Salesforce (CRM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Salesforce (CRM) posted Operating Expenses of $6.2 billion for Q2 2026, down 8.91% on a QoQ basis from $6.8 billion in Q1 2026, and up 10.57% year-over-year from $5.6 billion in Q2 2025.
Salesforce (CRM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Salesforce's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $6.2 billion for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 10.57% year-over-year to $6.2 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $24.5 billion (up 9.42% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $23.9 billion, up 8.51% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $6.2 billion for Q2 2026 at Salesforce, down from $6.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $6.8 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $5.0 billion in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of $5.6 billion and a median of $5.5 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses jumped 32.4% — and 2024, when it declined 7.85%.
- Salesforce's Operating Expenses stood at $5.3 billion in 2022, then retreated by 4.25% to $5.1 billion in 2023, then climbed by 7.54% to $5.4 billion in 2024, then advanced by 6.79% to $5.8 billion in 2025, then advanced by 6.88% to $6.2 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CRM's Operating Expenses at $6.2 billion in Q2 2026, $6.8 billion in Q1 2026, and $5.8 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -7.98 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | -269.42 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 11.28 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 1.25 Bn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 10 | Datadog | 86.34 Bn | 81.58 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 789.87 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 6.22 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 6.82 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 5.82 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 5.66 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 5.62 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 5.96 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 5.45 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 5.38 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 5.26 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 5.52 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 5.06 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 5.01 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 5.71 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 5.93 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 5.29 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 5.40 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 5.35 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 5.49 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 4.98 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 4.40 Bn |