Design Therapeutics DSGN
NASDAQ DSGN
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At close: Sep 29, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Design Therapeutics (DSGN) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

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Design Therapeutics (DSGN) posted Operating Expenses of $22.18 million for Q2 2026, up 2.8% from $21.57 million a year earlier and up 12.5% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Design Therapeutics (DSGN) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Expenses at Design Therapeutics was $79.36 million, up 5.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $79.47 million, up 27.4% from FY2024.

  • Annual Operating Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 56.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • In prior years, Design Therapeutics' Operating Expenses was $62.38 million in FY2024 (-20.2%), $78.19 million in FY2023 (+15.7%), $67.59 million in FY2022 (+88.6%) and $35.83 million in FY2021 (+318.8%).
  • The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q2 2023.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 13.6%.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was Q3 2021, with growth of 371.8%; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a decline of 33.5%.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $19.71 million (Q1 2026), $18.17 million (Q4 2025) and $19.31 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 655.56 Bn 574.09 Bn 17.26 Bn 10.12 Bn
2 AbbVie 470.94 Bn 444.10 Bn 12.70 Bn 10.56 Bn
3 Merck 367.14 Bn 321.57 Bn 12.21 Bn 12.80 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 280.33 Bn 236.20 Bn 11.24 Bn -6.09 Bn
5 Astrazeneca 257.78 Bn 231.34 Bn 12.86 Bn -9.70 Bn
6 Amgen 226.04 Bn 181.44 Bn 7.24 Bn 6.54 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 188.89 Bn 163.01 Bn 6.22 Bn 18.20 Bn
8 Pfizer 163.75 Bn 110.70 Bn 10.94 Bn 6.68 Bn
9 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 133.68 Bn 105.69 Bn 2.84 Bn 2.09 Bn
10 Design Therapeutics 773.49 Mn -82.54 Mn - 22.18 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 22.18 Mn
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
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