Brookfield Business (BBUC) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)
Brookfield Business (BBUC) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of -$296.0 million in Q1 2026, down 1.72% quarter-over-quarter from -$291.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 4.82% on a YoY basis from -$282.4 million in Q1 2025.
Brookfield Business (BBUC) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Brookfield Business' Operating Expenses history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$296.0 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 4.82% year-over-year to -$296.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.1 billion (up 9.47% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$1.2 billion, down 190.84% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was -$296.0 million for Q1 2026 at Brookfield Business, down from -$291.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $339.8 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$403.0 million in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged -$292.4 million across 5 years, with a median of -$317.0 million in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses plunged 218.01% in 2023, then rose 24.12% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at -$395.0 million in 2022, then rose by 14.94% to -$336.0 million in 2023, then increased by 3.57% to -$324.0 million in 2024, then gained by 10.19% to -$291.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 1.72% to -$296.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$296.0 million (Q1 2026), -$291.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$278.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pampa Energy | 1,836.33 Bn | 900.18 Bn | 109.00 Mn | 62.27 Bn |
| 2 | Honeywell International | 145.45 Bn | 134.13 Bn | 3.54 Bn | 1.80 Bn |
| 3 | 3M | 85.14 Bn | 81.04 Bn | 2.46 Bn | 4.63 Bn |
| 4 | Valmont Industries | 11.12 Bn | 10.97 Bn | 316.88 Mn | 161.25 Mn |
| 5 | Seaboard | 4.59 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 121.00 Mn |
| 6 | Otter Tail | 3.66 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 239.49 Mn | 261.79 Mn |
| 7 | Tetra Technologies | 1.37 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 38.23 Mn | 118.03 Mn |
| 8 | Deluxe | 1.04 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 279.40 Mn | 212.70 Mn |
| 9 | Matthews International | 826.85 Mn | 790.76 Mn | 101.98 Mn | 72.41 Mn |
| 10 | Brookfield Business | - | - | 1.31 Bn | -296.00 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 | -403.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -398.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -401.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -395.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -361.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -306.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 339.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -261.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -385.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -161.00 Mn |