Green Plains (GPRE) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Green Plains' (GPRE) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $401.0 million in Q1 2026, down 39.58% YoY from $663.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 8.72% on a QoQ basis from $439.3 million in Q4 2025.
Green Plains (GPRE) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Green Plains (GPRE) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $401.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 39.58% year-over-year to $401.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.9 billion (down 24.99% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.2 billion, down 13.86% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses declined to $401.0 million in Q1 2026, from $439.3 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.0 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of $401.0 million in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of $716.8 million and a median of $663.8 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses surged 58.79% — and 2026, when it sank 39.58%.
- Tracing GPRE's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $937.0 million in 2022, then declined by 25.71% to $696.1 million in 2023, then slipped by 10.23% to $624.9 million in 2024, then dropped by 29.7% to $439.3 million in 2025, then slipped by 8.72% to $401.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $401.0 million (Q1 2026), $439.3 million (Q4 2025), and $474.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celanese | 5.14 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 618.00 Mn | 311.00 Mn |
| 2 | Methanex | 4.55 Bn | 4.16 Bn | - | -757.25 Mn |
| 3 | Olin | 2.12 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 170.20 Mn | 113.30 Mn |
| 4 | Braskem | 1.59 Bn | -362.05 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Rex American Resources | 1.47 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 29.07 Mn | 9.73 Mn |
| 6 | Green Plains | 1.11 Bn | 864.79 Mn | 113.03 Mn | 378.35 Mn |
| 7 | Tronox Holdings | 895.13 Mn | 701.13 Mn | 55.00 Mn | 76.00 Mn |
| 8 | Lsb Industries | 776.55 Mn | 558.19 Mn | 11.46 Mn | -2.15 Mn |
| 9 | Westlake Chemical Partners | 761.87 Mn | 712.54 Mn | 94.81 Mn | 7.49 Mn |
| 10 | Rayonier Advanced Materials | 580.59 Mn | 523.58 Mn | 22.95 Mn | 18.07 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 378.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 401.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 439.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 474.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 581.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 663.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 624.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 602.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 636.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 642.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 696.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 871.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 900.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 889.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 937.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 978.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 829.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 794.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 791.47 Mn |