Live Ventures (LIVE) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Live Ventures' (LIVE) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $31.8 million in Q2 2026, up 5.05% on a YoY basis from $30.3 million in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $31.9 million in Q4 2025.
Analysis
Live Ventures (LIVE) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Live Ventures (LIVE) has reported Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $31.8 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 5.05% year-over-year to $31.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $127.1 million (down 16.04% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $131.1 million, down 17.3% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses held at $31.8 million in Q2 2026 per LIVE's latest filing, from $31.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $53.5 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at $16.5 million in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $29.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $31.8 million in 2026.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Expenses soared 88.67% in 2023, then sank 38.06% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $17.4 million in 2022, then jumped by 88.67% to $32.8 million in 2023, then rose by 5.53% to $34.6 million in 2024, then dropped by 7.8% to $31.9 million in 2025, then dropped by 0.28% to $31.8 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $31.8 million, $31.9 million, and $33.1 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 24.15 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 807.31 Mn |
| 2 | Best Buy | 18.99 Bn | 16.74 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 12.36 Bn | 11.45 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 4 | Signet Jewelers | 3.39 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 556.50 Mn | 509.60 Mn |
| 5 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 2.85 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 479.35 Mn | 404.69 Mn |
| 6 | National Vision Holdings | 1.32 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 290.43 Mn | 269.13 Mn |
| 7 | GameStop | 1.32 Bn | -7.05 Bn | 340.30 Mn | 201.60 Mn |
| 8 | Gold.com | 1.31 Bn | 795.52 Mn | 176.58 Mn | 78.04 Mn |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.14 Bn | 1.12 Bn | 21.15 Mn | 7.51 Mn |
| 10 | Live Ventures | 27.03 Mn | 16.13 Mn | 37.10 Mn | 31.81 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 33.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 34.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 53.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 35.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 36.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 32.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 16.83 Mn |