Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $37.5 million in Q1 2026, down 5.22% quarter-over-quarter from $39.5 million in Q4 2025, and down 14.86% on a YoY basis from $44.0 million in Q1 2025.

Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Comtech Telecommunications' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $37.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 14.86% year-over-year to $37.5 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $156.3 million (down 53.87% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $267.0 million, up 12.61% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $37.5 million for Q1 2026 at Comtech Telecommunications, down from $39.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $143.7 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $37.5 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $55.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $46.7 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses jumped 213.75% in 2024, then plunged 72.49% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $56.5 million in 2022, then slipped by 18.98% to $45.8 million in 2023, then surged by 213.75% to $143.7 million in 2024, then slumped by 72.49% to $39.5 million in 2025, then retreated by 5.22% to $37.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $37.5 million (Q1 2026), $39.5 million (Q4 2025), and $38.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn 6.12 Bn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn 436.11 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn 691.00 Mn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn 8.83 Bn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn 182.50 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn 79.89 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn 164.15 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn 56.91 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn 527.00 Mn
10 Comtech Telecommunications 140.28 Mn 107.46 Mn 36.22 Mn 37.46 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 37.46 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 39.52 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 38.81 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 40.48 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 44.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 143.69 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 108.62 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 42.42 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 40.23 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 45.80 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 47.47 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 48.42 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 46.71 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 56.53 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 47.66 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 47.23 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 70.45 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 48.25 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 45.39 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 50.67 Mn