Vista Gold (VGZ) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Vista Gold (VGZ) recorded Operating Expenses of $846,000 in Q2 2026, up 24.8% from $678,000 a year earlier but down 48.1% from the prior quarter.
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Vista Gold (VGZ) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Vista Gold's Operating Expenses came in at $4.11 million as of Jun 30, 2026, down 12.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $3.61 million, down 1.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Expenses came in at $3.66 million in FY2024 (-45.8%), $6.76 million in FY2023 (+24.1%), $5.45 million in FY2022 (-64.5%) and $15.34 million in FY2021 (+578.0%).
- Quarterly Operating Expenses has ranged from -$15.49 million in Q2 2024 to $8.33 million in Q4 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses rose in four of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 5.0%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 517.4% in Q1 2023, against a decline of 89.6% in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $1.63 million (Q1 2026), $789,000 (Q4 2025) and $846,000 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 163.97 Bn | 142.76 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.67 Bn |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 141.19 Bn | 101.70 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 124.53 Bn | 92.53 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 3.02 Bn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 98.93 Bn | 82.97 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 5.03 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 93.96 Bn | 83.59 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 119.48 Mn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.55 Bn | 44.75 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 165.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nucor | 60.45 Bn | 49.83 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 405.00 Mn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 48.41 Bn | 27.44 Bn | - | -780.00 Mn |
| 10 | Vista Gold | 405.07 Mn | 275.47 Mn | - | 846,000.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 846,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 789,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 846,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 678,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 890,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -15.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 321,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.10 Mn |
API Access
Vista Gold 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=VGZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "VGZ", "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=VGZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();