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.
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 Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.53 Bn | 9.53 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 41.78 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.65 Bn | -6.12 Bn | 812.22 Mn | 1.44 Bn |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 5.18 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 14.24 Mn |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.87 Bn | -1.39 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 1.22 Bn |
| 5 | Covista | 4.00 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 405.94 Mn |
| 6 | Valvoline | 3.64 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 103.10 Mn |
| 7 | Stride | 3.18 Bn | 77.07 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 111.43 Mn |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.14 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 108.00 Mn |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.31 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 236.74 Mn |
| 10 | ATA Creativity Global | 27.16 Mn | -8.60 Mn | 7.18 Mn | 10.48 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.41 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 |
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_KEY
import 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();