Gen Digital (GEN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Gen Digital (GEN) reported Operating Expenses of $204.0 million for Q2 2026, down 48.22% on a YoY basis from $394.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 62.15% quarter-over-quarter from $539.0 million in Q1 2026.

Gen Digital (GEN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Gen Digital has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $204.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Expenses fell 48.22% year-over-year to $204.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $1.8 billion (up 16.4% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $1.8 billion, up 16.4% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 stood at $204.0 million, down from $539.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $743.0 million in Q3 2023, with the low at $204.0 million in Q2 2026.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $430.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $400.0 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses jumped 91.49% — and 2024, when it slumped 49.13%.
  • Gen Digital's Operating Expenses 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.

Peer Comparison

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1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 10.85 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn 6.42 Mn
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 11.73 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 662.79 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 1.51 Bn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 979.89 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 905.10 Mn
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.57 Bn
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 517.59 Mn
10 Gen Digital 15.29 Bn 14.88 Bn 1.01 Bn 204.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jul 2, 2021 297.00 Mn