Alcoa (AA) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)
Alcoa's (AA) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $111.0 million in Q1 2026, up 26.14% year-on-year from $88.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 56.34% quarter-over-quarter from $71.0 million in Q4 2025.
Alcoa (AA) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Alcoa has disclosed Operating Expenses across 12 years of filings, most recently posting $111.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $111.0 million, up 26.14% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.3 billion (up 223.27% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.2 billion, up 84.4% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $111.0 million for Q1 2026 at Alcoa, up from $71.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $974.0 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $61.0 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $91.0 million (2024), against an average of $185.4 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses tumbled 90.29% in 2023 and jumped 769.64% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Alcoa's Operating Expenses stood at $690.0 million in 2022, then sank by 90.29% to $67.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 35.82% to $91.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 21.98% to $71.0 million in 2025, then surged by 56.34% to $111.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $111.0 million (Q1 2026), $71.0 million (Q4 2025), and $974.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcoa | 18.13 Bn | 16.72 Bn | 681.00 Mn | 111.00 Mn |
| 2 | Century Aluminum | 6.04 Bn | 5.93 Bn | 118.80 Mn | 25.80 Mn |
| 3 | Constellium Se | 4.83 Bn | 4.56 Bn | 420.00 Mn | 110.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kaiser Aluminum | 3.08 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 944.60 Mn | 1.01 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 111.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 71.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 974.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 108.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 88.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 91.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 112.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 100.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 86.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 67.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 87.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 82.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 165.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 690.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 80.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 61.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 178.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 140.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 88.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 93.00 Mn |