Beyond Meat (BYND) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)
Beyond Meat's (BYND) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $43.1 million in Q1 2026, down 24.99% year-on-year from $57.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 64.99% quarter-over-quarter from $123.1 million in Q4 2025.
Beyond Meat (BYND) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Beyond Meat's Operating Expenses history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $43.1 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 24.99% year-over-year to $43.1 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $329.2 million, a 66.17% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $341.3 million, up 72.51% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses slipped to $43.1 million in Q1 2026 per BYND's latest filing, from $123.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $123.1 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $43.1 million in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $62.4 million (2023), against an average of $68.4 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses tumbled 37.86% in 2024 and soared 164.42% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $62.8 million in 2022, then climbed by 22.54% to $76.9 million in 2023, then plunged by 37.86% to $47.8 million in 2024, then jumped by 157.38% to $123.1 million in 2025, then plunged by 64.99% to $43.1 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest BYND Operating Expenses figures stand at $43.1 million (Q1 2026), $123.1 million (Q4 2025), and $119.6 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.29 Bn | 26.20 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.35 Bn | 18.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.70 Bn |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.90 Bn | 13.04 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 318.62 Mn |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.45 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 441.80 Mn |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.95 Bn | 10.43 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.34 Bn | 8.95 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 180.00 Mn |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 9.92 Bn | 9.80 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 1.43 Bn |
| 8 | Oatly Group AB | 8.23 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 76.34 Mn | -88.35 Mn |
| 9 | Conagra Brands | 7.07 Bn | 6.85 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 401.10 Mn |
| 10 | Beyond Meat | 252.13 Mn | 56.77 Mn | 1.99 Mn | 43.09 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 43.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 123.07 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 119.56 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 43.50 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 57.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 47.82 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 45.22 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 47.65 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 57.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 76.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 62.37 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 56.03 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 63.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 62.79 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 74.90 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 83.52 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 97.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 91.93 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 76.97 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 65.95 Mn |