Liberty Media (FWONK) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026)
Liberty Media's Operating Expenses was $846 million in Q2 2026, down 20.3% from $1.06 billion a year earlier but up 30.8% from the prior quarter.
Liberty Media (FWONK) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Liberty Media's Operating Expenses was $3.81 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 8.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $3.91 billion, up 16.0% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses has now increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -15.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, 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 moved between -$4.53 billion (Q4 2022) and $2.74 billion (Q3 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Expenses was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 7.6%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses over five years was Q1 2026 (growth of 25.9%); the worst was Q1 2024 (a decline of 77.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, FWONK's Operating Expenses in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $647 million (Q1 2026), $1.38 billion (Q4 2025) and $936 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
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=FWONK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "FWONK", "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=FWONK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();