) Eweakest fifth; percentile 94.9 NYSE · Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes) market equity $334.5M; last close $3.91 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 94.9 | E | |
| 243 | Newell Brands Inc. (NWL) Newell Brands Inc. (NWL) Eweakest fifth; percentile 95.3 Nasdaq · Plastics Products, NEC market equity $2.4B; last close $5.72 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 95.3 | E | |
| 244 | Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) Eweakest fifth; percentile 95.9 NYSE · Heating Equipment, Except Electric & Warm Air Furnaces last close $5.49 Warnings: late filer; 7 of 14 inputs | 95.9 | E | late filer |
| 245 | Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW-PA) Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW-PA) Eweakest fifth; percentile 95.9 NYSE · Heating Equipment, Except Electric & Warm Air Furnaces Warnings: late filer; 7 of 14 inputs | 95.9 | E | late filer |
| 246 | 374Water Inc. (SCWO) 374Water Inc. (SCWO) Eweakest fifth; percentile 96.5 Nasdaq · Motors & Generators market equity $47.0M; last close $2.60 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 96.5 | E | |
| 247 | Plug Power Inc. (PLUG) Plug Power Inc. (PLUG) Eweakest fifth; percentile 96.9 Nasdaq · Electrical Industrial Apparatus market equity $2.4B; last close $1.73 Warnings: short runway, fortress balance sheet; 8 of 14 inputs | 96.9 | E | short runway, fortress balance sheet |
| 248 | Momentus Inc. (MNTS) Momentus Inc. (MNTS) Eweakest fifth; percentile 97.2 Nasdaq · Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts market equity $74.2M; last close $3.38 Warnings: dilution, late filer; 8 of 14 inputs | 97.2 | E | dilution, late filer |
| 249 | Wabash National Corp. (WNC) Wabash National Corp. (WNC) Eweakest fifth; percentile 97.6 NYSE · Truck Trailers market equity $545.4M; last close $13.41 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 97.6 | E | |
| 250 | Wrap Technologies, Inc. (WRAP) Wrap Technologies, Inc. (WRAP) Eweakest fifth; percentile 98.0 Nasdaq · Ordnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles) market equity $82.3M; last close $1.48 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 98.0 | E | |
| 251 | AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (UAVS) AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (UAVS) Eweakest fifth; percentile 98.4 NYSE · Aircraft market equity $52.2M; last close $0.83 Warnings: dilution, late filer; 8 of 14 inputs | 98.4 | E | dilution, late filer |
| 252 | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) Eweakest fifth; percentile 98.8 NYSE · Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware market equity $13.5B; last close $89.18 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 98.8 | E |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | E | 94.7 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | E | 96.9 | 255 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | E | 93.2 | 1219 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | E | 96.9 | 255 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 255 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | (7.3%) | 13.7% | 27 | hotter than 27 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (58.2%) | (24.3%) | 10 | closer to its high than 10 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | (65.0%) | 4.1% | 1 | pricier than 99 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | (26.8%) | 3.4% | 5 | pricier than 95 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 0.24 | 0.34 | 33 | pricier than 67 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 0.29 | 0.54 | 26 | pricier than 74 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | 90.0% | (9.5%) | 97 | more equity-funded than 97 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | (0.21) | (0.00) | 27 | ahead of 27 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $2.4B; EBIT -$1.5B; free cash flow -$647.0M; book equity $581.8M; sales $709.9M; debt $3.9M; cash $161.9M[27].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: None of 9, period end 2025-12-31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | (45.3%) | ✗ fail[7,9] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | -$535.8M | ✗ fail[8] |
| Return on assets improved | (2.4 pts) | ✗ fail[7,9,25,28] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $1.1B | ✓ pass[7-8] |
| Long-term leverage fell | n/a[1,9,25] | |
| Current ratio improved | 33.6 pts | ✓ pass[18-19,29-30] |
| No new shares issued | n/a[31-32] | |
| Gross margin improved | 65.3 pts | ✓ pass[2,6,10-11] |
| Asset turnover improved | 6.9 pts | ✓ pass[2,9,11,25] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $161.9M[3] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | -$482.6M[3,8,33-36] |
| Months of runway | 4.0 |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 60 |
| 10-Q received Aug 10, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $100.8M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 221 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.6B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $709.9M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $161.9M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $135.0M | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $3.9M | 2023-12-31 | 2024-02-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | -$242.0M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | -$1.6B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$535.8M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $3.6B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | -$624.9M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $628.8M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | -$507.8M | 2023-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $891.3M | 2023-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | -$194.4M | 2022-12-31 | 2025-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $701.4M | 2022-12-31 | 2025-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | -$171.3M | 2021-12-31 | 2024-02-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $502.3M | 2021-12-31 | 2024-02-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $1.4B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $610.6M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | -$8.2B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | -$1.5B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $978.1M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $1.6B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | interest expense | us-gaap:InterestExpense | $65.1M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $4.9B | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $5.8B | 2022-12-31 | 2024-02-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 1,397,195,278 | 2026-08-06 | 2026-08-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | -$2.1B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $1.5B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $748.5M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 1,393,955,129 | 2026-02-17 | 2026-03-02 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 1,022,914,821 | 2025-04-25 | 2025-04-30 | 10-K/A | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$244.1M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$150.0M | 2026-03-31 | 2026-05-11 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$387.2M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$297.4M | 2025-06-30 | 2026-08-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 96.9 is 16.9 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 3.0 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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