OPAL Fuels (OPAL) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)
OPAL Fuels (OPAL) recorded Operating Expenses of $86.41 million in Q2 2026, up 6.3% from $81.28 million a year earlier and up 10.5% from the prior quarter.
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OPAL Fuels (OPAL) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, OPAL Fuels' Operating Expenses came in at $337.56 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 5.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $341.56 million, up 22.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has increased for four straight years, with a four-year compound annual growth rate of 21.8% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Expenses came in at $278.75 million in FY2024 (+11.9%), $249.07 million in FY2023 (+9.3%), $227.97 million in FY2022 (+47.0%) and $155.1 million in FY2021.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses has ranged from $44.03 million in Q3 2021 to $93.16 million in Q4 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 14.8%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 55.5% in Q3 2022, against a decline of 10.5% in Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $78.22 million (Q1 2026), $93.16 million (Q4 2025) and $79.77 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plug Power | 2.60 Bn | 1.68 Bn | -1.68 Mn | 62.43 Mn |
| 2 | Rex American Resources | 1.41 Bn | 57.46 Mn | 53.30 Mn | 15.62 Mn |
| 3 | Green Plains | 1.04 Bn | 438.04 Mn | 113.03 Mn | 378.35 Mn |
| 4 | Montauk Renewables | 401.08 Mn | 328.86 Mn | - | 54.10 Mn |
| 5 | Clean Energy Fuels | 350.37 Mn | -305.43 Mn | 30.14 Mn | 111.49 Mn |
| 6 | Gevo | 331.30 Mn | 48.28 Mn | 19.80 Mn | 191.51 Mn |
| 7 | OPAL Fuels | 314.56 Mn | 47.17 Mn | 24.47 Mn | 86.41 Mn |
| 8 | Aemetis | 133.29 Mn | 117.04 Mn | 13.52 Mn | 7.74 Mn |
| 9 | Verde Clean Fuels | 50.79 Mn | -147.69 Mn | - | 2.52 Mn |
| 10 | Blue Biofuels | 35.59 Mn | 35.40 Mn | - | 731,106.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 86.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 78.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 93.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 79.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 81.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 87.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 80.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 71.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 65.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 61.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 65.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 67.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 62.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 53.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 58.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 68.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 50.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 50.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 52.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 44.03 Mn |
API Access
OPAL Fuels Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=OPAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "OPAL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=OPAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();