Friedman Industries (FRD) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025)
Friedman Industries' (FRD) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $164.1 million in Q4 2025, up 71.56% year-on-year from $95.6 million in Q4 2024, and up 9.75% quarter-over-quarter from $149.5 million in Q3 2025.
Friedman Industries (FRD) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Friedman Industries has disclosed Operating Expenses across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $164.1 million for Q4 2025.
- Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 came in at $164.1 million, up 71.56% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $564.8 million (up 27.24% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $441.8 million, down 10.15% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $164.1 million for Q4 2025 at Friedman Industries, up from $149.5 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $164.1 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $34.8 million in Q1 2021.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $116.4 million (2023), against an average of $109.7 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses surged 187.69% in 2022 and retreated 17.51% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Friedman Industries' Operating Expenses stood at $57.3 million in 2021, then soared by 92.88% to $110.4 million in 2022, then declined by 0.57% to $109.8 million in 2023, then decreased by 12.9% to $95.6 million in 2024, then soared by 71.56% to $164.1 million in 2025.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $164.1 million (Q4 2025), $149.5 million (Q3 2025), and $127.7 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 94.27 Bn | 84.31 Bn | 686.87 Mn | -390.27 Mn |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.23 Bn | 56.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 378.00 Mn |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 51.15 Bn | 48.81 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 38.88 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 763.22 Mn | 175.22 Mn |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.36 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 3.66 Bn |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 7.71 Bn | 7.86 Bn | -82.00 Mn | 5.14 Bn |
| 7 | Algoma Steel | 2.77 Bn | 2.77 Bn | -92.32 | - |
| 8 | National Steel | 2.24 Bn | -552.84 Mn | 479.33 Mn | -423.40 Mn |
| 9 | Worthington Steel | 2.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 76.10 Mn | 71.50 Mn |
| 10 | Friedman Industries | 169.97 Mn | 165.36 Mn | 30.50 Mn | 164.08 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 164.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 149.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 127.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 123.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 95.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 106.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 115.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 125.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 109.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 129.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 126.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 116.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 110.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 149.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 149.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 79.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 57.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 68.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 51.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 34.80 Mn |