Gen Digital (GEN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Gen Digital's (GEN) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $204.0 million in Q2 2026, down 48.22% YoY from $394.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 62.15% on a QoQ basis from $539.0 million in Q1 2026.
Gen Digital (GEN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Gen Digital (GEN) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $204.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 48.22% year-over-year to $204.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $1.8 billion (up 16.4% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $1.8 billion, up 16.4% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses retreated to $204.0 million in Q2 2026, from $539.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $743.0 million in Q3 2023 to a low of $204.0 million in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of $430.5 million and a median of $400.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses jumped 91.49% — and 2024, when it slumped 49.13%.
- Tracing GEN's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $390.0 million in 2022, then gained by 11.28% to $434.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 3.46% to $419.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 23.15% to $516.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 60.47% to $204.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $204.0 million (Q2 2026), $539.0 million (Q1 2026), and $516.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 586.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 204.00 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 539.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 516.00 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 544.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 394.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 419.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 378.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 358.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 377.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 434.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 743.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 405.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 400.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 390.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 388.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 344.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 486.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 295.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 305.00 Mn |