Kosmos Energy (KOS) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Kosmos Energy's Operating Expenses came in at $334.56 million for Q2 2026, down 26.8% from $457.28 million a year earlier and down 45.3% from the prior quarter.
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Kosmos Energy (KOS) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Kosmos Energy reported Operating Expenses of $2.03 billion, up 29.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.93 billion, up 45.3% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Expenses was $1.33 billion in FY2024 (-0.3%), $1.33 billion in FY2023 (-32.2%), $1.96 billion in FY2022 (+42.5%) and $1.38 billion in FY2021 (+4.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Operating Expenses increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 22.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Expenses over five years came in Q3 2023 (growth of 208.4%), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a decline of 60.7%).
- Business Quant data shows KOS's Operating Expenses at $611.98 million (Q1 2026), $666.79 million (Q4 2025) and $417.7 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell | 548.90 Bn | 459.45 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 3.19 Bn |
| 2 | Chevron | 407.58 Bn | 385.38 Bn | 33.45 Bn | 53.37 Bn |
| 3 | TotalEnergies SE | 199.37 Bn | 82.49 Bn | - | 46.44 Bn |
| 4 | Eni Spa | 174.90 Bn | 124.42 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Conocophillips | 151.32 Bn | 124.03 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 2.43 Bn |
| 6 | Equinor Asa | 105.71 Bn | 51.77 Bn | - | -22.18 Bn |
| 7 | Phillips 66 | 101.18 Bn | 90.17 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 47.07 Bn |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 99.04 Bn | 95.99 Bn | - | 114.95 Mn |
| 9 | Suncor Energy | 82.08 Bn | 67.87 Bn | - | 17.00 Mn |
| 10 | Kosmos Energy | 1.54 Bn | 1.15 Bn | - | 334.56 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 334.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 611.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 666.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 417.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 457.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 384.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 431.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 301.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 315.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 277.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 466.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 389.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 220.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 254.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 763.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 126.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 426.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 646.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 416.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 228.52 Mn |
API Access
Kosmos Energy Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=KOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "KOS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=KOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();