Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) posted quarterly 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 reported Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $28.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 89.84% year-over-year to $28.6 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $90.8 million (up 33.6% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $77.3 million, down 1.8% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses rose to $28.6 million in Q1 2026 per DWSN's latest filing, from $26.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $28.7 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $1.7 million in Q1 2023.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $20.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $23.3 million in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses sank 92.52% — and 2024, when it soared 1374.1%.
- Dawson Geophysical's Operating Expenses stood at $23.3 million in 2022, then increased by 12.57% to $26.3 million in 2023, then slumped by 37.34% to $16.5 million in 2024, then surged by 58.49% to $26.1 million in 2025, then rose 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.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slb | 79.85 Bn | 75.78 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 324.00 Mn |
| 2 | Baker Hughes | 62.28 Bn | 46.55 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 723.00 Mn |
| 3 | Tenaris | 52.92 Bn | 43.89 Bn | 984.66 | -484,107.00 Bn |
| 4 | TechnipFMC | 30.80 Bn | 29.56 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 2.28 Bn |
| 5 | Halliburton | 29.54 Bn | 27.49 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 4.94 Bn |
| 6 | Nov | 7.29 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 521.00 Mn | 1.04 Bn |
| 7 | Weatherford International | 6.52 Bn | 5.38 Bn | 662.00 Mn | 998.00 Mn |
| 8 | Kodiak Gas Services | 5.61 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 246.76 Mn | 266.88 Mn |
| 9 | Archrock | 5.50 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 244.51 Mn | 39.97 Mn |
| 10 | Dawson Geophysical | 99.06 Mn | 92.93 Mn | 2.61 Mn | 20.94 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |