Methanex (MEOH) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Methanex (MEOH) reported Operating Expenses of -$770.5 million for Q1 2026, down 32.69% on a YoY basis from -$1.1 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed sequentially from -$771.0 million in Q4 2025.

Methanex (MEOH) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Methanex (MEOH) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at -$770.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 32.69% year-over-year to -$770.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$2.9 billion (down 0.59% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$2.7 billion, up 10.94% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses steadied at -$770.5 million in Q1 2026, from -$771.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of -$580.6 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$892.1 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$763.2 million and a median of -$770.5 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses advanced 21.97% in 2025 and tumbled 32.69% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing MEOH's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at -$840.8 million in 2022, then rose by 8.13% to -$772.5 million in 2023, then increased by 4.95% to -$734.2 million in 2024, then decreased by 5.01% to -$771.0 million in 2025, then rose by 0.07% to -$770.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MEOH's Operating Expenses at -$770.5 million in Q1 2026, -$771.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$748.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.19 Bn 3.86 Bn 468.00 Mn 254.00 Mn
2 Methanex 4.49 Bn 4.40 Bn - -770.48 Mn
3 Olin 2.69 Bn 2.50 Bn 75.80 Mn 154.10 Mn
4 Braskem 1.98 Bn -218.50 Mn - -
5 Rex American Resources 1.49 Bn 1.21 Bn 28.91 Mn 12.26 Mn
6 Green Plains 1.18 Bn 1.01 Bn 87.95 Mn 401.03 Mn
7 Tronox Holdings 1.02 Bn 1.04 Bn 44.00 Mn 85.00 Mn
8 Lsb Industries 880.78 Mn 699.14 Mn 35.79 Mn -1.64 Mn
9 Westlake Chemical Partners 775.06 Mn 730.77 Mn 93.76 Mn 7.19 Mn
10 AdvanSix 576.85 Mn 559.27 Mn 3.80 Mn 22.52 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -770.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -771.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -748.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -581.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -580.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -734.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -794.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -744.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -736.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -772.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -730.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -724.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -841.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -840.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -861.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -851.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -892.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -918.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -857.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -816.68 Mn