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

Braskem (BAK) posted Research & Development of -$21.5 million for Q1 2025, up 72.21% on a QoQ basis from -$77.4 million in Q4 2023.

Analysis

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

Braskem has reported Research & Development for 16 years, with the latest figure at -$21.5 million in Q1 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development changed N/A year-over-year to -$21.5 million in Q1 2025; TTM through Mar 2025 was -$585.2 million, a N/A change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$85.3 million, down 7.1% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was -$21.5 million for Q1 2025 at Braskem, up from -$77.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was -$17.7 million in Q4 2021, with the low at -$400.7 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 4 years is -$103.8 million, with a median of -$49.4 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development sank 2157.63% in 2022, then jumped 80.69% in 2023.
  • Over 4 years, Research & Development stood at -$17.7 million in 2021, then tumbled by 2157.63% to -$400.7 million in 2022, then soared by 80.69% to -$77.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 72.21% to -$21.5 million in 2025.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$21.5 million (Q1 2025), -$77.4 million (Q4 2023), and -$85.7 million (Q3 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 LyondellBasell Industries 41.55 Bn 38.92 Bn 2.04 Bn 34.00 Mn
2 Westlake 9.16 Bn 7.31 Bn 652.00 Mn -
3 Celanese 5.03 Bn 3.67 Bn 618.00 Mn 29.00 Mn
4 Methanex 4.55 Bn 4.17 Bn 638.01 Mn -
5 Chemours 2.28 Bn 1.61 Bn 286.00 Mn 27.00 Mn
6 Olin 1.97 Bn 1.79 Bn 170.20 Mn -
7 Sino Green Land 1.85 Bn 1.85 Bn -78,936.00 -
8 Braskem 1.68 Bn -513.47 Mn - -
9 Ecovyst 1.10 Bn 1.01 Bn 49.85 Mn -
10 Kronos Worldwide 932.31 Mn 905.71 Mn 102.80 Mn -
Historic Data

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 -400.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -19.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -17.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -14.41 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 -13.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -13.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -51.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -12.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -12.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -10.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -49.17 Mn