Copa Holdings (CPA) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2025)
Copa Holdings' (CPA) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $753.3 million in Q4 2025, up 11.62% year-on-year from $674.9 million in Q4 2024, and up 7.48% quarter-over-quarter from $700.8 million in Q3 2025.
Copa Holdings (CPA) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Copa Holdings has disclosed Operating Expenses across 13 years of filings, most recently posting $753.3 million for Q4 2025.
- Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 came in at $753.3 million, up 11.62% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $2.8 billion (up 3.92% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.8 billion, up 3.92% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $753.3 million for Q4 2025 at Copa Holdings, up from $700.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $753.3 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $262.8 million in Q1 2021.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $664.2 million (2022), against an average of $600.7 million.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 176.99% in 2021, while the deepest fall reached 47.11% in 2021.
- Copa Holdings' Operating Expenses stood at $413.7 million in 2021, then surged by 62.18% to $671.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 4.11% to $698.5 million in 2023, then decreased by 3.38% to $674.9 million in 2024, then gained by 11.62% to $753.3 million in 2025.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $753.3 million (Q4 2025), $700.8 million (Q3 2025), and $659.4 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryanair Holdings | 453.97 Bn | 448.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 3.53 Bn |
| 2 | Delta Air Lines | 54.89 Bn | 49.84 Bn | 15.19 Bn | 15.35 Bn |
| 3 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 47.52 Bn | 46.49 Bn | -239.00 Mn | 1.20 Bn |
| 4 | Southwest Airlines | 23.88 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 6.92 Bn |
| 5 | Copa Holdings | 6.22 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 753.30 Mn |
| 6 | Alaska Air | 5.64 Bn | 3.87 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 3.58 Bn |
| 7 | Skywest | 3.71 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 924.11 Mn | 889.49 Mn |
| 8 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 2.23 Bn | 2.23 Bn | - | 791.00 Mn |
| 9 | Jetblue Airways | 2.11 Bn | -62.86 Mn | 1.87 Bn | 2.46 Bn |
| 10 | Allegiant Travel | 1.82 Bn | 921.81 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 651.33 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 753.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 700.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 659.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 685.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 674.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 681.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 659.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 677.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 698.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 662.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 614.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 674.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 670.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 665.75 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 651.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 526.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 413.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 385.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 295.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 262.76 Mn |