Plug Power (PLUG) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
Plug Power
PLUG
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
226.5%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $34.23M | −$34.23M | 1.16B | 35.0% | — |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $82.20M | −$82.20M | 0.86B | 44.2% | — |
| 2023 | $10.01M | $162.91M | −$152.90M | 0.60B | 2.7% | 0.37% |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.58B | 3.9% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $76.47M | −$76.47M | 0.56B | 57.3% | — |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $17.14M | −$17.14M | 0.35B | 49.6% | — |
| 2019 | $4.04M | $10.89M | −$6.85M | 0.24B | 8.3% | 0.54% |
| 2018 | $43.50M | $8.77M | $34.73M | 0.22B | 1.2% | 16.04% |
| 2017 | $3.70M | $9.21M | −$5.51M | 0.22B | 19.8% | 0.69% |
| 2016 | $182.00K | $9.29M | −$9.11M | 0.18B | 2.6% | 0.08% |
| 2015 | $247.00K | $7.82M | −$7.57M | 0.18B | 10.6% | 0.07% |
| 2014 | $603.00K | $4.16M | −$3.55M | 0.16B | 108.3% | 0.12% |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $2.18M | −$2.18M | 0.08B | 122.4% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $2.00M | −$2.00M | 0.03B | 83.1% | — |
| 2011 | $158.49K | $1.45M | −$1.29M | 0.02B | 43.1% | 0.41% |
| 2010 | $441.51K | $1.17M | −$733.07K | 0.01B | 1.6% | 0.91% |
| 2009 | $534.42K | $1.93M | −$1.39M | 0.01B | 44.4% | 0.58% |
| 2008 | $618.64K | $8.59B | −$8.59B | 0.01B | 2.3% | 0.68% |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.01B | 1.4% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.01B | 9.7% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.01B | 7.3% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.01B | 21.6% | — |
| 2003 | $315.30K | $0.00 | $315.30K | 0.01B | 18.8% | 0.07% |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.01B | 8.1% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.00B | 8.2% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.00B | 64.8% | — |
| 1999 | $1.64M | $0.00 | $1.64M | 0.00B | -98.1% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.14B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)N/A
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Plug Power buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Plug Power (PLUG) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Plug Power diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Plug Power's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 226.5% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).