Jetblue Airways (JBLU) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Jetblue Airways (JBLU) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $2.8 billion for 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.
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.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 20.77% year-over-year to $2.8 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $10.1 billion (up 7.93% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $9.4 billion, down 5.35% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses grew to $2.8 billion in Q2 2026 per JBLU's latest filing, from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $2.9 billion in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $2.1 billion in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $2.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.4 billion in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses surged 104.77% — and 2025, when it dropped 20.97%.
- Jetblue Airways' Operating Expenses stood at $2.4 billion in 2022, then increased by 0.84% to $2.4 billion in 2023, then retreated by 5.48% to $2.3 billion in 2024, then gained by 3.67% to $2.3 billion in 2025, then increased by 21.08% to $2.8 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows JBLU's Operating Expenses at $2.8 billion in Q2 2026, $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, and $2.3 billion in Q4 2025.
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Historic Data
Download 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 |