Imax (IMAX) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Imax's (IMAX) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $34.3 million in Q1 2026, down 1.69% year-on-year from $34.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 11.21% quarter-over-quarter from $38.6 million in Q4 2025.

Imax (IMAX) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Imax has disclosed Operating Expenses across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $34.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $34.3 million, down 1.69% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $146.3 million (up 2.33% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $37.4 million (2023), against an average of $36.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 8842.09% in 2022 and slipped 20.11% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Imax's Operating Expenses stood at $39.5 million in 2022, then retreated by 4.31% to $37.8 million in 2023, then declined by 1.4% to $37.3 million in 2024, then climbed by 3.65% to $38.6 million in 2025, then slipped by 11.21% to $34.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $34.3 million (Q1 2026), $38.6 million (Q4 2025), and $35.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 1.56 Bn
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn 21.38 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn 11.36 Bn
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - 1.60 Mn
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn 1.06 Bn
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 647.00 Mn
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - 2.49 Bn
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 513.16 Mn
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - 952.00 Mn
10 Imax 2.39 Bn 2.22 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