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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |