Valhi (VHI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Valhi (VHI) posted Operating Expenses of $550.1 million for Q1 2026, down 5.61% on a QoQ basis from $582.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 8.16% year-over-year from $508.6 million in Q1 2025.

Valhi (VHI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Valhi's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $550.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 8.16% year-over-year to $550.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.2 billion (up 16.49% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.2 billion, up 13.35% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $550.1 million for Q1 2026 at Valhi, down from $582.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $593.2 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $427.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $514.4 million and a median of $524.8 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses dropped 26.51% — and 2025, when it jumped 34.63%.
  • Valhi's Operating Expenses stood at $427.0 million in 2022, then increased by 10.16% to $470.4 million in 2023, then retreated by 7.97% to $432.9 million in 2024, then soared by 34.63% to $582.8 million in 2025, then retreated by 5.61% to $550.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VHI's Operating Expenses at $550.1 million in Q1 2026, $582.8 million in Q4 2025, and $531.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.19 Bn 3.86 Bn 468.00 Mn 254.00 Mn
2 Methanex 4.49 Bn 4.40 Bn - -770.48 Mn
3 Olin 2.69 Bn 2.50 Bn 75.80 Mn 154.10 Mn
4 Braskem 1.98 Bn -218.50 Mn - -
5 Rex American Resources 1.49 Bn 1.21 Bn 28.91 Mn 12.26 Mn
6 Green Plains 1.18 Bn 1.01 Bn 87.95 Mn 401.03 Mn
7 Tronox Holdings 1.02 Bn 1.04 Bn 44.00 Mn 85.00 Mn
8 Lsb Industries 880.78 Mn 699.14 Mn 35.79 Mn -1.64 Mn
9 Westlake Chemical Partners 775.06 Mn 730.77 Mn 93.76 Mn 7.19 Mn
10 Valhi 384.35 Mn 711.65 Mn 103.00 Mn 550.10 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 550.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 582.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 531.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 556.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 508.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 432.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 438.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 525.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 524.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 470.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 485.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 524.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 515.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 427.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 530.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 593.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 545.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 581.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 520.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 492.50 Mn