Growth Metrics

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% on a QoQ basis from $2.3 billion in Q4 2025.

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

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 6.48% year-over-year to $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $9.6 billion (up 2.47% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $9.4 billion, down 5.35% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses climbed to $2.5 billion in Q1 2026 per JBLU's latest filing, from $2.3 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.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $2.4 billion (2023), against an average of $2.4 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses soared 104.77%; it then decreased 20.97% in 2025.
  • Tracing JBLU's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $2.4 billion in 2022, then advanced by 0.84% to $2.4 billion in 2023, then dropped by 5.48% to $2.3 billion in 2024, then grew by 3.67% to $2.3 billion in 2025, then advanced by 5.12% to $2.5 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest JBLU Operating Expenses figures stand at $2.5 billion (Q1 2026), $2.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.4 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Delta Air Lines 53.78 Bn 48.72 Bn 15.19 Bn 15.35 Bn
2 Southwest Airlines 21.39 Bn 18.06 Bn 6.21 Bn 6.92 Bn
3 Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 18.50 Bn 17.47 Bn -239.00 Mn 1.20 Bn
4 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.98 Bn 8.98 Bn - 791.00 Mn
5 Alaska Air 5.26 Bn 3.49 Bn 3.20 Bn 3.58 Bn
6 Skywest 3.43 Bn 2.80 Bn 924.11 Mn 889.49 Mn
7 Copa Holdings 3.33 Bn 1.99 Bn 713.71 Mn 753.30 Mn
8 Jetblue Airways 2.03 Bn -140.72 Mn 1.87 Bn 2.46 Bn
9 Allegiant Travel 1.67 Bn 765.78 Mn 651.87 Mn 651.33 Mn
10 Frontier Group Holdings 1.39 Bn 618.26 Mn 724.00 Mn 1.28 Bn

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
Mar 31, 2021 1.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 1.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 1.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 625.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 1.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 1.80 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 1.84 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 1.86 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 1.80 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 1.75 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 1.93 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 2.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 1.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 1.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 1.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 1.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 1.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 1.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 1.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 1.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 1.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 1.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 1.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 1.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 1.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 1.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 1.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 1.35 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 1.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 1.25 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 1.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 1.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 1.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 1.15 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 1.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 1.15 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 1.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 1.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 1.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 967.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 883.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 890.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 845.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 828.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 768.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 788.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 731.00 Mn