Celcuity (CELC) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Celcuity (CELC) reported Operating Expenses of $49.2 million for Q4 2025, up 35.06% on a YoY basis from $36.4 million in Q4 2024, and up 14.82% quarter-over-quarter from $42.8 million in Q3 2025.

Celcuity (CELC) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Celcuity has reported Operating Expenses for 10 years, with the latest figure at $49.2 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 35.06% year-over-year to $49.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $172.2 million (up 52.02% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $172.2 million, up 52.02% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 stood at $49.2 million, up from $42.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $49.2 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $2.8 million in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $21.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $17.0 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Operating Expenses surged 516.25% — and 2022, when it fell 29.63%.
  • Celcuity's Operating Expenses stood at $6.3 million in 2021, then surged by 84.14% to $11.6 million in 2022, then soared by 69.51% to $19.7 million in 2023, then jumped by 84.65% to $36.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 35.06% to $49.2 million in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $49.2 million (Q4 2025), $42.8 million (Q3 2025), and $44.0 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 762,369.55 Bn 762,369.51 Bn - 4.33 Mn
2 Belite Bio 55,096.00 Bn 55,096.00 Bn - 32.68 Mn
3 Quantum Biopharma 17,755.80 Bn 17,755.79 Bn - 2.97 Mn
4 Legend Biotech 3,486.00 Bn 3,485.71 Bn 242.10 Mn -138.30 Mn
5 Akari Therapeutics 1,737.42 Bn 1,737.41 Bn - 15.76 Mn
6 Evaxion A 1,551.28 Bn 1,551.26 Bn - -3.82 Mn
7 Psyence Biomedical 227.32 Bn 227.31 Bn - 574,669.00
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 110.84 Bn 103.59 Bn 2.59 Bn 1.85 Bn
9 Abivax 91.71 Bn 91.71 Bn - -67.40 Mn
10 Celcuity 4.14 Bn 3.42 Bn - 49.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 49.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 42.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 44.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 36.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 36.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 30.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 24.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 22.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 19.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 18.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 15.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 12.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 11.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 10.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 9.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 7.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 6.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 5.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 13.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 2.79 Mn