Standard Lithium SLI
NYSE SLI
$2.28 -0.08 (-3.60%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Standard Lithium (SLI) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

Standard Lithium's (SLI) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $3.0 million in Q2 2026, up 156.94% on a YoY basis from $1.2 million in Q2 2025, and up 41.92% quarter-over-quarter from $2.1 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Standard Lithium (SLI) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Standard Lithium (SLI) has reported Operating Expenses for 7 consecutive years, with $3.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 156.94% year-over-year to $3.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $2.9 million (down 73.43% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $10.6 million, up 93.97% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses advanced to $3.0 million in Q2 2026 per SLI's latest filing, from $2.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $12.9 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$5.4 million in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $1.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.2 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses surged 1125.49% in 2024, then sank 499.27% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $601886.3 in 2022, then jumped by 95.38% to $1.2 million in 2023, then soared by 994.48% to $12.9 million in 2024, then sank by 75.86% to $3.1 million in 2025, then decreased by 1.93% to $3.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $3.0 million, $2.1 million, and $3.1 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 20.66 Bn 16.31 Bn 1.26 Bn -52.40 Mn
2 Albemarle 14.44 Bn 12.80 Bn 590.30 Mn -
3 Sigma Lithium 1.12 Bn 1.10 Bn 32.81 Mn -25.24 Mn
4 Lithium Americas 1.12 Bn -161.96 Mn - 15.14 Mn
5 Lithium Argentina AG 1.04 Bn 876.70 Mn 110.99 Mn -6.65 Mn
6 Solid Power 559.29 Mn 559.29 Mn -1.85 Mn 30.02 Mn
7 Standard Lithium 468.47 Mn 331.22 Mn - 3.05 Mn
8 American Battery Technology 338.21 Mn 298.93 Mn 737,749.00 35.14 Mn
9 Atlas Lithium 91.02 Mn 54.52 Mn - 11.83 Mn
10 American Battery Materials 18.82 Mn 18.82 Mn - 717,939.00
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 3.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 2.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -5.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 12.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 1.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 735,997.88
Dec 31, 2022 601,886.30
Sep 30, 2022 910,127.79
Mar 31, 2022 1.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 508,042.91
Sep 30, 2021 492,737.93
Jun 30, 2021 -5.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 461,936.19
Dec 31, 2020 138,830.76