Liberty Media (FWONK) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026)
Liberty Media (FWONK) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $647.0 million in Q1 2026, down 53.22% quarter-over-quarter from $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, and up 25.88% on a YoY basis from $514.0 million in Q1 2025.
Liberty Media (FWONK) 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.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 25.88% year-over-year to $647.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.0 billion (up 19.14% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.9 billion, up 16.01% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $647.0 million for Q1 2026 at Liberty Media, down from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $2.7 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of -$4.5 billion in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $1.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.1 billion in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses plunged 270.48% in 2022, then soared 124.33% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it 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 plunged 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 | 327.69 Bn | 315.40 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 184.70 Bn | 191.31 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 21.38 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 65.23 Bn | 63.09 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 11.36 Bn |
| 4 | Brera Holdings | 53.07 Bn | 53.07 Bn | - | 1.60 Mn |
| 5 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.71 Bn | 31.25 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.13 Bn | 21.80 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 647.00 Mn |
| 7 | Fox | 20.41 Bn | 16.92 Bn | - | 2.49 Bn |
| 8 | Roku | 20.39 Bn | 18.01 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 513.16 Mn |
| 9 | News | 15.92 Bn | 14.45 Bn | - | 952.00 Mn |
| 10 | Liberty Media | - | - | 298.00 Mn | 647.00 Mn |
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 |