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

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DateValue
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