Methanex (MEOH) Change in Working Capital (2009 - 2026)

Methanex (MEOH) reported Change in Working Capital of -$4.2 million for Q1 2026, down 120.59% on a YoY basis from $20.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 45.0% sequentially from -$7.7 million in Q4 2025.

Methanex (MEOH) Change in Working Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Methanex (MEOH) has 18 years of Change in Working Capital data on file, last reported at -$4.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Working Capital fell 120.59% year-over-year to -$4.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$15.3 million (down 2.75% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$11.6 million, down 84.04% from the prior year.
  • Change in Working Capital rose to -$4.2 million in Q1 2026, from -$7.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Working Capital ranged from a high of $6.5 million in Q1 2024 to a low of -$14.2 million in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$3.6 million and a median of -$2.6 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Working Capital.
  • Peak annual rise in Change in Working Capital reached 171.84% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 8954.79% in 2023.
  • Tracing MEOH's Change in Working Capital over 5 years: stood at -$2.6 million in 2022, then tumbled by 237.58% to -$8.7 million in 2023, then soared by 139.7% to $3.4 million in 2024, then slumped by 322.46% to -$7.7 million in 2025, then surged by 45.0% to -$4.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MEOH's Change in Working Capital at -$4.2 million in Q1 2026, -$7.7 million in Q4 2025, and -$9.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Working Capital (Qtr)
1 Celanese 4.94 Bn 3.18 Bn 468.00 Mn -
2 Methanex 4.17 Bn 3.79 Bn - -4.21 Mn
3 Olin 2.53 Bn 2.33 Bn 75.80 Mn -
4 Braskem 1.88 Bn -314.09 Mn - -
5 Rex American Resources 1.45 Bn 1.08 Bn 28.91 Mn -
6 Green Plains 1.13 Bn 951.36 Mn 87.95 Mn -
7 Tronox Holdings 959.69 Mn 947.69 Mn 44.00 Mn -
8 Lsb Industries 833.57 Mn 651.93 Mn 35.79 Mn -
9 Westlake Chemical Partners 780.70 Mn 736.41 Mn 93.76 Mn -
10 Rayonier Advanced Materials 561.57 Mn 493.63 Mn -7.59 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -4.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -4.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -7.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -7.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -9.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -9.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -2.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -2.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -14.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -14.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -8.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -8.67 Mn