Backblaze (BLZE) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2025)
Backblaze's (BLZE) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $26.4 million in Q3 2025, down 12.02% year-on-year from $30.0 million in Q3 2024, and down 11.31% quarter-over-quarter from $29.8 million in Q2 2025.
Backblaze (BLZE) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Backblaze's Operating Expenses history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $26.4 million for Q3 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 12.02% year-over-year to $26.4 million in Q3 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was $84.2 million, a 27.2% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2024 full-year figure at $115.6 million, up 7.3% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses declined to $26.4 million in Q3 2025 per BLZE's latest filing, from $29.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $32.3 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $10.3 million in Q1 2021.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $26.3 million (2024), against an average of $23.8 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 108.74% in 2022 and declined 12.02% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $17.4 million in 2021, then jumped by 45.03% to $25.3 million in 2022, then grew by 5.77% to $26.7 million in 2023, then gained by 20.84% to $32.3 million in 2024, then retreated by 18.23% to $26.4 million in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest BLZE Operating Expenses figures stand at $26.4 million (Q3 2025), $29.8 million (Q2 2025), and $28.0 million (Q1 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,842.90 Bn | 2,718.46 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 8.75 Bn |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,572.26 Bn | 2,572.26 Bn | 358.92 Mn | -363.49 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 329.59 Bn | 297.69 Bn | - | 13.05 Bn |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 314.63 Bn | 314.48 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 294.47 Bn | 286.44 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 662.79 Mn |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 227.51 Bn | 222.98 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 183.28 Bn | 180.18 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 979.89 Mn |
| 8 | Fortinet | 112.44 Bn | 109.14 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 905.10 Mn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 92.78 Bn | 91.83 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 517.59 Mn |
| 10 | Backblaze | 664.36 Mn | 612.98 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 10.05 Mn |