Empire Petroleum (EP) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025)
Empire Petroleum (EP) reported Operating Expenses of $66.0 million for Q4 2025, up 370.75% on a YoY basis from $14.0 million in Q4 2024, and up 409.9% sequentially from $12.9 million in Q3 2025.
Empire Petroleum (EP) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Empire Petroleum (EP) has 16 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $66.0 million in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 370.75% year-over-year to $66.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $105.5 million (up 84.1% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $105.5 million, up 84.1% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses advanced to $66.0 million in Q4 2025, from $12.9 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $66.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $3.0 million in Q1 2021.
- A 5-year average of $14.3 million and a median of $12.8 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses slumped 35.08% in 2021 and soared 370.75% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Tracing EP's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $10.0 million in 2021, then advanced by 29.14% to $12.9 million in 2022, then advanced by 20.79% to $15.6 million in 2023, then fell by 10.37% to $14.0 million in 2024, then soared by 370.75% to $66.0 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows EP's Operating Expenses at $66.0 million in Q4 2025, $12.9 million in Q3 2025, and $13.7 million in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conocophillips | 141.43 Bn | 135.06 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 2.28 Bn |
| 2 | Eog Resources | 74.61 Bn | 70.76 Bn | - | 4.32 Bn |
| 3 | Diamondback Energy | 55.39 Bn | 55.39 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 4.12 Bn |
| 4 | Woodside Energy | 41.28 Bn | 35.34 Bn | 2.71 Bn | - |
| 5 | Occidental Petroleum | 32.80 Bn | 28.99 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 4.86 Bn |
| 6 | Eqt | 32.48 Bn | 32.37 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 60.22 Mn |
| 7 | Texas Pacific Land | 27.36 Bn | 27.11 Bn | - | 54.49 Mn |
| 8 | Devon Energy | 26.53 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 3.64 Bn |
| 9 | Expand Energy | 21.67 Bn | 19.37 Bn | 4.21 Bn | 2.87 Bn |
| 10 | Empire Petroleum | 86.84 Mn | 85.65 Mn | 689,000.00 | 65.97 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 65.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.78 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.96 Mn |