Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $90.8 million for Q1 2026, down 23.79% year-on-year from $119.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 12.77% on a QoQ basis from $104.1 million in Q4 2025.
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) has 7 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $90.8 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 23.79% year-over-year to $90.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $439.0 million (down 36.38% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $485.4 million, down 38.3% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $90.8 million, down from $104.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $843.8 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $90.8 million in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $215.9 million (2024), against an average of $302.8 million.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 733.67% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 82.05% in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $329.1 million in 2022, then sank by 35.33% to $212.9 million in 2023, then sank by 30.73% to $147.5 million in 2024, then slipped by 29.37% to $104.1 million in 2025, then declined by 12.77% to $90.8 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $90.8 million (Q1 2026), $104.1 million (Q4 2025), and $128.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quantum Biopharma | 961,148.99 Bn | 961,148.98 Bn | - | 2.97 Mn |
| 2 | Alterity Therapeutics | 744,933.29 Bn | 744,933.26 Bn | - | 4.33 Mn |
| 3 | Legend Biotech | 2,540.00 Bn | 2,539.71 Bn | 242.10 Mn | -138.30 Mn |
| 4 | Nanobiotix | 2,199.85 Bn | 2,199.78 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Akari Therapeutics | 1,635.88 Bn | 1,635.88 Bn | - | 15.76 Mn |
| 6 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 111.32 Bn | 104.07 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 1.85 Bn |
| 7 | Evaxion A | 62.56 Bn | 62.54 Bn | - | -3.82 Mn |
| 8 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | 62.55 Bn | 53.79 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 2.96 Bn |
| 9 | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals | 39.57 Bn | 36.56 Bn | 959.66 Mn | 898.54 Mn |
| 10 | Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings | 542.03 Mn | 542.03 Mn | 16.38 Mn | 90.85 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 90.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 104.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 128.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 115.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 119.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 147.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 144.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 279.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 215.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 212.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 341.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 264.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 296.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 329.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 721.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 792.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 843.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.83 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 104.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 103.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 101.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 87.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 47.72 Mn |