Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR-A) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR-A) posted Operating Expenses of -$3.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 69.07% sequentially from -$11.3 billion in Q3 2025, and down 15.51% YoY from -$4.1 billion in Q1 2025.
Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR-A) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$3.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 15.51% year-over-year to -$3.5 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$14.7 billion (up 17.17% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$2.8 billion, down 14.4% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to -$3.5 billion in Q1 2026 per PBR-A's latest filing, from -$11.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at -$543.0 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$11.6 billion in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of -$3.8 billion and a median of -$2.9 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses slumped 513.44% in 2023, then jumped 77.59% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at -$2.1 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 77.78% to -$3.8 billion in 2023, then jumped by 35.24% to -$2.4 billion in 2024, then sank by 360.53% to -$11.3 billion in 2025, then surged by 69.07% to -$3.5 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered -$3.5 billion, -$11.3 billion, and -$3.0 billion for Q1 2026, Q3 2025, and Q1 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro | 1,308.33 Bn | -5,263.99 Bn | 11.34 Bn | -3.48 Bn |
| 2 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 651.52 Bn | 649.70 Bn | - | 78.17 Bn |
| 3 | Chevron | 382.50 Bn | 382.83 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 44.66 Bn |
| 4 | Eni Spa | 205.81 Bn | 195.97 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Shell | 102.19 Bn | 62.32 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 3.02 Bn |
| 6 | Equinor Asa | 98.30 Bn | 89.04 Bn | - | -22.18 Bn |
| 7 | Suncor Energy | 78.77 Bn | 76.39 Bn | 6.68 Bn | 1.27 Bn |
| 8 | Imperial Oil | 61.22 Bn | 60.47 Bn | - | 8.18 Bn |
| 9 | TotalEnergies SE | 25.61 Bn | -6.11 Bn | 18.79 Bn | 95.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ypf Sociedad Anonima | 20.09 Bn | 18.40 Bn | 1.76 Bn | -311.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -11.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.45 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -11.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -746.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.78 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -543.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -797.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -2.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -1.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -20.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -16.99 Bn |