Salesforce CRM
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At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Salesforce (CRM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Salesforce's (CRM) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $6.4 billion in Q3 2026, up 12.42% on a YoY basis from $5.7 billion in Q3 2025, and up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter from $6.2 billion in Q2 2026.

Analysis

Salesforce (CRM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Salesforce (CRM) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $6.4 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Operating Expenses rose 12.42% year-over-year to $6.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 stood at $25.2 billion (up 11.17% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $23.9 billion, up 8.51% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses grew to $6.4 billion in Q3 2026 per CRM's latest filing, from $6.2 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.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $5.6 billion across 5 years, with a median of $5.5 billion in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses surged 32.4% in 2022, then slipped 7.85% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, 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 climbed by 9.44% to $6.4 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $6.4 billion, $6.2 billion, and $6.8 billion for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q1 2026 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Salesforce 213.40 Bn 201.99 Bn 8.70 Bn 6.37 Bn
2 Hubspot 12.30 Bn 10.96 Bn 750.86 Mn 707.54 Mn
3 Freshworks 3.35 Bn 2.68 Bn 201.28 Mn 195.22 Mn
4 Intapp 3.19 Bn 3.03 Bn 118.37 Mn 122.59 Mn
5 Blackbaud 2.14 Bn 1.30 Bn 178.16 Mn 116.15 Mn
6 Sprinklr 1.40 Bn 1.17 Bn 139.19 Mn 129.23 Mn
7 ZoomInfo Technologies 1.21 Bn 1.05 Bn 256.80 Mn 878.80 Mn
8 Thryv Holdings 92.39 Mn 83.25 Mn 94.56 Mn 95.70 Mn
9 Helport AI 24.20 Mn 23.92 Mn - -
10 Youxin Technology 3.56 Mn -263,824.72 - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 31, 2026 6.37 Bn
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