Alector (ALEC) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)

Alector's (ALEC) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $26.0 million in Q1 2026, down 46.32% year-on-year from $48.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 43.31% on a QoQ basis from $45.8 million in Q4 2025.

Alector (ALEC) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Alector (ALEC) has 9 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $26.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 46.32% year-over-year to $26.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $154.6 million, a 34.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $177.1 million, down 27.9% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $26.0 million, down from $45.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for ALEC reached as high as $70.4 million in Q2 2022 and fell as low as $26.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $57.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $60.7 million in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses grew 20.89% in 2022 and plunged 46.32% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $69.9 million in 2022, then dropped by 10.35% to $62.6 million in 2023, then decreased by 1.84% to $61.5 million in 2024, then slipped by 25.51% to $45.8 million in 2025, then slumped by 43.31% to $26.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $26.0 million in Q1 2026, $45.8 million in Q4 2025, and $40.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Oculis Holding AG 68,785.72 Bn 68,785.72 Bn - -28.01 Mn
2 Nanobiotix 1,895.57 Bn 1,895.51 Bn - -
3 BeOne Medicines 471.35 Bn 466.56 Bn 1.35 Bn 1.10 Bn
4 NuCana 279.75 Bn 279.75 Bn - -3.78 Mn
5 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 120.24 Bn 113.00 Bn 2.59 Bn 1.85 Bn
6 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 67.80 Bn 59.04 Bn 3.31 Bn 2.96 Bn
7 Belite Bio 62.51 Bn 62.51 Bn - 32.68 Mn
8 Argenx Se 57.38 Bn 57.38 Bn 1.41 Bn 2.89 Bn
9 Revolution Medicines 37.78 Bn 37.78 Bn - 445.22 Mn
10 Alector 164.78 Mn -41.74 Mn - 25.97 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 25.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 45.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 40.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 42.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 48.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 61.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 63.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 60.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 59.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 62.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 59.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 59.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 66.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 69.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 62.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 70.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 68.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 69.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 56.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 61.89 Mn