LENZ Therapeutics (LENZ) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
LENZ Therapeutics (LENZ) reported Operating Expenses of $46.0 million for Q1 2026, up 171.9% year-over-year from $16.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 14.94% on a QoQ basis from $40.1 million in Q4 2025.
LENZ Therapeutics (LENZ) has 7 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $46.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 171.9% year-over-year to $46.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $139.3 million (up 134.35% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $110.2 million, up 88.07% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses climbed to $46.0 million in Q1 2026 per LENZ's latest filing, from $40.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $46.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $12.6 million in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $21.9 million (2025), against an average of $23.1 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses soared 177.09%; it then plunged 51.4% in 2023.
- Tracing LENZ's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $26.8 million in 2022, then dropped by 6.59% to $25.0 million in 2023, then sank by 39.07% to $15.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 163.06% to $40.1 million in 2025, then rose by 14.94% to $46.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest LENZ Operating Expenses figures stand at $46.0 million (Q1 2026), $40.1 million (Q4 2025), and $31.4 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quantum Biopharma | 961,148.99 Bn | 961,148.98 Bn | - | 2.97 Mn |
| 2 | Alterity Therapeutics | 744,933.29 Bn | 744,933.26 Bn | - | 4.33 Mn |
| 3 | Legend Biotech | 2,540.00 Bn | 2,539.71 Bn | 242.10 Mn | -138.30 Mn |
| 4 | Nanobiotix | 2,199.85 Bn | 2,199.78 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Akari Therapeutics | 1,635.88 Bn | 1,635.88 Bn | - | 15.76 Mn |
| 6 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 111.32 Bn | 104.07 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 1.85 Bn |
| 7 | Evaxion A | 62.56 Bn | 62.54 Bn | - | -3.82 Mn |
| 8 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | 62.55 Bn | 53.79 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 2.96 Bn |
| 9 | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals | 39.57 Bn | 36.56 Bn | 959.66 Mn | 898.54 Mn |
| 10 | LENZ Therapeutics | 235.77 Mn | 235.77 Mn | 825,000.00 | 46.04 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 46.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 40.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 17.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 9.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 8.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 3.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.29 Mn |