Liberty Media (FWONA) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026)
Liberty Media's (FWONA) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $647.0 million in Q1 2026, up 25.88% year-on-year from $514.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 53.22% quarter-over-quarter from $1.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Liberty Media (FWONA) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Liberty Media's Operating Expenses history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $647.0 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 25.88% year-over-year to $647.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $4.0 billion, a 19.14% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $3.9 billion, up 16.01% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses declined to $647.0 million in Q1 2026 per FWONA's latest filing, from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $2.7 billion in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$4.5 billion in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.1 billion (2025), against an average of $1.0 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses plunged 270.48% in 2022 and surged 124.33% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at -$4.5 billion in 2022, then surged by 124.33% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then climbed by 3.08% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then climbed by 21.64% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then slumped by 53.22% to $647.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest FWONA Operating Expenses figures stand at $647.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $936.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 21.38 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 11.36 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 1.52 Bn |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 647.00 Mn |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 513.16 Mn |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 1.26 Bn |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 2.49 Bn |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | 952.00 Mn |
| 10 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.04 Bn | 9.96 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 647.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 936.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 514.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 804.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 931.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 494.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 835.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.25 Bn |