Plug Reports Revenue of ~$178 Million, ~Break-Even Gross Margin, Net Cash Usage of ~$61 Million and Increases Revenue Guidance for 2026

About this update from Plug Power, Inc.

SLINGERLANDS, N.Y., Aug. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a global leader in comprehensive hydrogen solutions for the hydrogen economy, today reported second quarter 2026 results. As compared to the prior year and prior quarter, the Company delivered higher revenue, significant gross margin expansion, substantially lower operating expenses, and lower net cash usage. This was coupled with ongoing disciplined capital management and continued commercial execution across its core businesses. "Our second quarter results demonstrate that Plug is executing its transformation into a stronger, more efficient and profitable company," said Jose Luis Crespo, Chief Executive Officer of Plug Power. "We delivered revenue growth, improved gross margins, reduced operating expenses, strengthened liquidity, and advanced major commercial milestones across our core businesses. We continue to expand our installed material handling base, which also builds our recurring revenues through equipment replacements, service, and hydrogen fuel. Our electrolyzer pipeline continues to expand, and we see an increasing conversion rate. Given the historically second-half-weighted cadence of our business and the strength of our commercial backlog, we are raising our full-year 2026 revenue growth guidance to a range of 15% to 16%. We believe we are on track to achieve our positive EBITDAS target in the fourth quarter of 2026." Key Second Quarter Highlights Second quarter results reflect continued execution of Plug's strategy to improve profitability while continuing to grow our revenue streams across our core businesses in material handling, hydrogen production, and electrolyzers. Commercial & Operational Execution Plug continued translating its commercial pipeline into executed projects while expanding its global hydrogen platform. Material Handling Plug's material handling business continues to demonstrate strong commercial momentum, supported by an expanding installed base and increasing recurring revenue. Quarter Highlights GenEco Electrolyzers Plug continued converting its commercial pipeline into executable projects, demonstrating increasing customer confidence in large-scale PEM electrolyzer deployments. Quarter Highlights Hydrogen Production Plug continued strengthening its vertically integrated hydrogen platform, supporting growing customer demand while improving production efficiency and expanding recurring fuel revenue. Quarter Highlights Balance Sheet & Liquidity Plug continued strengthening its liquidity position with improvements in margin, continued focus on reducing capex, increasing leverage on working capital, and progressing on its asset monetization initiatives. Quarter Highlights Outlook For the balance of 2026, Plug remains focused on: Plug believes long-term hydrogen demand continues to be supported by energy security, industrial decarbonization, and accelerating global power demand. Combined with continued execution across its core businesses, the Company believes it is increasingly well positioned to deliver sustainable profitable growth and long-term shareholder value. Earnings Call Details Management will host a conference call to discuss results and business outlook. A live webcast will be available on the Plug Investor Relations website at  www.ir.plugpower.com , and a playback will remain available online following the call. About Plug Power Plug designs, builds, and operates a fully integrated hydrogen ecosystem spanning production, storage, delivery, and power generation, enabling the global hydrogen economy. A first mover in the industry, Plug delivers electrolyzers, fuel cells, and hydrogen production plants to customers across material handling, industrial applications, and energy markets, advancing energy resilience and industrial decarbonization. Plug's GenEco electrolyzers span five continents, and the Company has more than 76,000 GenDrive fuel cell systems and 280+ hydrogen-powered material handling sites deployed to date. Plug also operates its own hydrogen generation network to ensure a reliable, domestically produced supply, with production facilities currently operational in Georgia, Tennessee, and Louisiana, representing a combined capacity of approximately 40 tons per day. With employees and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities around the world, Plug serves global leaders including Walmart, Amazon, Home Depot, BMW, and BP. For more information, visit  www.plugpower.com . Safe Harbor Statement This press release contains statements that are considered forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, and anticipated results of operations, including statements regarding the Company's updated full-year 2026 revenue growth guidance of 15% to 16%, its target of achieving positive EBITDAS in the fourth quarter of 2026, anticipated margin improvement and cost reductions, liquidity and capital resources, the timing and anticipated proceeds of asset monetization and non-dilutive financing initiatives, electrolyzer and hydrogen production capacity, utilization, and project pipeline conversion; the Company's target of unlocking more than $275 million in aggregate liquidity through asset monetization and non-dilutive financing initiatives; anticipated benefits of Project Quantum Leap; anticipated customer fleet refresh, upgrade, and replacement programs, including expected GenDrive unit volumes; the Company's beliefs regarding long-term hydrogen demand and the growth of the hydrogen economy, including with respect to energy security, industrial decarbonization, and power demand trends; the Company's plans and expectations for 2027 and beyond; and the Company's long-term growth strategy and market opportunity. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and you should not place undue reliance on them. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: the Company's history of operating losses and negative cash flows and its ability to achieve or sustain profitability; the Company's need for additional capital and the availability of financing on acceptable terms; the timing and ability to complete the asset monetization and non-dilutive financing transactions described in this press release, satisfy applicable closing conditions, and realize the anticipated liquidity benefits therefrom in the amounts and within the timeframes currently anticipated; the Company's ability to achieve anticipated revenue growth, margin improvement, and cost reductions, including in light of the historically second-half-weighted cadence of its business; the Company's ability to convert its commercial and electrolyzer project pipeline into revenue-generating projects and achieve anticipated deployment and utilization levels; delays or disruptions in project development, permitting, construction, or commissioning; the availability, timing, and cost of hydrogen supply and production inputs; fluctuations in the Company's operating results due to non-cash changes in the fair value of its convertible debt instruments and warrant liabilities; customer and counterparty concentration and the timing of customer orders and deployments, including the risk that anticipated customer fleet refresh, upgrade, or replacement programs are delayed, reduced in scope, or do not materialize as currently planned; competitive, regulatory, and macroeconomic conditions, including changes in government incentives, tariffs, and trade policy; and other risks described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its other subsequent filings with the SEC. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based on information available to the Company as of the date of this release and speak only as of that date. The Company assumes no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

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