Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Lesaka Technologies' (LSAK) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $39.2 million in Q1 2026, up 20.43% YoY from $32.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 8.66% on a QoQ basis from $36.1 million in Q4 2025.
Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $39.2 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 20.43% year-over-year to $39.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $154.9 million (up 27.81% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $131.5 million, up 43.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses rose to $39.2 million in Q1 2026, from $36.1 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $39.8 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $21.0 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $28.3 million and a median of $24.2 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses declined 11.77% — and 2024, when it surged 67.29%.
- Tracing LSAK's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $23.5 million in 2022, then decreased by 8.4% to $21.5 million in 2023, then soared by 67.29% to $36.0 million in 2024, then grew by 0.24% to $36.1 million in 2025, then rose by 8.66% to $39.2 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $39.2 million (Q1 2026), $36.1 million (Q4 2025), and $39.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,576.39 Bn | 3,443.64 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 12.28 Bn |
| 2 | Palantir Technologies | 412.58 Bn | 403.17 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 726.59 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 407.66 Bn | 375.77 Bn | - | 13.05 Bn |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 299.27 Bn | 296.16 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 2.21 Bn |
| 5 | Fortinet | 115.83 Bn | 111.76 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 953.90 Mn |
| 6 | Cloudflare | 106.65 Bn | 102.48 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 705.21 Mn |
| 7 | Synopsys | 76.61 Bn | 74.41 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 8 | CoreWeave | 51.53 Bn | 45.99 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 2.62 Bn |
| 9 | Block | 47.55 Bn | 41.12 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 2.72 Bn |
| 10 | Lesaka Technologies | 371.12 Mn | 280.54 Mn | 59.13 Mn | 39.25 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 39.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 36.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 39.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 39.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 32.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 36.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.06 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.63 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 24.55 Mn |