Growth Metrics

Liberty Media (FWONB) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026)

Liberty Media's 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 has reported Operating Expenses for 15 years, with the latest figure at $647.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 25.88% year-over-year to $647.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.0 billion (up 19.14% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.9 billion, up 16.01% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $647.0 million, down from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $2.7 billion in Q3 2022, with the low at -$4.5 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $1.0 billion, with a median of $1.1 billion recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses plunged 270.48% in 2022 and surged 124.33% in 2023.
  • Tracing FWONB's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at -$4.5 billion in 2022, then soared by 124.33% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then grew by 3.08% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then grew by 21.64% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 53.22% to $647.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $647.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $936.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Netflix 362.63 Bn 350.34 Bn 11.41 Bn 1.56 Bn
2 Walt Disney 181.67 Bn 188.27 Bn 23.68 Bn 21.38 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.91 Bn 65.77 Bn 4.25 Bn 11.36 Bn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 39.56 Bn 31.10 Bn 1.31 Bn 1.06 Bn
5 Fox 26.01 Bn 22.51 Bn - 2.49 Bn
6 Liberty Media 21.20 Bn 21.87 Bn 298.00 Mn 647.00 Mn
7 Roku 19.03 Bn 16.65 Bn 564.94 Mn 513.16 Mn
8 News 16.98 Bn 15.50 Bn - 952.00 Mn
9 TKO Group Holdings 16.11 Bn 14.42 Bn 862.52 Mn 1.26 Bn
10 Liberty Media - - 298.00 Mn 647.00 Mn

Historic Data

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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
Mar 31, 2021 2.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 3.31 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 2.41 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 1.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 1.77 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 2.32 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 2.35 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 2.34 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 1.81 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 6.19 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 1.78 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 1.83 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 1.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 5.87 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 1.68 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 1.72 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 41.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 41.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 1.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 1.04 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 47.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 3.62 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 93.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 103.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 836.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 30.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 119.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 111.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 856.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 836.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 862.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 108.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 638.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 104.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 144.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 81.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 67.00 Mn