Salesforce (CRM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Salesforce posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $6.8 billion for Q1 2026, up 14.57% year-on-year from $6.0 billion in Q1 2025, and up 17.33% on a QoQ basis from $5.8 billion in Q4 2025.
Salesforce (CRM) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $6.8 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 14.57% year-over-year to $6.8 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $23.9 billion (up 8.51% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $23.9 billion, up 8.51% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $6.8 billion, up from $5.8 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.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $5.5 billion (2022), against an average of $5.6 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses jumped 32.4%; it then decreased 7.85% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $5.3 billion in 2022, then fell by 4.25% to $5.1 billion in 2023, then advanced by 7.54% to $5.4 billion in 2024, then gained by 6.79% to $5.8 billion in 2025, then advanced by 17.33% to $6.8 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $6.8 billion (Q1 2026), $5.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $5.7 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -7.98 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 6.82 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 11.28 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 3.32 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 4.54 Bn |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 789.87 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 4.05 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 4.15 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 3.80 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 3.66 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 3.75 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 3.67 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 3.31 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 2.97 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 2.61 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 2.52 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 2.41 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 2.32 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 2.05 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 1.92 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 1.83 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 1.82 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 1.74 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 1.58 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 1.56 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 1.48 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 1.37 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 1.35 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 1.24 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 1.21 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 1.10 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 1.12 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 1.07 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 1.04 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 989.81 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 975.46 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 905.78 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 779.23 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 728.18 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 672.13 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 656.34 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 582.70 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 566.17 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 501.95 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 465.85 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2011 | 440.84 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 404.10 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2011 | 364.95 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 311.80 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2010 | 286.90 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2010 | 272.18 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2010 | 260.47 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2009 | 234.84 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2009 | 224.08 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2009 | 213.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2009 | 214.76 Mn |