Ascent Industries (ACNT) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)
Ascent Industries' (ACNT) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $4.9 million in Q1 2026, up 1.33% YoY from $4.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 9.58% on a QoQ basis from $5.5 million in Q4 2025.
Ascent Industries (ACNT) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ascent Industries (ACNT) has 16 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $4.9 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 1.33% year-over-year to $4.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $23.5 million (up 20.56% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $23.8 million, up 15.81% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses slipped to $4.9 million in Q1 2026, from $5.5 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $9.4 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $2.5 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $6.3 million and a median of $6.5 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses plunged 72.53% — and 2023, when it surged 177.4%.
- Tracing ACNT's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $2.5 million in 2022, then surged by 177.4% to $6.9 million in 2023, then declined by 27.89% to $4.9 million in 2024, then gained by 10.37% to $5.5 million in 2025, then dropped by 9.58% to $4.9 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $4.9 million (Q1 2026), $5.5 million (Q4 2025), and $6.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celanese | 5.14 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 618.00 Mn | 311.00 Mn |
| 2 | Methanex | 4.55 Bn | 4.16 Bn | - | -757.25 Mn |
| 3 | Olin | 2.12 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 170.20 Mn | 113.30 Mn |
| 4 | Braskem | 1.59 Bn | -362.05 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Rex American Resources | 1.47 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 29.07 Mn | 9.73 Mn |
| 6 | Green Plains | 1.11 Bn | 864.79 Mn | 113.03 Mn | 378.35 Mn |
| 7 | Tronox Holdings | 895.13 Mn | 701.13 Mn | 55.00 Mn | 76.00 Mn |
| 8 | Lsb Industries | 776.55 Mn | 558.19 Mn | 11.46 Mn | -2.15 Mn |
| 9 | Westlake Chemical Partners | 761.87 Mn | 712.54 Mn | 94.81 Mn | 7.49 Mn |
| 10 | Ascent Industries | 135.71 Mn | 107.64 Mn | 5.55 Mn | 6.15 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.15 Mn |