Braskem BAK
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Braskem (BAK) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)

Braskem (BAK) posted Operating Expenses of -$344.4 million for Q1 2025, up 45.82% on a QoQ basis from -$635.7 million in Q4 2023.

Analysis

Braskem (BAK) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Braskem has reported Operating Expenses for 16 years, with the latest figure at -$344.4 million in Q1 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses changed N/A year-over-year to -$344.4 million in Q1 2025; TTM through Mar 2025 was -$2.1 billion, a N/A change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$570.4 million, down 6.86% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was -$344.4 million for Q1 2025 at Braskem, up from -$635.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was -$150.7 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$926.1 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 4 years is -$406.5 million, with a median of -$285.2 million recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses plunged 493.89% in 2022, then jumped 31.36% in 2023.
  • Over 4 years, Operating Expenses stood at -$155.9 million in 2021, then slumped by 493.89% to -$926.1 million in 2022, then surged by 31.36% to -$635.7 million in 2023, then jumped by 45.82% to -$344.4 million in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$344.4 million (Q1 2025), -$635.7 million (Q4 2023), and -$226.0 million (Q3 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 LyondellBasell Industries 41.55 Bn 38.92 Bn 2.04 Bn 7.63 Bn
2 Westlake 9.16 Bn 7.31 Bn 652.00 Mn 256.00 Mn
3 Celanese 5.03 Bn 3.67 Bn 618.00 Mn 311.00 Mn
4 Methanex 4.55 Bn 4.17 Bn 638.01 Mn -
5 Chemours 2.28 Bn 1.61 Bn 286.00 Mn 499.00 Mn
6 Olin 1.97 Bn 1.79 Bn 170.20 Mn 113.30 Mn
7 Sino Green Land 1.85 Bn 1.85 Bn -78,936.00 201,005.00
8 Braskem 1.68 Bn -513.47 Mn - -
9 Ecovyst 1.10 Bn 1.01 Bn 49.85 Mn 13.13 Mn
10 Kronos Worldwide 932.31 Mn 905.71 Mn 102.80 Mn 64.50 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2025 -344.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -635.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -226.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -926.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -150.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -155.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -122.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -117.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -600.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -126.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -129.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -528.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -121.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -119.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -107.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -493.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -129.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -109.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -109.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -439.53 Mn