LifeStance Health (LFST) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
LifeStance Health (LFST) posted Operating Expenses of $404.7 million for Q2 2026, up 16.2% from $348.26 million a year earlier and up 6.2% from the prior quarter.
LifeStance Health (LFST) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Expenses at LifeStance Health was $1.51 billion, up 14.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.4 billion, up 9.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 40.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, LifeStance Health's Operating Expenses was $1.28 billion in FY2024 (+3.0%), $1.24 billion in FY2023 (+16.4%), $1.07 billion in FY2022 (+12.1%) and $953.86 million in FY2021 (+268.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to Q1 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 8.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was Q1 2022, with growth of 86.1%; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a decline of 14.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $381.19 million (Q1 2026), $364.11 million (Q4 2025) and $356.4 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 106.37 Bn | 104.21 Bn | 17.03 Bn | 17.48 Bn |
| 2 | Natera | 45.03 Bn | 40.66 Bn | 513.47 Mn | 862.30 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.12 Bn | 28.22 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 627.30 Mn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.44 Bn | 26.52 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 2.62 Bn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 20.93 Bn | 16.54 Bn | 236.15 Mn | 493.74 Mn |
| 6 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.41 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 358.07 Mn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.27 Bn | 11.42 Bn | 266.70 Mn | 468.40 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 13.98 Bn | 14.44 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 9 | Davita | 11.35 Bn | 10.22 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 3.08 Bn |
| 10 | LifeStance Health | 5.59 Mn | -882.61 Mn | 161.40 Mn | 422.79 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 422.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 404.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 381.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 364.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 356.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 348.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 331.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 324.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 312.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 328.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 317.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 312.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 337.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 307.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 286.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 275.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 256.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 270.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 267.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 303.75 Mn |
LifeStance Health 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=LFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "LFST", "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=LFST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();