Bicycle Therapeutics (BCYC) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)
Bicycle Therapeutics' Operating Expenses came in at $55.19 million for Q2 2026, down 38.4% from $89.52 million a year earlier and down 16.8% from the prior quarter.
Bicycle Therapeutics (BCYC) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Bicycle Therapeutics reported Operating Expenses of $271.51 million, down 11.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $319.65 million, up 30.4% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last eight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 38.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Expenses was $245.15 million in FY2024 (+13.0%), $216.92 million in FY2023 (+65.4%), $131.12 million in FY2022 (+69.6%) and $77.32 million in FY2021 (+24.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q1 2024.
- Year-over-year, Operating Expenses increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 14.6%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Expenses over five years came in Q3 2022 (growth of 76.1%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 38.4%).
- Business Quant data shows BCYC's Operating Expenses at $66.37 million (Q1 2026), $72.66 million (Q4 2025) and $77.29 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,146.94 Bn | 1,115.53 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 7.95 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 624.96 Bn | 543.49 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 10.12 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 510.15 Bn | 483.27 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 10.56 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 366.13 Bn | 320.51 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 12.80 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 297.75 Bn | 261.74 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 6.09 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 261.93 Bn | 235.62 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.70 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 236.51 Bn | 191.91 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 6.54 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.27 Bn | 168.47 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 18.20 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 171.74 Bn | 118.39 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 6.68 Bn |
| 10 | Bicycle Therapeutics | 249.90 Mn | -2.10 Bn | - | 55.19 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 55.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 66.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 72.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 77.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 89.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 80.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 71.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 66.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 56.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 51.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 59.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 56.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 54.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 46.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 32.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 31.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 31.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.63 Mn |
Bicycle Therapeutics 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=BCYC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "BCYC", "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=BCYC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();