Jetblue Airways JBLU
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$4.45 +0.07 (+1.48%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 12:38 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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