Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) reported Operating Expenses of $28.6 million for Q1 2026, up 89.84% year-over-year from $15.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter from $26.1 million in Q4 2025.

Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $28.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $28.6 million, up 89.84% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $90.8 million (up 33.6% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $77.3 million, down 1.8% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses advanced to $28.6 million in Q1 2026 per DWSN's latest filing, from $26.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $28.7 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at $1.7 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $20.0 million and a median of $23.3 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses sank 92.52% in 2023, then soared 1374.1% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $23.3 million in 2022, then grew by 12.57% to $26.3 million in 2023, then sank by 37.34% to $16.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 58.49% to $26.1 million in 2025, then increased by 9.4% to $28.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DWSN's Operating Expenses at $28.6 million in Q1 2026, $26.1 million in Q4 2025, and $23.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Slb 82.25 Bn 80.04 Bn 4.67 Bn 261.00 Mn
2 Baker Hughes 61.96 Bn 47.38 Bn 1.51 Bn 732.00 Mn
3 Halliburton 32.79 Bn 30.84 Bn 2.04 Bn 4.72 Bn
4 TechnipFMC 26.73 Bn 25.47 Bn 1.49 Bn 2.14 Bn
5 Enerflex 8.62 Bn 8.57 Bn - -76.01 Mn
6 Nov 7.27 Bn 5.98 Bn 119.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
7 Weatherford International 6.99 Bn 5.94 Bn 876.00 Mn 1.03 Bn
8 Archrock 5.95 Bn 5.95 Bn 247.42 Mn 45.83 Mn
9 Kodiak Gas Services 5.60 Bn 5.50 Bn 222.88 Mn 238.95 Mn
10 Dawson Geophysical 123.59 Mn 121.85 Mn 13.08 Mn 28.56 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 28.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 26.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 23.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 12.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 15.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 16.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 20.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 16.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 25.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 26.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 28.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 25.00 Mn
Mar 24, 2023 1.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 23.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 14.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 12.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 23.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 17.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 9.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 9.48 Mn