Kura Sushi Usa (KRUS) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)

Kura Sushi Usa's (KRUS) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $71.1 million in Q1 2026, up 2.39% year-on-year from $69.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.47% quarter-over-quarter from $67.5 million in Q4 2025.

Kura Sushi Usa (KRUS) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kura Sushi Usa has disclosed Operating Expenses across 9 years of filings, most recently posting $71.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $71.1 million, up 2.39% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $252.5 million (down 12.46% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $249.3 million, changed 0.01% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $71.1 million for Q1 2026 at Kura Sushi Usa, up from $67.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $97.8 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $17.4 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $50.7 million (2024), against an average of $52.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 202.2% in 2023 and slumped 59.3% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Kura Sushi Usa's Operating Expenses stood at $34.7 million in 2022, then soared by 31.24% to $45.6 million in 2023, then soared by 44.57% to $65.9 million in 2024, then gained by 2.31% to $67.5 million in 2025, then gained by 5.47% to $71.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $71.1 million (Q1 2026), $67.5 million (Q4 2025), and $39.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 2.94 Bn
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7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 1.49 Bn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 111.41 Mn
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 272.18 Mn
10 Kura Sushi Usa 601.52 Mn 553.47 Mn 68.43 Mn 71.14 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 71.14 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 67.46 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 39.79 Mn
May 31, 2025 74.13 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 69.48 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 65.93 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 97.77 Mn
May 31, 2024 55.29 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 50.71 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 45.60 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 52.70 Mn
May 31, 2023 40.83 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 44.99 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 34.75 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 17.44 Mn
May 31, 2022 37.50 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 33.17 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 31.10 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 39.67 Mn
May 31, 2021 13.18 Mn