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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |