Guardant Health (GH) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)
Guardant Health (GH) reported Operating Expenses of $464.1 million for Q2 2026, up 37.1% from $338.5 million a year earlier and up 9.7% from the prior quarter.
Guardant Health (GH) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Guardant Health's Operating Expenses came in at $1.65 billion, up 28.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.42 billion, up 20.0% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses has increased for nine consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 21.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Expenses came in at $1.18 billion in FY2024 (+4.8%), $1.13 billion in FY2023 (+13.6%), $993.92 million in FY2022 (+26.7%) and $784.65 million in FY2021 (+44.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to Q3 2017.
- Year over year, Operating Expenses has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 20.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Expenses in five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 37.1%); the low point was Q4 2024 (a decline of 7.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $423.02 million (Q1 2026), $402.07 million (Q4 2025) and $364.19 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 103.27 Bn | 99.28 Bn | - | 17.74 Bn |
| 2 | Natera | 57.26 Bn | 52.94 Bn | 485.19 Mn | 828.54 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.94 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 582.30 Mn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.93 Bn | 24.06 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 2.58 Bn |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.63 Bn | 11.63 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.64 Bn | 17.70 Bn | 219.03 Mn | 464.10 Mn |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.00 Bn | 11.33 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 362.36 Mn |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 12.45 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 458.40 Mn |
| 9 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.44 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 901.58 Mn |
| 10 | Encompass Health | 12.44 Bn | 12.10 Bn | - | 1.31 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 464.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 423.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 402.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 364.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 338.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 314.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 327.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 308.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 277.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 268.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 352.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 256.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 256.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 262.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 273.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 262.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 239.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 219.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 206.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 202.07 Mn |
Guardant Health 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=GH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "GH", "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=GH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();