Backblaze (BLZE) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2025)
Backblaze (BLZE) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $26.4 million in Q3 2025, down 11.31% quarter-over-quarter from $29.8 million in Q2 2025, and down 12.02% on a YoY basis from $30.0 million in Q3 2024.
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.
- In Q3 2025, Operating Expenses fell 12.02% year-over-year to $26.4 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $84.2 million (down 27.2% YoY), while the FY2024 annual figure was $115.6 million, up 7.3% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $26.4 million for Q3 2025 at Backblaze, down from $29.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $32.3 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $10.3 million in Q1 2021.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $23.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $26.3 million in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses jumped 108.74% in 2022, then slipped 12.02% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it 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.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $26.4 million (Q3 2025), $29.8 million (Q2 2025), and $28.0 million (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,903.35 Bn | 2,825.07 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 10.85 Bn |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,127.45 Bn | 1,113.30 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 6.42 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 528.84 Bn | 490.27 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 11.73 Bn |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 306.36 Bn | 298.44 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 662.79 Mn |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 194.33 Bn | 189.79 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 171.19 Bn | 168.13 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 979.89 Mn |
| 7 | Fortinet | 108.13 Bn | 104.84 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 905.10 Mn |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.21 Bn | 86.09 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 80.35 Bn | 79.41 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 517.59 Mn |
| 10 | Backblaze | - | - | - | - |
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 |