BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)
BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) reported Operating Expenses of $40.23 million for Q2 2026, up 44.8% from $27.78 million a year earlier and up 11.8% from the prior quarter.
BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, BigBear.ai Holdings' Operating Expenses came in at $136.07 million, up 33.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $116.28 million, up 25.9% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 44.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Expenses came in at $92.35 million in FY2024 (+17.2%), $78.81 million in FY2023 (-19.1%), $97.37 million in FY2022 (-13.5%) and $112.54 million in FY2021 (+507.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Operating Expenses has now increased in each of the last nine quarters, with growth averaging 28.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Expenses in five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 141.8%); the low point was Q4 2022 (a decline of 82.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $35.98 million (Q1 2026), $30.58 million (Q4 2025) and $29.29 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 2.13 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 953.90 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 875.89 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 499.67 Mn |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 534.00 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 4.17 Bn |
| 10 | BigBear.ai Holdings | 1.28 Bn | -132.49 Mn | 12.05 Mn | 40.23 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 40.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 27.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 29.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 104.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.40 Mn |
BigBear.ai 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=BBAI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "BBAI", "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=BBAI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();