Lithium (LTUM) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Lithium's (LTUM) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $177984.0 in Q1 2026, up 12.78% year-on-year from $157819.0 in Q1 2025, and up 4.77% quarter-over-quarter from $169879.0 in Q4 2025.
Lithium (LTUM) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lithium has disclosed Operating Expenses across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $177984.0 for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $177984.0, up 12.78% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $668487.0 (down 0.78% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $648322.0, down 13.95% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $177984.0 for Q1 2026 at Lithium, up from $169879.0 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $873049.0 in Q2 2022 to a low of $85083.0 in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $168562.0 (2025), against an average of $201489.6.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 1431.24% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 86.58% in 2022.
- Lithium's Operating Expenses stood at $185762.0 in 2022, then sank by 34.21% to $122212.0 in 2023, then climbed by 12.09% to $136983.0 in 2024, then increased by 24.01% to $169879.0 in 2025, then rose by 4.77% to $177984.0 in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $177984.0 (Q1 2026), $169879.0 (Q4 2025), and $168562.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elevra Lithium | 556.97 Bn | 556.92 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Bhp | 421.29 Bn | 411.77 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Skeena Resources | 17.36 Bn | 17.34 Bn | - | 15.97 Mn |
| 4 | Ioneer | 10.78 Bn | 10.76 Bn | - | 209.01 Mn |
| 5 | MP Materials | 10.54 Bn | 7.94 Bn | 16.40 Mn | 157.04 Mn |
| 6 | Iperionx | 8.57 Bn | 8.52 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Materion | 4.58 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 81.84 Mn | 44.65 Mn |
| 8 | Sigma Lithium | 4.36 Bn | 4.36 Bn | 25.57 Mn | -11.78 Mn |
| 9 | Americas Gold & Silver | 4.00 Bn | 3.87 Bn | 16.76 Mn | 57.09 Mn |
| 10 | Lithium | - | - | - | 177,984.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 177,984.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 169,879.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 168,562.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 152,062.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 157,819.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 136,983.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 201,288.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 177,666.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 237,488.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 122,212.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 168,228.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 125,645.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 194,889.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 185,762.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 85,083.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 873,049.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 90,725.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 59,507.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 63,326.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 57,016.00 |