Braskem (BAK) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)

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

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

Braskem (BAK) has reported Operating Expenses for 16 consecutive years, with -$134.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses changed N/A year-over-year to -$134.6 million in Q1 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$134.6 million (up 84.37% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $570.4 million, up 6.86% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses climbed to -$134.6 million in Q1 2025 per BAK's latest filing, from -$635.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for BAK reached as high as $854.9 million in Q4 2021 and fell as low as -$635.7 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 4-year average of -$91.0 million and a median of -$188.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Operating Expenses jumped 299.0% — and 2023, when it plunged 150.5%.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $854.9 million in 2021, then sank by 129.69% to -$253.8 million in 2022, then slumped by 150.5% to -$635.7 million in 2023, then jumped by 78.82% to -$134.6 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered -$134.6 million, -$635.7 million, and -$226.0 million for Q1 2025, Q4 2023, and Q3 2023 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.19 Bn 3.86 Bn 468.00 Mn 254.00 Mn
2 Methanex 4.49 Bn 4.40 Bn - -770.48 Mn
3 Olin 2.69 Bn 2.50 Bn 75.80 Mn 154.10 Mn
4 Braskem 1.98 Bn -218.50 Mn - -
5 Rex American Resources 1.49 Bn 1.21 Bn 28.91 Mn 12.26 Mn
6 Green Plains 1.18 Bn 1.01 Bn 87.95 Mn 401.03 Mn
7 Tronox Holdings 1.02 Bn 1.04 Bn 44.00 Mn 85.00 Mn
8 Lsb Industries 880.78 Mn 699.14 Mn 35.79 Mn -1.64 Mn
9 Westlake Chemical Partners 775.06 Mn 730.77 Mn 93.76 Mn 7.19 Mn
10 AdvanSix 576.85 Mn 559.27 Mn 3.80 Mn 22.52 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 -253.77 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