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Imax (IMAX) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Imax recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $34.3 million in Q1 2026, down 11.21% quarter-over-quarter from $38.6 million in Q4 2025, and down 1.69% year-over-year from $34.9 million in Q1 2025.

Imax's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $34.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 1.69% year-over-year to $34.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $146.3 million (up 2.33% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $146.8 million, up 3.72% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $34.3 million for Q1 2026 at Imax, down from $38.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $41.7 million in Q2 2023 to a low of $31.2 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $36.6 million and a median of $37.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses surged 8842.09% in 2022 and dropped 20.11% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Imax's Operating Expenses stood at $39.5 million in 2022, then decreased by 4.31% to $37.8 million in 2023, then fell by 1.4% to $37.3 million in 2024, then grew by 3.65% to $38.6 million in 2025, then dropped by 11.21% to $34.3 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $34.3 million, $38.6 million, and $35.7 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Netflix 362.63 Bn 350.34 Bn 11.41 Bn 1.56 Bn
2 Walt Disney 181.67 Bn 188.27 Bn 23.68 Bn 21.38 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 67.91 Bn 65.77 Bn 4.25 Bn 11.36 Bn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 39.56 Bn 31.10 Bn 1.31 Bn 1.06 Bn
5 Fox 26.01 Bn 22.51 Bn - 2.49 Bn
6 Liberty Media 21.20 Bn 21.87 Bn 298.00 Mn 647.00 Mn
7 Roku 19.03 Bn 16.65 Bn 564.94 Mn 513.16 Mn
8 News 16.98 Bn 15.50 Bn - 952.00 Mn
9 TKO Group Holdings 16.11 Bn 14.42 Bn 862.52 Mn 1.26 Bn
10 Imax 2.18 Bn 2.00 Bn 45.81 Mn 34.29 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 34.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 38.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 35.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 37.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 34.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 37.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 31.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 39.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 33.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 37.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 39.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 41.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 37.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 39.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 34.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 38.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 31.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 36.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 30.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 430,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 1.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 4.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 1.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 1.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 2.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 1.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 1.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 1.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 2.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 12.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 4.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 11.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 4.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -7.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 4.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 5.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 4.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 4.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 4.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 3.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 3.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 3.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 2.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 2.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 4.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 4.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 4.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 3.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 3.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 3.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 3.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 3.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 3.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 3.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 2.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 2.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 2.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 1.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 2.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 2.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 3.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 2.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 1.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 1.24 Mn