Great Elm Capital (GECC) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)
Great Elm Capital's Operating Expenses came in at $6.31 million for Q2 2026, down 24.0% from $8.31 million a year earlier but up 41.2% from the prior quarter.
Great Elm Capital (GECC) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Great Elm Capital reported Operating Expenses of $26.71 million, down 12.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $32.09 million, up 21.0% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last four years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 15.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Expenses was $26.52 million in FY2024 (+15.3%), $23 million in FY2023 (+23.8%), $18.57 million in FY2022 (+43.7%) and $12.92 million in FY2021 (-17.9%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Expenses is -$800,000 (Q4 2021) to $8.31 million (Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, Operating Expenses increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 7.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Expenses over five years came in Q1 2025 (growth of 37.5%), and the weakest in Q1 2026 (a decline of 43.1%).
- Business Quant data shows GECC's Operating Expenses at $4.47 million (Q1 2026), $7.96 million (Q4 2025) and $7.97 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.26 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - | 2.50 Bn |
| 2 | Orix | 42.40 Bn | 42.90 Bn | - | 4.66 Bn |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.56 Bn | 33.47 Bn | - | 541.02 Mn |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.47 Bn | 24.47 Bn | - | 2.07 Bn |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.34 Bn | 17.03 Bn | - | 1.02 Bn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.06 Bn | -44.91 Bn | - | 1.33 Bn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.98 Bn | 19.21 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 173.18 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.18 Bn | 5.27 Bn | - | 58.19 Mn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.71 Bn | 11.15 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Great Elm Capital | 73.34 Mn | 67.60 Mn | - | 6.31 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -800,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.80 Mn |
Great Elm Capital 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=GECC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "GECC", "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=GECC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();