Braskem BAK
NYSE BAK
$1.92 -0.06 (-3.03%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 1:52 PM EDT

Braskem (BAK) Research & Development (2009 - 2025)

Braskem (BAK) posted quarterly Research & Development of -$21.5 million for Q1 2025, up 72.21% quarter-over-quarter from -$77.4 million in Q4 2023.

Braskem (BAK) Research & Development (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Braskem's Research & Development history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$21.5 million for Q1 2025.

  • In Q1 2025, Research & Development changed N/A year-over-year to -$21.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2025 stood at -$286.4 million (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $85.3 million, up 7.1% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2025 stood at -$21.5 million, up from -$77.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $88.7 million in Q4 2021, with the low at -$101.9 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 4-year median for Research & Development is -$49.4 million (2023), against an average of -$36.3 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Research & Development reached 24.07% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 330.67% in 2023.
  • Braskem's Research & Development stood at $88.7 million in 2021, then tumbled by 214.81% to -$101.9 million in 2022, then advanced by 24.07% to -$77.4 million in 2023, then surged by 72.21% to -$21.5 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows BAK's Research & Development at -$21.5 million in Q1 2025, -$77.4 million in Q4 2023, and -$85.7 million in Q3 2023.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.17 Bn 3.81 Bn 618.00 Mn 29.00 Mn
2 Methanex 4.64 Bn 4.26 Bn - -
3 Olin 2.12 Bn 1.94 Bn 170.20 Mn -
4 Braskem 1.53 Bn -421.12 Mn - -
5 Rex American Resources 1.46 Bn 1.10 Bn 29.07 Mn -
6 Green Plains 1.11 Bn 864.79 Mn 113.03 Mn -
7 Tronox Holdings 900.70 Mn 706.70 Mn 55.00 Mn -
8 Lsb Industries 809.51 Mn 591.15 Mn 11.46 Mn -
9 Westlake Chemical Partners 756.25 Mn 706.93 Mn 94.81 Mn -
10 Rayonier Advanced Materials 584.64 Mn 527.63 Mn 22.95 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2025 -21.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -77.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -85.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -101.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -19.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 88.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 78.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -12.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -60.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -11.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -14.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -57.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -8.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -8.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -51.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -8.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -8.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -10.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -49.17 Mn