ATA Creativity Global (AACG) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)
ATA Creativity Global's Operating Expenses was $10.48 million in Q4 2025, up 63.7% from $6.41 million a year earlier and up 101.8% from the prior quarter.
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ATA Creativity Global (AACG) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Operating Expenses at ATA Creativity Global came in at $27.83 million, up 10.1% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Expenses was $25.27 million in FY2024 (+14.9%), $22 million in FY2023 (-4.6%), $23.07 million in FY2022 (-14.1%) and $26.87 million in FY2021 (+2.2%).
- The Q4 2025 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q1 2019.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Expenses was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 12.5%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 64.6%); the worst was Q3 2022 (a decline of 28.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, AACG's Operating Expenses in the three quarters before Q4 2025 was $5.19 million (Q3 2025), $5.88 million (Q2 2025) and $5.81 million (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.28 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 41.78 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.67 Bn | -1.48 Bn | 5,600.00 | 1.44 Bn |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.60 Bn | -6.38 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 301.00 Mn |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.42 Bn | 4.71 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 14.24 Mn |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.24 Bn | 337.70 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 1.22 Bn |
| 6 | Covista | 4.46 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 405.94 Mn |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.02 Bn | 3.73 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 103.10 Mn |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.56 Bn | 3.00 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 108.00 Mn |
| 9 | Stride | 3.37 Bn | 260.61 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 111.43 Mn |
| 10 | ATA Creativity Global | 20.29 Mn | -15.75 Mn | 7.08 Mn | 15.82 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 5.82 Mn |
API Access
ATA Creativity Global 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=AACG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "AACG", "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=AACG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();