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

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DateValue
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