AppLovin (APP) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

AppLovin (APP) reported Operating Expenses of $402.5 million for Q1 2026, up 26.18% year-over-year from $319.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.18% quarter-over-quarter from $382.7 million in Q4 2025.

AppLovin (APP) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

AppLovin (APP) has 7 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $402.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $402.5 million, up 26.18% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.4 billion (up 7.19% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.3 billion, up 1.2% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses grew to $402.5 million in Q1 2026 per APP's latest filing, from $382.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $753.4 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$881.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $434.3 million and a median of $402.5 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses slumped 221.67% in 2023, then soared 142.09% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $724.7 million in 2022, then tumbled by 221.67% to -$881.8 million in 2023, then soared by 142.09% to $371.2 million in 2024, then grew by 3.11% to $382.7 million in 2025, then grew by 5.18% to $402.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows APP's Operating Expenses at $402.5 million in Q1 2026, $382.7 million in Q4 2025, and $326.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 175.91 Bn 173.15 Bn 1.78 Bn 402.52 Mn
2 Omnicom 22.52 Bn 18.86 Bn 1.04 Bn 5.60 Bn
3 Trade Desk 9.46 Bn 8.05 Bn 506.89 Mn 622.21 Mn
4 Wpp 2.71 Bn -875.81 Mn - -
5 Nexxen International 2.36 Bn 2.23 Bn 70.41 Mn 75.27 Mn
6 Magnite 2.27 Bn 2.09 Bn 118.28 Mn 156.65 Mn
7 Ziff Davis 1.74 Bn 1.22 Bn 152.41 Mn 264.71 Mn
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.69 Bn 1.51 Bn 135.23 Mn 71.10 Mn
9 Stagwell 1.60 Bn 1.51 Bn 244.61 Mn 694.50 Mn
10 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.19 Bn 1.02 Bn 193.76 Mn 97.41 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 402.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 382.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 326.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 301.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 318.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 371.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 300.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 326.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 718.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -881.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 677.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 618.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 654.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 724.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 663.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 722.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 753.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 734.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 681.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 633.83 Mn