Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) posted Operating Expenses of $216.1 million for Q1 2026, up 62.54% on a QoQ basis from $132.9 million in Q4 2025, and up 43.62% year-over-year from $150.4 million in Q1 2025.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' Operating Expenses history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $216.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 43.62% year-over-year to $216.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $627.4 million (up 4.93% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $566.9 million, down 3.48% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $216.1 million for Q1 2026 at Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, up from $132.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $279.1 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$145.4 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $154.7 million and a median of $155.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses plunged 2824.67% — and 2024, when it surged 196.64%.
  • Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' Operating Expenses stood at -$5.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 2824.67% to -$145.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 196.64% to $140.6 million in 2024, then dropped by 5.43% to $132.9 million in 2025, then surged by 62.54% to $216.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BW's Operating Expenses at $216.1 million in Q1 2026, $132.9 million in Q4 2025, and $142.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 1.71 Bn
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 1.48 Bn
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 884.00 Mn
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 1.20 Bn
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 1.32 Bn
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn -
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 1.41 Bn
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 658.00 Mn
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 370.70 Mn
10 Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 1.31 Bn 1.15 Bn 43.46 Mn 216.07 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 216.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 132.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 142.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 135.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 150.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 140.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 151.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 155.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 158.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -145.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 233.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 279.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 239.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -4.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 214.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 217.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 210.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 171.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 145.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 200.08 Mn