Bright Mountain Media (BMTM) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026)
Bright Mountain Media's (BMTM) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $2.6 million in Q1 2026, down 43.28% YoY from $4.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 32.26% on a QoQ basis from $3.8 million in Q4 2025.
Bright Mountain Media (BMTM) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Bright Mountain Media (BMTM) has 13 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $2.6 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 43.28% year-over-year to $2.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $14.5 million (down 29.94% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $16.4 million, down 23.14% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses retreated to $2.6 million in Q1 2026, from $3.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $8.1 million in Q2 2023 to a low of $2.6 million in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of $4.6 million and a median of $4.1 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses jumped 136.07% — and 2026, when it tumbled 43.28%.
- Tracing BMTM's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $3.5 million in 2022, then soared by 114.72% to $7.6 million in 2023, then declined by 15.62% to $6.4 million in 2024, then slumped by 40.92% to $3.8 million in 2025, then tumbled by 32.26% to $2.6 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $2.6 million (Q1 2026), $3.8 million (Q4 2025), and $4.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Bright Mountain Media | 1.86 Mn | -632,589.34 | 2.42 Mn | 3.60 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.64 Mn |