FuelCell Energy vs Plug Power
FCEL and PLUG side by side, both in electronic and other electrical equipment and components, except computer equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FCEL and PLUG compare
Plug Power is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as FuelCell Energy ($1.9B against $875M).
Plug Power grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.5% versus 1.1% for FuelCell Energy).
FuelCell Energy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −114% compared with −154% at Plug Power.
Plug Power scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 5 for FuelCell Energy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FCEL | PLUG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $875M | $1.9B |
| Share price | $10.95 | $1.35 |
| Change, 1 year | 44.8% | −47.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −96.3% | −97.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.51 | 1.86 |
| Employees | 424 | 2,582 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 5.7× | 2.5× (better) |
| P/B | 0.9× (better) | 2.7× |
| FCF yield | −11.5% (better) | −25.6% |
| Fair value | – | $1.95 |
| Margin of safety | – | 30.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.1% | 13.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 17.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | −32.4% | −3.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | −116% (better) | −132% |
| Net margin | −114% (better) | −154% |
| FCF margin | −65.6% | −63.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | −22.9% (better) | −111% |
| Return on invested capital | −29.0% (better) | −140% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.16 | – |
| Interest coverage | −16.0× | −13.5× (better) |
| Current ratio | 8.67 (better) | 2.21 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.19 (better) | −5.76 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 51.7% | 58.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.35% | 4.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $531K (better) | −$758K |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 21.1% |
Go deeper
- FCEL stock overview
- FCEL income statement
- FCEL valuation and score
- PLUG stock overview
- PLUG income statement
- PLUG valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.