Brookfield Business (BBUC) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)
Brookfield Business' (BBUC) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at -$296.0 million in Q1 2026, up 4.82% year-on-year from -$282.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.72% on a QoQ basis from -$291.0 million in Q4 2025.
Brookfield Business (BBUC) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Brookfield Business (BBUC) has 13 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at -$296.0 million in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 4.82% year-over-year to -$296.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$1.1 billion, a 9.47% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$1.2 billion, down 190.84% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at -$296.0 million, down from -$291.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for BBUC reached as high as $993.1 million in Q1 2022 and fell as low as -$965.0 million in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged -$292.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$319.0 million in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses slumped 165.75% in 2022 and soared 60.21% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at -$416.0 million in 2022, then rose by 19.23% to -$336.0 million in 2023, then rose by 3.57% to -$324.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 10.19% to -$291.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 1.72% to -$296.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were -$296.0 million in Q1 2026, -$291.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$278.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3M | 88.13 Bn | 84.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 5.52 Bn |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 78.15 Bn | 66.84 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 3 | Valmont Industries | 9.52 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 161.25 Mn |
| 4 | Brookfield Business | 6.56 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -296.00 Mn |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.44 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 121.00 Mn |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.87 Bn | 3.47 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 261.79 Mn |
| 7 | Tetra Technologies | 1.18 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 38.23 Mn | 118.03 Mn |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.16 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 212.70 Mn |
| 9 | Matthews International | 843.71 Mn | 807.63 Mn | 101.98 Mn | 72.41 Mn |
| 10 | Compass Diversified Holdings | 745.59 Mn | 813.24 Mn | 189.36 Mn | 132.01 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -296.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -291.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -278.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -272.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -311.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -324.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -319.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -302.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -317.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -336.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -384.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -415.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -401.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -416.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -965.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -334.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 993.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -500.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -814.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 508.00 Mn |