BlackSky Technology BKSY
NYSE BKSY
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As of: Oct 21, 2026 · 11:40 AM EDT

BlackSky Technology (BKSY) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)

Updated

BlackSky Technology (BKSY) posted Operating Expenses of $24.07 million for Q2 2026, up 6.1% from $22.68 million a year earlier and up 5.9% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

BlackSky Technology (BKSY) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Expenses at BlackSky Technology was $90.26 million, up 10.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $117.13 million, down 1.0% from FY2024.

  • Annual Operating Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 106.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • In prior years, BlackSky Technology's Operating Expenses was $118.31 million in FY2024 (+1.9%), $116.16 million in FY2023 (+0.6%), $115.51 million in FY2022 (+15.9%) and $99.67 million in FY2021.
  • The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q4 2022.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 11.5% over the last eight quarters.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was Q2 2025, with growth of 22.6%; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a decline of 42.5%.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $22.73 million (Q1 2026), $21.69 million (Q4 2025) and $21.77 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Palo Alto Networks 260.75 Bn 245.82 Bn 2.30 Bn 2.13 Bn
2 CrowdStrike Holdings 240.49 Bn 220.89 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.13 Bn
3 Fortinet 126.20 Bn 112.13 Bn 1.64 Bn 953.90 Mn
4 Snowflake 113.29 Bn 100.60 Bn 1.04 Bn 1.30 Bn
5 Datadog 98.07 Bn 79.71 Bn 881.34 Mn 875.89 Mn
6 Zscaler 36.13 Bn 22.25 Bn - -
7 Okta 35.83 Bn 25.93 Bn 641.00 Mn 534.00 Mn
8 Axon Enterprise 31.81 Bn 26.33 Bn 546.45 Mn 499.67 Mn
9 MongoDB 30.63 Bn 21.10 Bn 569.77 Mn 541.37 Mn
10 BlackSky Technology 665.89 Mn 45.25 Mn 24.27 Mn 24.07 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 24.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 22.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 21.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 21.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 22.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 21.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 19.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 18.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 19.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 17.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 17.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 18.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 19.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 30.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 28.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 26.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 29.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 32.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 43.93 Mn
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