Dropbox (DBX) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)

Dropbox (DBX) posted Operating Expenses of $328.6 million for Q1 2026, down 3.89% on a QoQ basis from $341.9 million in Q4 2025, and up 1.36% year-over-year from $324.2 million in Q1 2025.

Dropbox (DBX) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Dropbox's Operating Expenses history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $328.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 1.36% year-over-year to $328.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.3 billion (down 14.34% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.3 billion, down 17.68% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $328.6 million for Q1 2026 at Dropbox, down from $341.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $563.4 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $245.6 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $380.0 million and a median of $382.7 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses slumped 56.41% — and 2024, when it soared 77.08%.
  • Dropbox's Operating Expenses stood at $563.4 million in 2022, then slumped by 56.41% to $245.6 million in 2023, then surged by 77.08% to $434.9 million in 2024, then dropped by 21.38% to $341.9 million in 2025, then fell by 3.89% to $328.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DBX's Operating Expenses at $328.6 million in Q1 2026, $341.9 million in Q4 2025, and $331.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Microsoft 2,921.46 Bn 2,797.02 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.75 Bn
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,686.70 Bn 2,686.70 Bn 358.92 Mn -363.49 Mn
3 Oracle 344.13 Bn 312.24 Bn - 13.05 Bn
4 Repay Holdings 342.29 Bn 342.15 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.57 Bn 286.54 Bn 1.42 Bn 662.79 Mn
6 Palo Alto Networks 224.46 Bn 219.93 Bn 1.91 Bn 1.51 Bn
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 182.52 Bn 179.42 Bn 993.68 Mn 979.89 Mn
8 Fortinet 111.29 Bn 107.99 Bn 1.49 Bn 905.10 Mn
9 Cloudflare 93.63 Bn 92.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 517.59 Mn
10 Dropbox 7.54 Bn 6.25 Bn 501.40 Mn 328.60 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 328.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 341.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 331.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 333.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 324.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 434.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 399.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 400.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 382.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 245.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 382.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 445.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 410.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 563.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 392.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 384.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 360.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 379.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 360.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 339.10 Mn