Badger Meter (BMI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Badger Meter (BMI) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $49.2 million for Q1 2026, up 6.83% YoY from $46.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.57% sequentially from $49.9 million in Q4 2025.

Badger Meter (BMI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Badger Meter has disclosed Operating Expenses across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $49.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 6.83% year-over-year to $49.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $201.8 million (up 14.23% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $198.6 million, up 16.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses fell to $49.2 million in Q1 2026, from $49.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for BMI reached as high as $52.9 million in Q2 2025 and fell as low as $31.9 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $41.3 million (2023), against an average of $41.8 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses grew 0.78% — and 2023, when it climbed 22.73%.
  • 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $49.2 million, $49.9 million, and $49.8 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Coherent 3,591.32 Bn 3,590.02 Bn 679.95 Mn 1.62 Bn
2 Novanta 69.39 Bn 69.00 Bn 113.58 Mn 86.04 Mn
3 Keysight Technologies 57.75 Bn 55.57 Bn 995.00 Mn 1.35 Bn
4 Teledyne Technologies 30.63 Bn 30.33 Bn 673.80 Mn 1.27 Bn
5 Fortive 19.14 Bn 18.79 Bn 675.50 Mn 483.80 Mn
6 Trimble 12.33 Bn 12.10 Bn 646.30 Mn 502.30 Mn
7 Cognex 11.87 Bn 11.58 Bn 190.94 Mn 131.07 Mn
8 Sensata Technologies Holding 6.78 Bn 6.14 Bn 286.30 Mn 793.20 Mn
9 Garmin 4.63 Bn 1.93 Bn 1.04 Bn 610.62 Mn
10 Badger Meter 4.28 Bn 4.07 Bn 84.33 Mn 49.16 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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