Growth Metrics

Nl Industries (NL) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025)

Nl Industries recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $6.3 million in Q3 2025, down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter from $6.6 million in Q2 2025, and up 2.44% year-over-year from $6.1 million in Q3 2024.

Nl Industries' Operating Expenses history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $6.3 million for Q3 2025.

  • In Q3 2025, Operating Expenses rose 2.44% year-over-year to $6.3 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $19.1 million (down 21.4% YoY), while the FY2024 annual figure was $24.3 million, up 2.34% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $6.3 million for Q3 2025 at Nl Industries, down from $6.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $14.7 million in Q4 2023 to a low of $1.8 million in Q1 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $5.4 million and a median of $5.9 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • On a YoY basis, Operating Expenses climbed as much as 1300.87% in 2021 and fell as far as 81.95% in 2021.
  • Nl Industries' Operating Expenses stood at $2.5 million in 2021, then soared by 130.14% to $5.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 157.95% to $14.7 million in 2023, then plunged by 57.85% to $6.2 million in 2024, then grew by 1.34% to $6.3 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $6.3 million, $6.6 million, and $6.3 million for Q3 2025, Q2 2025, and Q1 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Allegion 11.20 Bn 10.89 Bn 454.50 Mn 259.20 Mn
2 MSA Safety 6.44 Bn 6.26 Bn 219.58 Mn 126.34 Mn
3 Adt 5.10 Bn 5.07 Bn 1.04 Bn 364.77 Mn
4 Brinks 4.39 Bn 3.98 Bn 382.40 Mn 1.20 Bn
5 Brady 4.08 Bn 3.90 Bn 225.47 Mn 152.26 Mn
6 Geo 3.01 Bn 2.92 Bn - 521.51 Mn
7 CoreCivic 2.08 Bn 1.87 Bn - 467.72 Mn
8 Napco Security Technologies 1.34 Bn 1.21 Bn 29.49 Mn 30.68 Mn
9 Evolv Technologies Holdings 1.14 Bn 1.08 Bn 23.60 Mn 32.07 Mn
10 Nl Industries - - - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2025 6.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 6.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 6.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 14.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 3.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 5.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 2.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 5.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 2.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 5.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 2.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 2.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 5.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 5.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 1.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 13.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 2.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -462,000.00
Mar 31, 2020 5.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 3.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 3.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 23.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 5.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 5.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 5.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 67.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 5.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 2.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 2.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 4.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 5.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 2.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 4.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 4.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 4.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 3.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 4.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 5.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 3.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 1.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 4.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 9.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 4.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -8.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 4.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 4.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 4.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 4.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 4.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 4.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 16.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -1.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 4.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 6.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 7.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -1.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 5.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 2.45 Mn