Growth Metrics

Descartes Systems (DSGX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Descartes Systems recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $47.6 million in Q1 2026, up 6.09% quarter-over-quarter from $44.9 million in Q4 2025, and down 55.8% year-over-year from $107.7 million in Q1 2025.

Descartes Systems' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $47.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 55.8% year-over-year to $47.6 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $223.9 million (down 18.54% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $351.9 million, up 13.06% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $47.6 million for Q1 2026 at Descartes Systems, up from $44.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $108.7 million in Q1 2024 to a low of $28.2 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $61.9 million and a median of $53.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 237.83% in 2022 and plunged 55.8% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Descartes Systems' Operating Expenses stood at $39.4 million in 2022, then climbed by 12.44% to $44.3 million in 2023, then grew by 19.64% to $53.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 15.33% to $44.9 million in 2025, then grew by 6.09% to $47.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $47.6 million, $44.9 million, and $90.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

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1 Sap Se 253.17 Bn 235.20 Bn 8.16 Bn -7.98 Bn
2 Salesforce 171.07 Bn 161.50 Bn 8.69 Bn 6.82 Bn
3 Uber Technologies 151.10 Bn 150.06 Bn 11.88 Bn 11.28 Bn
4 Shopify 134.25 Bn 128.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 1.16 Bn
5 ServiceNow 105.72 Bn 100.54 Bn 2.83 Bn 2.33 Bn
6 Cadence Design Systems 101.64 Bn 100.23 Bn 1.26 Bn 1.04 Bn
7 Adobe 100.35 Bn 93.46 Bn 5.73 Bn 3.32 Bn
8 Automatic Data Processing 90.91 Bn 87.68 Bn 2.87 Bn 4.23 Bn
9 Intuit 88.30 Bn 81.52 Bn 6.77 Bn 4.54 Bn
10 Descartes Systems 6.12 Bn 5.76 Bn 149.50 Mn 47.61 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 47.61 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 44.88 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 90.04 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 41.38 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 107.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 53.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 77.03 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 37.14 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 108.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 44.30 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 71.59 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 33.51 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 82.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 39.40 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 62.55 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 28.21 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 83.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 31.70 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 52.98 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 26.23 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 24.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 31.90 Mn
Jul 31, 2020 23.81 Mn
Apr 30, 2020 22.32 Mn
Jan 31, 2020 23.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 29.10 Mn
Jul 31, 2019 21.59 Mn
Apr 30, 2019 21.21 Mn
Jan 31, 2019 12.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 26.50 Mn
Jul 31, 2018 19.03 Mn
Apr 30, 2018 18.86 Mn
Jan 31, 2018 12.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 21.20 Mn
Jul 31, 2017 16.34 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 15.28 Mn
Jan 31, 2017 15.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 19.50 Mn
Jul 31, 2016 14.86 Mn
Apr 30, 2016 27.67 Mn
Jan 31, 2016 13.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 17.30 Mn
Jul 31, 2015 13.14 Mn
Apr 30, 2015 24.02 Mn
Jan 31, 2015 12.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 16.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2014 12.29 Mn
Apr 30, 2014 16.40 Mn
Jan 31, 2014 10.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 13.60 Mn
Jul 31, 2013 11.76 Mn
Apr 30, 2013 14.30 Mn
Jan 31, 2013 10.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 11.40 Mn
Jul 31, 2012 8.48 Mn
Apr 30, 2012 11.40 Mn
Jan 31, 2012 8.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 10.90 Mn
Jul 31, 2011 8.28 Mn
Apr 30, 2011 11.20 Mn
Jan 31, 2011 8.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 8.50 Mn
Jul 31, 2010 7.82 Mn
Apr 30, 2010 9.50 Mn
Jan 31, 2010 7.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 7.70 Mn
Jul 31, 2009 5.63 Mn
Apr 30, 2009 6.30 Mn
Jan 31, 2009 5.11 Mn