Box (BOX) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)

Box (BOX) reported Operating Expenses of $213.8 million for Q1 2026, up 5.42% on a YoY basis from $202.8 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $214.5 million in Q4 2025.

Box (BOX) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Box has reported Operating Expenses for 13 years, with the latest figure at $213.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 5.42% year-over-year to $213.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $849.4 million (up 8.57% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $849.4 million, up 8.57% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $213.8 million, roughly flat from $214.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $214.5 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $168.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $189.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $184.5 million in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Expenses was 17.59% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 0.02% in 2022.
  • Box's Operating Expenses stood at $172.1 million in 2022, then grew by 5.13% to $180.9 million in 2023, then increased by 8.85% to $196.9 million in 2024, then increased by 8.9% to $214.5 million in 2025, then fell by 0.32% to $213.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $213.8 million (Q1 2026), $214.5 million (Q4 2025), and $211.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 10.85 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn 6.42 Mn
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 11.73 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 662.79 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 1.51 Bn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 979.89 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 905.10 Mn
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.57 Bn
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 517.59 Mn
10 Box 3.83 Bn 3.35 Bn 245.00 Mn 213.79 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 213.79 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 214.47 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 211.90 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 209.26 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 202.80 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 196.95 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 194.25 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 188.40 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 178.99 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 180.93 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 184.54 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 181.91 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 175.75 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 172.10 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 178.03 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 175.60 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 168.85 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 172.06 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 159.81 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 151.76 Mn