Comcast (CMCSA) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Comcast (CMCSA) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $27.3 billion in Q1 2026, down 5.21% quarter-over-quarter from $28.8 billion in Q4 2025, and up 12.77% on a YoY basis from $24.2 billion in Q1 2025.

Comcast (CMCSA) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Comcast's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $27.3 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 12.77% year-over-year to $27.3 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $106.1 billion (up 5.69% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $103.0 billion, up 2.59% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $27.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Comcast, down from $28.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $32.3 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of $23.1 billion in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $25.7 billion across 5 years, with a median of $25.4 billion in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses rose 29.89% in 2022, then slipped 26.75% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $26.0 billion in 2022, then increased by 2.87% to $26.8 billion in 2023, then gained by 0.57% to $26.9 billion in 2024, then rose by 7.06% to $28.8 billion in 2025, then slipped by 5.21% to $27.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $27.3 billion (Q1 2026), $28.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $25.7 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 27.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 28.82 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 25.67 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 24.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 24.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 26.92 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 26.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 23.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 24.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 26.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 23.64 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 23.80 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 24.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 26.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 32.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 23.65 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 25.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 25.52 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 24.85 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 23.04 Bn