Liquidia (LQDA) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

Liquidia's (LQDA) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $71.4 million in Q1 2026, up 85.14% year-on-year from $38.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.21% quarter-over-quarter from $72.2 million in Q4 2025.

Liquidia (LQDA) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Liquidia's Operating Expenses history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $71.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 85.14% year-over-year to $71.4 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $242.5 million, a 70.71% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $209.7 million, up 55.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses slipped to $71.4 million in Q1 2026 per LQDA's latest filing, from $72.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $72.2 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $11.9 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $31.0 million (2023), against an average of $33.1 million.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Operating Expenses was 161.17% in 2023; the steepest drop was 23.6% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $11.9 million in 2022, then jumped by 161.17% to $31.0 million in 2023, then gained by 26.02% to $39.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 85.1% to $72.2 million in 2025, then decreased by 1.21% to $71.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LQDA Operating Expenses figures stand at $71.4 million (Q1 2026), $72.2 million (Q4 2025), and $52.6 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Haleon 88.07 Bn 86.20 Bn - -
2 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 35.75 Bn 32.01 Bn 1.97 Bn 1.00 Bn
3 Zoetis 31.84 Bn 29.90 Bn 1.62 Bn 788.00 Mn
4 Takeda Pharmaceutical 27.18 Bn 23.12 Bn 4.39 Bn 12.58 Bn
5 United Therapeutics 23.09 Bn 20.93 Bn 648.10 Mn 455.70 Mn
6 RedHill Biopharma 21.32 Bn 21.32 Bn - -
7 Viatris 19.96 Bn 18.16 Bn 1.16 Bn 1.24 Bn
8 Neurocrine Biosciences 17.66 Bn 16.34 Bn 800.70 Mn 621.10 Mn
9 Elanco Animal Health 12.44 Bn 12.02 Bn 785.00 Mn 494.00 Mn
10 Liquidia 7.61 Bn 7.38 Bn 121.79 Mn 71.36 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 71.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 72.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 52.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 46.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 38.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 39.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 33.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 30.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 31.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 30.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 18.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 27.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 13.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 11.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 12.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 12.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 17.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 14.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 10.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 9.73 Mn