Harmonic (HLIT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Harmonic's (HLIT) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $43.2 million in Q2 2026, up 9.44% YoY from $39.4 million in Q2 2025, and up 195.89% on a QoQ basis from -$45.0 million in Q4 2025.
Harmonic (HLIT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Harmonic (HLIT) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $43.2 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 9.44% year-over-year to $43.2 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $135.4 million (up 2.4% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $160.7 million, down 2.85% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses grew to $43.2 million in Q2 2026, from -$45.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $89.1 million in Q2 2024 to a low of -$70.0 million in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $44.6 million and a median of $67.3 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses plunged 201.19% — and 2025, when it jumped 31.41%.
- Tracing HLIT's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $69.2 million in 2022, then sank by 201.19% to -$70.0 million in 2023, then grew by 6.31% to -$65.6 million in 2024, then jumped by 31.41% to -$45.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 195.89% to $43.2 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $43.2 million (Q2 2026), -$45.0 million (Q4 2025), and $67.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 440.02 Bn | 423.38 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 6.12 Bn |
| 2 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 77.69 Bn | 72.40 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 9.93 Bn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 77.25 Bn | 76.56 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 756.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lumentum Holdings | 66.40 Bn | 63.23 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 182.50 Mn |
| 5 | Nokia | 61.84 Bn | 54.37 Bn | 10.09 Bn | -1.02 Bn |
| 6 | Ciena | 60.71 Bn | 59.51 Bn | 691.55 Mn | 453.68 Mn |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 34.65 Bn | 34.28 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 79.89 Mn |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 34.62 Bn | 28.92 Bn | 2.58 Bn | -1.95 Bn |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.62 Bn | 28.12 Bn | 9.12 Mn | 329.10 Mn |
| 10 | Harmonic | 1.51 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 63.62 Mn | 43.17 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | 43.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -45.02 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 67.31 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 69.92 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 39.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -65.63 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 69.31 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 89.09 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 72.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -70.05 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 70.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 74.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 72.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 69.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 67.18 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 67.32 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 66.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 62.79 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 60.78 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 58.37 Mn |