Liberty Media (FWONA) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026)
Liberty Media (FWONA) posted Operating Expenses of $846 million for Q2 2026, down 20.3% from $1.06 billion a year earlier but up 30.8% from the prior quarter.
Liberty Media (FWONA) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Expenses at Liberty Media was $3.81 billion, up 8.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $3.91 billion, up 16.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -15.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Liberty Media's Operating Expenses was $3.37 billion in FY2024 (+1.8%), $3.31 billion in FY2023 (+9.6%), $3.02 billion in FY2022 (-68.0%) and $9.42 billion in FY2021 (+2.6%).
- Quarterly Operating Expenses has run from a low of -$4.53 billion in Q4 2022 to a high of $2.74 billion in Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 7.6%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was Q1 2026, with growth of 25.9%; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a decline of 77.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $647 million (Q1 2026), $1.38 billion (Q4 2025) and $936 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.51 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 2 | TKO Group Holdings | 34.58 Bn | 31.54 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 1.12 Bn |
| 3 | Liberty Media | 19.43 Bn | 14.75 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 846.00 Mn |
| 4 | Liberty Live Holdings | 8.93 Bn | 6.98 Bn | 30.26 Mn | 148.00 Mn |
| 5 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.31 Bn | 2.50 Bn | 75.84 Mn | 70.26 Mn |
| 6 | Amc Entertainment Holdings | 2.37 Bn | 456.31 Mn | 1.05 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 7 | Emerald Holding | 997.46 Mn | 523.66 Mn | 99.50 Mn | 71.90 Mn |
| 8 | Marcus | 882.04 Mn | 813.63 Mn | 106.56 Mn | 204.68 Mn |
| 9 | Reading International | 41.78 Mn | 12.09 Mn | 14.10 Mn | 59.42 Mn |
| 10 | Nip | 31.30 Mn | -28,742.19 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 846.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 647.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 936.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.06 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 |
Liberty Media Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=FWONA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "FWONA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=FWONA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();