Lsb Industries (LXU) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Lsb Industries' (LXU) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at -$2.2 million in Q2 2026, down 74.39% YoY from -$8.4 million in Q2 2025, and down 31.06% on a QoQ basis from -$1.6 million in Q1 2026.
Lsb Industries (LXU) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lsb Industries (LXU) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at -$2.2 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 74.39% year-over-year to -$2.2 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$7.5 million (down 5.79% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$6.9 million, up 37.72% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses fell to -$2.2 million in Q2 2026, from -$1.6 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $10.9 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$4.3 million in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of $3.0 million and a median of -$1.3 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses tumbled 143.5% — and 2025, when it jumped 57.91%.
- Tracing LXU's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $9.7 million in 2022, then declined by 9.8% to $8.8 million in 2023, then slumped by 122.53% to -$2.0 million in 2024, then gained by 26.89% to -$1.4 million in 2025, then plunged by 49.03% to -$2.2 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$2.2 million (Q2 2026), -$1.6 million (Q1 2026), and -$1.4 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celanese | 5.16 Bn | 3.79 Bn | 618.00 Mn | 311.00 Mn |
| 2 | Methanex | 4.66 Bn | 4.28 Bn | - | -757.25 Mn |
| 3 | Olin | 2.10 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 170.20 Mn | 113.30 Mn |
| 4 | Braskem | 1.59 Bn | -361.33 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Rex American Resources | 1.48 Bn | 1.12 Bn | 29.07 Mn | 9.73 Mn |
| 6 | Green Plains | 1.13 Bn | 883.11 Mn | 113.03 Mn | 378.35 Mn |
| 7 | Tronox Holdings | 889.52 Mn | 695.52 Mn | 55.00 Mn | 76.00 Mn |
| 8 | Lsb Industries | 809.80 Mn | 591.44 Mn | 11.46 Mn | -2.15 Mn |
| 9 | Westlake Chemical Partners | 759.05 Mn | 709.73 Mn | 94.81 Mn | 7.49 Mn |
| 10 | Rayonier Advanced Materials | 587.34 Mn | 530.33 Mn | 22.95 Mn | 18.07 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.60 Mn |