Harmonic (HLIT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Harmonic (HLIT) reported Operating Expenses of $43.2 million for Q2 2026, up 9.44% on a YoY basis from $39.4 million in Q2 2025, and up 195.89% quarter-over-quarter from -$45.0 million in Q4 2025.

Harmonic (HLIT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Harmonic has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $43.2 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 9.44% year-over-year to $43.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $135.4 million (up 2.4% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $160.7 million, down 2.85% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 stood at $43.2 million, up from -$45.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $89.1 million in Q2 2024, with the low at -$70.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $44.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $67.3 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses plunged 201.19% — and 2025, when it jumped 31.41%.
  • Harmonic's Operating Expenses 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn 6.12 Bn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn 436.11 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn 691.00 Mn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn 8.83 Bn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn 182.50 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn 79.89 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn 164.15 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn 56.91 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn 527.00 Mn
10 Harmonic 1.46 Bn 1.35 Bn 63.62 Mn 43.17 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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