Knightscope (KSCP) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Knightscope posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $10.8 million for Q1 2026, up 75.21% year-on-year from $6.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 11.64% on a QoQ basis from $9.7 million in Q4 2025.
Knightscope (KSCP) has 7 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $10.8 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 75.21% year-over-year to $10.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $33.7 million (up 33.78% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $29.1 million, up 12.08% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $10.8 million, up from $9.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $10.8 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $5.4 million in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $6.5 million (2022), against an average of $7.0 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses soared 98.21%; it then retreated 27.81% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $7.6 million in 2022, then declined by 27.81% to $5.5 million in 2023, then grew by 2.94% to $5.6 million in 2024, then soared by 71.72% to $9.7 million in 2025, then rose by 11.64% to $10.8 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $10.8 million (Q1 2026), $9.7 million (Q4 2025), and $7.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allegion | 11.20 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 454.50 Mn | 259.20 Mn |
| 2 | MSA Safety | 6.44 Bn | 6.26 Bn | 219.58 Mn | 126.34 Mn |
| 3 | Adt | 5.10 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 364.77 Mn |
| 4 | Brinks | 4.39 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 382.40 Mn | 1.20 Bn |
| 5 | Brady | 4.08 Bn | 3.90 Bn | 225.47 Mn | 152.26 Mn |
| 6 | Geo | 3.01 Bn | 2.92 Bn | - | 521.51 Mn |
| 7 | CoreCivic | 2.08 Bn | 1.87 Bn | - | 467.72 Mn |
| 8 | Napco Security Technologies | 1.34 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 29.49 Mn | 30.68 Mn |
| 9 | Evolv Technologies Holdings | 1.14 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 23.60 Mn | 32.07 Mn |
| 10 | Knightscope | 105,996.00 | -11.29 Mn | 465,000.00 | 10.79 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 3.33 Mn |