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

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

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

Golar Lng has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$70.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 230.33% year-over-year to -$70.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2026 stood at $2.2 million (down 99.32% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $258.0 million, up 8.44% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at -$70.4 million, down from $72.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $452.7 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$120.8 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $37.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$48.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses soared 1203.77% — and 2026, when it sank 230.33%.
  • Golar Lng's Operating Expenses stood at $452.7 million in 2022, then decreased by 12.15% to $397.7 million in 2023, then advanced 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.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$70.4 million (Q1 2026), $72.6 million (Q4 2025), and -$74.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Enbridge 88.33 Bn 89.03 Bn 6.70 Bn 13.95 Bn
2 Enterprise Products Partners 80.83 Bn 79.68 Bn - 12.50 Bn
3 Kinder Morgan 69.66 Bn 70.75 Bn 3.08 Bn 3.38 Bn
4 Energy Transfer 65.60 Bn 64.88 Bn 6.62 Bn 1.70 Bn
5 Scorpio Tankers 59.17 Bn 58.19 Bn - -93.35 Mn
6 Mplx 57.43 Bn 55.92 Bn 2.54 Bn 1.82 Bn
7 Targa Resources 56.68 Bn 56.71 Bn 1.70 Bn 333.70 Mn
8 Oneok 55.34 Bn 55.21 Bn 2.57 Bn 7.00 Mn
9 Tc Energy 50.79 Bn 51.99 Bn 2.95 Bn 915.00 Mn
10 Golar Lng 5.59 Bn 4.62 Bn - -

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