Salesforce (CRM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Salesforce's (CRM) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $6.2 billion in Q2 2026, up 10.57% YoY from $5.6 billion in Q2 2025, and down 8.91% on a QoQ basis from $6.8 billion in Q1 2026.
Salesforce (CRM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Salesforce (CRM) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $6.2 billion in 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 eased to $6.2 billion in Q2 2026, from $6.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $6.8 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $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 decreased 7.85%.
- Tracing CRM's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $5.3 billion in 2022, then declined by 4.25% to $5.1 billion in 2023, then gained by 7.54% to $5.4 billion in 2024, then rose by 6.79% to $5.8 billion in 2025, then rose by 6.88% to $6.2 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $6.2 billion (Q2 2026), $6.8 billion (Q1 2026), and $5.8 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 1 | Sap Se | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | -16.33 Bn |
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| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
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| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 4.34 Bn |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 3.67 Bn |
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| 10 | Datadog | 91.70 Bn | 86.71 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 875.89 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 |