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
DateValue
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