Ascend Wellness Holdings (AAWH) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Ascend Wellness Holdings' Operating Expenses was $40.21 million in Q2 2026, down 5.1% from $42.39 million a year earlier and down 5.0% from the prior quarter.
Ascend Wellness Holdings (AAWH) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Ascend Wellness Holdings' Operating Expenses was $172.77 million through Jun 30, 2026, up 3.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $186.69 million, up 4.0% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 28.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Expenses was $179.48 million in FY2024 (+13.1%), $158.74 million in FY2023 (+11.7%), $142.09 million in FY2022 (-7.2%) and $153.18 million in FY2021 (+188.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Expenses was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.9%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 95.6%); the worst was Q1 2022 (a decline of 38.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, AAWH's Operating Expenses in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $42.34 million (Q1 2026), $45.3 million (Q4 2025) and $44.93 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Morris International | 297.66 Bn | 279.23 Bn | 7.66 Bn | - |
| 2 | British American Tobacco p.l.c | 125.80 Bn | 104.94 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Altria | 112.42 Bn | 98.63 Bn | 3.82 Bn | 21.00 Mn |
| 4 | Curaleaf Holdings | 2.73 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 169.91 Mn | 165.69 Mn |
| 5 | RLX Technology | 2.65 Bn | -916.64 Mn | 52.74 Mn | -33.52 Mn |
| 6 | Trulieve Cannabis | 2.10 Bn | 712.57 Mn | 162.29 Mn | 532.81 Mn |
| 7 | Green Thumb Industries | 1.33 Bn | 184.54 Mn | 137.87 Mn | 117.91 Mn |
| 8 | Cronos | 1.22 Bn | -2.00 Bn | 28.45 Mn | 21.05 Mn |
| 9 | Turning Point Brands | 1.18 Bn | 308.67 Mn | 93.70 Mn | 76.99 Mn |
| 10 | Ascend Wellness Holdings | 227.42 Mn | -72.63 Mn | 45.49 Mn | 40.21 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 40.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 42.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 45.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 44.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 42.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 37.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 46.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 43.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 49.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 46.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 40.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 36.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 36.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 34.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 38.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 29.34 Mn |
Ascend Wellness Holdings 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=AAWH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "AAWH", "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=AAWH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();