Braskem BAK
NYSE BAK
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Braskem (BAK) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)

Braskem (BAK) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of -$134.6 million for Q1 2025, up 78.82% quarter-over-quarter from -$635.7 million in Q4 2023.

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

Braskem's Operating Expenses history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$134.6 million for Q1 2025.

  • In Q1 2025, Operating Expenses changed N/A year-over-year to -$134.6 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$134.6 million (up 84.37% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $570.4 million, up 6.86% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2025 stood at -$134.6 million, up from -$635.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $854.9 million in Q4 2021, with the low at -$635.7 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 4-year median for Operating Expenses is -$188.4 million (2022), against an average of -$153.2 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Operating Expenses surged 299.0% in 2021, then tumbled 173.38% in 2022.
  • Braskem's Operating Expenses stood at $854.9 million in 2021, then plunged by 173.38% to -$627.3 million in 2022, then retreated by 1.34% to -$635.7 million in 2023, then jumped by 78.82% to -$134.6 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows BAK's Operating Expenses at -$134.6 million in Q1 2025, -$635.7 million in Q4 2023, and -$226.0 million in Q3 2023.

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 Rayonier Advanced Materials 580.59 Mn 523.58 Mn 22.95 Mn 18.07 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2025 -134.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -635.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -226.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -627.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -150.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 854.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -429.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -114.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -597.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -126.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -129.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -525.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -85.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -84.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -107.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -491.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -86.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -79.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -109.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 104.72 Mn