Applied Digital (APLD) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)

Applied Digital (APLD) posted Operating Expenses of $212.3 million for Q1 2026, up 34.76% on a QoQ basis from $157.5 million in Q4 2025, and up 195.42% year-over-year from $71.9 million in Q1 2025.

Applied Digital (APLD) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Applied Digital's Operating Expenses history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $212.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 195.42% year-over-year to $212.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $411.8 million (up 284.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $161.0 million, down 4.98% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $212.3 million for Q1 2026 at Applied Digital, up from $157.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $212.3 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$44.5 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $48.0 million and a median of $39.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses jumped 2781.03% — and 2024, when it plunged 185.47%.
  • Applied Digital's Operating Expenses stood at $39.0 million in 2022, then grew by 28.37% to $50.1 million in 2023, then declined by 2.29% to $49.0 million in 2024, then soared by 221.73% to $157.5 million in 2025, then surged by 34.76% to $212.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows APLD's Operating Expenses at $212.3 million in Q1 2026, $157.5 million in Q4 2025, and $86.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 International Business Machines 193.88 Bn 178.95 Bn 9.91 Bn 7.29 Bn
2 Accenture 84.94 Bn 75.26 Bn 6.13 Bn 15.54 Bn
3 GDS Holdings 50.55 Bn 48.40 Bn 164.04 Mn -27.00 Mn
4 Infosys 44.05 Bn 44.79 Bn 1.60 Bn 528.00 Mn
5 Cgi 41.25 Bn 40.60 Bn - 29.83 Mn
6 Fidelity National Information Services 20.63 Bn 19.87 Bn 1.11 Bn 605.00 Mn
7 Cognizant Technology Solutions 20.39 Bn 18.87 Bn 1.78 Bn 791.00 Mn
8 Wipro 18.65 Bn 17.52 Bn 738.00 Mn 2.23 Bn
9 Broadridge Financial Solutions 16.79 Bn 16.48 Bn 626.90 Mn 1.59 Bn
10 Applied Digital 8.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 53.81 Mn 212.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 212.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 157.55 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 86.51 Mn
May 31, 2025 -44.53 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 71.86 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 48.97 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 9.56 Mn
May 31, 2024 -23.14 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 98.80 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 50.12 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 43.69 Mn
May 31, 2023 27.07 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 21.08 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 39.04 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 11.10 Mn
May 31, 2022 4.36 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 1.37 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 1.36 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 13.04 Mn
May 31, 2021 332,000.00