Jetblue Airways (JBLU) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Jetblue Airways (JBLU) reported Operating Expenses of $2.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 6.48% year-over-year from $2.3 billion in Q1 2025, and up 5.12% quarter-over-quarter from $2.3 billion in Q4 2025.

Jetblue Airways (JBLU) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Jetblue Airways (JBLU) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $2.5 billion, up 6.48% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $9.6 billion (up 2.47% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $9.4 billion, down 5.35% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses advanced to $2.5 billion in Q1 2026 per JBLU's latest filing, from $2.3 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.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses surged 104.77% in 2022, then dropped 20.97% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $2.4 billion in 2022, then grew by 0.84% to $2.4 billion in 2023, then fell by 5.48% to $2.3 billion in 2024, then rose by 3.67% to $2.3 billion in 2025, then grew by 5.12% to $2.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows JBLU's Operating Expenses at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, $2.3 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.4 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Ryanair Holdings 453.97 Bn 448.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 3.53 Bn
2 Delta Air Lines 54.89 Bn 49.84 Bn 15.19 Bn 15.35 Bn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 47.52 Bn 46.49 Bn -239.00 Mn 1.20 Bn
4 Southwest Airlines 23.88 Bn 20.55 Bn 6.21 Bn 6.92 Bn
5 Copa Holdings 6.22 Bn 4.88 Bn 713.71 Mn 753.30 Mn
6 Alaska Air 5.64 Bn 3.87 Bn 3.20 Bn 3.58 Bn
7 Skywest 3.71 Bn 3.08 Bn 924.11 Mn 889.49 Mn
8 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 2.23 Bn 2.23 Bn - 791.00 Mn
9 Jetblue Airways 2.11 Bn -62.86 Mn 1.87 Bn 2.46 Bn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.82 Bn 921.81 Mn 651.87 Mn 651.33 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 1.35 Bn