iQIYI (IQ) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)

iQIYI (IQ) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of -$931.8 million in Q1 2026, up 1.93% quarter-over-quarter from -$950.1 million in Q4 2025, and up 1.04% on a YoY basis from -$922.2 million in Q1 2025.

iQIYI (IQ) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

iQIYI's Operating Expenses history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$931.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 1.04% year-over-year to -$931.8 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$3.8 billion (up 0.67% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.9 billion, up 3.04% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was -$931.8 million for Q1 2026 at iQIYI, up from -$950.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of -$881.0 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$1.1 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged -$984.0 million across 5 years, with a median of -$976.5 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses rose 26.81% in 2022, then declined 7.85% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at -$957.4 million in 2022, then fell by 0.57% to -$962.9 million in 2023, then advanced by 8.51% to -$881.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 7.85% to -$950.1 million in 2025, then grew by 1.93% to -$931.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$931.8 million (Q1 2026), -$950.1 million (Q4 2025), and -$950.7 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 iQIYI 663.47 Mn 45.21 Mn 143.26 Mn -931.80 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -931.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -950.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -950.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -922.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -941.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -880.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -977.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -980.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -976.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -962.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -957.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -990.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.31 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -1.35 Bn