Design Therapeutics (DSGN) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Design Therapeutics' (DSGN) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $19.7 million in Q1 2026, down 3.49% year-on-year from $20.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 8.46% quarter-over-quarter from $18.2 million in Q4 2025.
Design Therapeutics (DSGN) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Design Therapeutics has disclosed Operating Expenses across 7 years of filings, most recently posting $19.7 million for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $19.7 million, down 3.49% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $78.8 million (up 15.14% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $79.5 million, up 27.39% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $19.7 million for Q1 2026 at Design Therapeutics, up from $18.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $22.6 million in Q2 2023 to a low of $13.4 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $18.8 million (2023), against an average of $18.1 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 135.39% in 2022 and plunged 33.49% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Design Therapeutics' Operating Expenses stood at $19.4 million in 2022, then slipped by 22.02% to $15.1 million in 2023, then increased by 10.4% to $16.7 million in 2024, then advanced by 8.84% to $18.2 million in 2025, then advanced by 8.46% to $19.7 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $19.7 million (Q1 2026), $18.2 million (Q4 2025), and $19.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alterity Therapeutics | 925,601.88 Bn | 925,601.85 Bn | - | 4.33 Mn |
| 2 | Belite Bio | 58,560.00 Bn | 58,560.00 Bn | - | 32.68 Mn |
| 3 | Quantum Biopharma | 17,284.41 Bn | 17,284.40 Bn | - | 2.97 Mn |
| 4 | Legend Biotech | 2,809.00 Bn | 2,808.71 Bn | 242.10 Mn | -138.30 Mn |
| 5 | Evaxion A | 1,334.43 Bn | 1,334.42 Bn | - | -3.82 Mn |
| 6 | Akari Therapeutics | 1,312.27 Bn | 1,312.26 Bn | - | 15.76 Mn |
| 7 | Psyence Biomedical | 212.16 Bn | 212.16 Bn | - | 574,669.00 |
| 8 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 114.83 Bn | 107.58 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 1.85 Bn |
| 9 | Abivax | 91.96 Bn | 91.96 Bn | - | -67.40 Mn |
| 10 | Design Therapeutics | 763.94 Mn | 541.11 Mn | - | 19.71 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.69 Mn |