Growth Metrics

Butler National (BUKS) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)

Butler National (BUKS) reported Operating Expenses of $17.7 million for Q1 2026, up 3.07% year-over-year from $17.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 9.28% on a QoQ basis from $16.2 million in Q4 2025.

Butler National (BUKS) has 16 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $17.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 3.07% year-over-year to $17.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $66.5 million (down 2.01% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $67.1 million, up 3.08% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses grew to $17.7 million in Q1 2026 per BUKS's latest filing, from $16.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $20.4 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $13.7 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $16.2 million (2024), against an average of $16.4 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Expenses surged 40.6%; it then declined 12.35% in 2024.
  • Tracing BUKS's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $15.3 million in 2022, then increased by 4.44% to $16.0 million in 2023, then rose by 3.14% to $16.5 million in 2024, then slipped by 2.01% to $16.2 million in 2025, then rose by 9.28% to $17.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest BUKS Operating Expenses figures stand at $17.7 million (Q1 2026), $16.2 million (Q4 2025), and $15.5 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 General Electric 316.77 Bn 306.03 Bn 9.11 Bn 10.18 Bn
2 Rtx 238.61 Bn 233.51 Bn 9.08 Bn 19.59 Bn
3 Boeing 172.59 Bn 151.68 Bn 2.55 Bn 2.10 Bn
4 Lockheed Martin 122.59 Bn 120.70 Bn 2.08 Bn -
5 Howmet Aerospace 102.88 Bn 100.44 Bn 854.00 Mn 120.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 92.64 Bn 88.99 Bn 9.09 Bn 12.06 Bn
7 Rocket Lab 82.19 Bn 80.92 Bn 76.49 Mn 132.46 Mn
8 Northrop Grumman 78.95 Bn 76.86 Bn 3.45 Bn 8.89 Bn
9 TransDigm 70.63 Bn 66.75 Bn 1.51 Bn 273.00 Mn
10 Butler National - - 18.35 Mn 17.68 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 17.68 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 16.17 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 15.46 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 17.19 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 17.15 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 16.51 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 16.29 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 17.92 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 15.17 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 16.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 16.05 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 20.45 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 17.08 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 15.32 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 13.68 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 14.54 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 13.91 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 13.72 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 15.69 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 12.74 Mn
Oct 31, 2020 14.29 Mn
Jul 31, 2020 12.86 Mn
Apr 30, 2020 13.91 Mn
Jan 31, 2020 13.91 Mn
Oct 31, 2019 15.21 Mn
Jul 31, 2019 13.50 Mn
Apr 30, 2019 14.97 Mn
Jan 31, 2019 12.48 Mn
Oct 31, 2018 13.48 Mn
Apr 30, 2018 13.72 Mn
Jan 31, 2018 10.57 Mn
Oct 31, 2017 10.84 Mn
Jul 31, 2017 11.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 13.62 Mn
Jan 31, 2017 11.17 Mn
Oct 31, 2016 11.65 Mn
Jul 31, 2016 10.68 Mn
Apr 30, 2016 11.51 Mn
Jan 31, 2016 10.63 Mn
Oct 31, 2015 10.71 Mn
Jul 31, 2015 11.34 Mn
Apr 30, 2015 12.23 Mn
Jan 31, 2015 10.55 Mn
Oct 31, 2014 11.39 Mn
Jul 31, 2014 11.59 Mn
Apr 30, 2014 12.67 Mn
Jan 31, 2014 10.83 Mn
Oct 31, 2013 11.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2013 10.85 Mn
Apr 30, 2013 11.11 Mn
Jan 31, 2013 11.52 Mn
Oct 31, 2012 12.84 Mn
Jul 31, 2012 12.18 Mn
Apr 30, 2012 10.83 Mn
Jan 31, 2012 12.17 Mn
Oct 31, 2011 12.76 Mn
Jul 31, 2011 11.47 Mn