Golar Lng (GLNG) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Golar Lng (GLNG) posted Operating Expenses of -$70.4 million for Q1 2026, down 196.97% on a QoQ basis from $72.6 million in Q4 2025, and down 230.33% year-over-year from $54.0 million in Q1 2025.

Golar Lng (GLNG) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Golar Lng (GLNG) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with -$70.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at -$70.4 million, down 230.33% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2026 was $2.2 million (down 99.32% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $258.0 million, up 8.44% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was -$70.4 million for Q1 2026 at Golar Lng, down from $72.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $452.7 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at -$120.8 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $37.2 million and a median of -$48.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses jumped 1203.77% — and 2026, when it plunged 230.33%.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $452.7 million in 2022, then dropped by 12.15% to $397.7 million in 2023, then grew by 0.2% to $398.5 million in 2024, then tumbled by 81.78% to $72.6 million in 2025, then slumped by 196.97% to -$70.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest GLNG Operating Expenses figures stand at -$70.4 million (Q1 2026), $72.6 million (Q4 2025), and -$74.7 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Enbridge 1,308.38 Bn 1,309.08 Bn 6.70 Bn 13.95 Bn
2 Kinder Morgan 112.34 Bn 113.42 Bn 3.08 Bn 3.38 Bn
3 Enterprise Products Partners 79.55 Bn 78.40 Bn - 12.50 Bn
4 Energy Transfer 65.78 Bn 65.07 Bn 6.62 Bn 1.70 Bn
5 Targa Resources 57.60 Bn 57.63 Bn 1.70 Bn 333.70 Mn
6 Mplx 57.17 Bn 55.67 Bn 2.54 Bn 1.82 Bn
7 Oneok 54.83 Bn 54.70 Bn 2.57 Bn 7.00 Mn
8 Cheniere Energy Partners 29.50 Bn 29.22 Bn 838.00 Mn 274.00 Mn
9 Venture Global 27.41 Bn 27.36 Bn 4.33 Bn 3.45 Bn
10 Golar Lng - - -38.59 Bn -70.39 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -70.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 72.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -74.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -56.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -54.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 398.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -56.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -56.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -48.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 397.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -47.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -68.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -59.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 452.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -39.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -120.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -43.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -41.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -69.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -69.50 Mn