HCW Biologics (HCWB) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
HCW Biologics (HCWB) recorded Operating Expenses of $3.07 million in Q2 2026, down 11.3% from $3.47 million a year earlier.
HCW Biologics (HCWB) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, HCW Biologics' Operating Expenses came in at $14.3 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 15.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $13.17 million, down 56.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Expenses came in at $30.42 million in FY2024 (+15.7%), $26.28 million in FY2023 (+48.8%), $17.67 million in FY2022 (+32.1%) and $13.37 million in FY2021 (+34.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses rose in 1 of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 33.9%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 230.7% in Q2 2024, against a decline of 77.4% in Q2 2025 at the low end.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 10.12 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 10.56 Bn |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 12.80 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | -6.09 Bn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -9.70 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 6.54 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 18.20 Bn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 6.68 Bn |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 2.09 Bn |
| 10 | HCW Biologics | 2.27 Mn | -3.96 Mn | -93,887.00 | 3.07 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.75 Mn |
HCW Biologics 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=HCWB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "HCWB", "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=HCWB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();