iQIYI (IQ) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)

iQIYI's (IQ) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at -$931.8 million in Q1 2026, up 1.04% year-on-year from -$922.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.93% quarter-over-quarter from -$950.1 million in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 1.04% year-over-year to -$931.8 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$3.8 billion, a 0.67% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $3.9 billion, up 3.04% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses grew to -$931.8 million in Q1 2026 per IQ's latest filing, from -$950.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at -$881.0 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is -$976.5 million (2024), against an average of -$984.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses advanced 26.81% in 2022 and retreated 7.85% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest IQ Operating Expenses figures stand at -$931.8 million (Q1 2026), -$950.1 million (Q4 2025), and -$950.7 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 1.32 Bn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn 21.38 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn 11.36 Bn
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn 1.52 Bn
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn 647.00 Mn
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 513.16 Mn
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn 1.26 Bn
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - 2.49 Bn
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - 952.00 Mn
10 iQIYI 8.18 Bn 7.63 Bn 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