Bolt Biotherapeutics (BOLT) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Bolt Biotherapeutics (BOLT) posted Operating Expenses of $8.38 million for Q2 2026, down 23.9% from $11.01 million a year earlier but up 9.9% from the prior quarter.
Bolt Biotherapeutics (BOLT) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Expenses at Bolt Biotherapeutics was $35.46 million, down 39.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $43.81 million, down 45.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Bolt Biotherapeutics' Operating Expenses was $80.74 million in FY2024 (-4.0%), $84.07 million in FY2023 (-12.5%), $96.05 million in FY2022 (+2.1%) and $94.05 million in FY2021 (+90.3%).
- Quarterly Operating Expenses has run from a low of $7.63 million in Q1 2026 to a high of $27.58 million in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 35.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was Q3 2021, with growth of 95.7%; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a decline of 53.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $7.63 million (Q1 2026), $9.59 million (Q4 2025) and $9.87 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 655.56 Bn | 574.09 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 10.12 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 470.94 Bn | 444.10 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 10.56 Bn |
| 3 | Merck | 367.14 Bn | 321.57 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 12.80 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 280.33 Bn | 236.20 Bn | 11.24 Bn | -6.09 Bn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 257.78 Bn | 231.34 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -9.70 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 226.04 Bn | 181.44 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 6.54 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 188.89 Bn | 163.01 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 18.20 Bn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 163.75 Bn | 110.70 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 6.68 Bn |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.68 Bn | 105.69 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 2.09 Bn |
| 10 | Bolt Biotherapeutics | 6.88 Mn | 6.88 Mn | - | 8.38 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.28 Mn |
Bolt Biotherapeutics 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=operating-expenses&ticker=BOLT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "BOLT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=BOLT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();