Backblaze (BLZE) Other Operating Expenses (2020 - 2025)
Backblaze (BLZE) reported Other Operating Expenses of $9 million for Q3 2025, down 23.3% from $11.72 million a year earlier and down 11.6% from the prior quarter.
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Backblaze (BLZE) Other Operating Expenses (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2025, Backblaze's Other Operating Expenses came in at $40.14 million, down 6.3% year-over-year; for FY2024, it came in at $44.44 million, up 7.7% from FY2023.
- Other Operating Expenses has increased for four consecutive years, with a four-year compound annual growth rate of 38.9% (FY2020 to FY2024).
- By year, Other Operating Expenses came in at $41.27 million in FY2023 (+16.6%), $35.4 million in FY2022 (+79.7%), $19.7 million in FY2021 (+65.2%) and $11.92 million in FY2020.
- The Q3 2025 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Other Operating Expenses since Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Other Operating Expenses has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 0.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Other Operating Expenses in five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 112.6%); the low point was Q3 2025 (a decline of 23.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2025 came in at $10.17 million (Q2 2025), $9.26 million (Q1 2025) and $11.7 million (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,809.31 Bn | 3,732.47 Bn | 60.48 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 207.26 Bn | 158.16 Bn | 9.91 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 111.87 Bn | 95.40 Bn | 499.52 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 99.81 Bn | 88.37 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 5 | Nebius | 59.68 Bn | 33.11 Bn | 448.70 Mn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 48.00 Bn | 35.10 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 7 | Verisign | 25.49 Bn | 22.71 Bn | 384.60 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 19.05 Bn | 10.74 Bn | 651.35 Mn |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 15.27 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 613.75 Mn |
| 10 | Backblaze | 807.22 Mn | 601.80 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.72 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 3.55 Mn |
API Access
Backblaze Other 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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=BLZE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-expenses", "ticker": "BLZE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-operating-expenses&ticker=BLZE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();