Badger Meter (BMI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Badger Meter (BMI) reported Operating Expenses of $49.2 million for Q1 2026, up 6.83% year-over-year from $46.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.57% quarter-over-quarter from $49.9 million in Q4 2025.
Badger Meter (BMI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Badger Meter (BMI) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $49.2 million in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $49.2 million, up 6.83% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $201.8 million (up 14.23% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $198.6 million, up 16.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses eased to $49.2 million in Q1 2026 per BMI's latest filing, from $49.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $52.9 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at $31.9 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $41.8 million and a median of $41.3 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses grew 0.78% in 2022, then climbed 22.73% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $34.5 million in 2022, then grew by 14.19% to $39.4 million in 2023, then gained by 10.54% to $43.5 million in 2024, then rose by 14.7% to $49.9 million in 2025, then slipped by 1.57% to $49.2 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BMI's Operating Expenses at $49.2 million in Q1 2026, $49.9 million in Q4 2025, and $49.8 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coherent | 67.67 Bn | 66.37 Bn | 679.95 Mn | 1.62 Bn |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 57.00 Bn | 54.83 Bn | 995.00 Mn | 1.35 Bn |
| 3 | Garmin | 45.82 Bn | 43.12 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 610.62 Mn |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 28.64 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 673.80 Mn | 1.27 Bn |
| 5 | Mks | 21.67 Bn | 21.10 Bn | 507.00 Mn | 274.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fortive | 19.42 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 675.50 Mn | 483.80 Mn |
| 7 | Trimble | 12.42 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 646.30 Mn | 502.30 Mn |
| 8 | Cognex | 10.23 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 190.94 Mn | 131.07 Mn |
| 9 | Esco Technologies | 7.86 Bn | 7.77 Bn | 131.32 Mn | 265.48 Mn |
| 10 | Badger Meter | 3.81 Bn | 3.60 Bn | 84.33 Mn | 49.16 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 49.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 49.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 49.75 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 52.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 46.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 43.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 43.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 43.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 40.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 39.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 41.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 39.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 37.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 33.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 32.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 31.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 31.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 31.43 Mn |