Qwest (CTDD) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Qwest's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.0 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 20.38% year-over-year to $1.0 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.9 billion (up 74.63% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $5.8 billion, up 66.53% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses came in at $1.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Qwest, down from $3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $3.3 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of $829.0 million in Q2 2025.
• A 5-year average of $1.2 billion and a median of $907.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses tumbled 74.93% in 2024 and surged 279.9% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Qwest's Operating Expenses stood at $908.0 million in 2022, then soared by 267.18% to $3.3 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 74.93% to $836.0 million in 2024, then soared by 279.9% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then plunged by 68.39% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $1.0 billion, $3.2 billion, and $918.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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