Green Plains (GPRE) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Green Plains (GPRE) reported Operating Expenses of $401.0 million for Q1 2026, down 39.58% on a YoY basis from $663.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 8.72% quarter-over-quarter from $439.3 million in Q4 2025.
Green Plains (GPRE) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Green Plains has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $401.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 39.58% year-over-year to $401.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.9 billion (down 24.99% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.2 billion, down 13.86% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $401.0 million, down from $439.3 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $1.0 billion in Q3 2022, with the low at $401.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $716.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $663.8 million in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses surged 58.79% — and 2026, when it sank 39.58%.
- Green Plains' Operating Expenses 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 | 5.60 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 468.00 Mn | 254.00 Mn |
| 2 | Methanex | 4.42 Bn | 4.43 Bn | - | -770.48 Mn |
| 3 | Olin | 2.80 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 75.80 Mn | 154.10 Mn |
| 4 | Rex American Resources | 1.47 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 28.91 Mn | 12.26 Mn |
| 5 | Tronox Holdings | 1.13 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 44.00 Mn | 85.00 Mn |
| 6 | Green Plains | 1.02 Bn | 844.99 Mn | 87.95 Mn | 401.03 Mn |
| 7 | Lsb Industries | 860.60 Mn | 678.96 Mn | 35.79 Mn | -1.64 Mn |
| 8 | Westlake Chemical Partners | 818.06 Mn | 773.77 Mn | 93.76 Mn | 7.19 Mn |
| 9 | ASP Isotopes | 776.82 Mn | 496.37 Mn | 1.67 Mn | 26.55 Mn |
| 10 | AdvanSix | 576.58 Mn | 559.00 Mn | 3.80 Mn | 22.52 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 693.39 Mn |