Jetblue Airways (JBLU) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Jetblue Airways' (JBLU) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $2.8 billion in Q2 2026, up 20.77% year-over-year from $2.4 billion in Q2 2025, and up 15.18% quarter-over-quarter from $2.5 billion in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Jetblue Airways (JBLU) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Jetblue Airways (JBLU) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $2.8 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 20.77% year-over-year to $2.8 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $10.1 billion, a 7.93% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $9.4 billion, down 5.35% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $2.8 billion for Q2 2026 at Jetblue Airways, up from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $2.9 billion in Q1 2024 and troughed at $2.1 billion in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $2.4 billion and a median of $2.4 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 104.77% in 2022 and slipped 20.97% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $2.4 billion in 2022, then climbed by 0.84% to $2.4 billion in 2023, then declined by 5.48% to $2.3 billion in 2024, then increased by 3.67% to $2.3 billion in 2025, then climbed by 21.08% to $2.8 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $2.8 billion (Q2 2026), $2.5 billion (Q1 2026), and $2.3 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines | 50.99 Bn | 46.33 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 17.89 Bn |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.18 Bn | 24.24 Bn | - | 4.43 Bn |
| 3 | Southwest Airlines | 18.79 Bn | 15.00 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 8.15 Bn |
| 4 | Copa Holdings | 5.31 Bn | 4.04 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 967.68 Mn |
| 5 | Alaska Air | 4.47 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 3.76 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 6 | Skywest | 3.74 Bn | 3.14 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 946.92 Mn |
| 7 | Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V | 2.22 Bn | 1.18 Bn | - | 1.41 Bn |
| 8 | Allegiant Travel | 1.73 Bn | 681.33 Mn | 902.77 Mn | 922.38 Mn |
| 9 | Jetblue Airways | 1.67 Bn | -351.00 Mn | 2.32 Bn | 2.84 Bn |
| 10 | Frontier Group Holdings | 1.28 Bn | 322.53 Mn | - | 1.38 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.84 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.79 Bn |