Westpac Banking WBKCY
OTC WBKCY
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At close: Aug 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Westpac Banking (WBKCY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2024)

Westpac Banking (WBKCY) posted Operating Expenses of -$3.1 billion for Q3 2024, up 12.39% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.6 billion in Q3 2023, and up 12.39% year-on-year from -$2.8 billion in Q4 2023.

Westpac Banking (WBKCY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Westpac Banking (WBKCY) has reported Operating Expenses for 16 consecutive years, with -$3.1 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2024.

  • Operating Expenses for Q3 2024 came in at -$3.1 billion, up 12.39% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was -$3.1 billion (up 53.3% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $7.7 billion, up 4.79% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was -$3.1 billion for Q3 2024 at Westpac Banking, up from -$3.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at -$9.0 million in Q1 2021 and troughed at -$4.7 billion in Q3 2020.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is -$2.5 billion, with a median of -$3.3 billion recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses soared 35.71% in 2021 and tumbled 11827.21% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at -$4.7 billion in 2020, then advanced by 25.51% to -$3.5 billion in 2021, then declined by 8.87% to -$3.8 billion in 2022, then grew by 5.64% to -$3.6 billion in 2023, then climbed by 12.39% to -$3.1 billion in 2024.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were -$3.1 billion in Q3 2024, -$3.6 billion in Q3 2023, and -$3.8 billion in Q3 2022.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Bank Of America 441.62 Bn -146.87 Bn 30.39 Bn 18.63 Bn
2 Hsbc Holdings 357.01 Bn 357.01 Bn - 16.82 Bn
3 Royal Bank Of Canada 286.58 Bn 87.66 Bn - 6.82 Bn
4 Wells Fargo & Company 254.86 Bn 50.89 Bn - 13.66 Bn
5 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 251.70 Bn -141.92 Bn 10.89 Bn 17.50 Bn
6 Citigroup 223.37 Bn -2,078.94 Bn 24.75 Bn 14.22 Bn
7 Banco Santander 209.76 Bn 30.11 Bn - -7.44 Bn
8 Toronto Dominion Bank 194.48 Bn 19.99 Bn - 6.11 Bn
9 UBS Group AG 167.76 Bn -47.95 Bn - -
10 Westpac Banking 41,655.60 -40.05 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2024 -3.69 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -3.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -3.80 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -5.51 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 46.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -4.69 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 23.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -3.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 -3.59 Bn
Mar 17, 2018 -4.30 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 -3.69 Bn
Mar 16, 2017 154.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -4.65 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 -4.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 -5.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 -4.41 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 -3.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 -4.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 -4.04 Bn