Latam Airlines (LTM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Latam Airlines (LTM) posted Operating Expenses of -$3.3 billion for Q1 2026, down 1.43% on a QoQ basis from -$3.3 billion in Q4 2025, and down 17.7% year-over-year from -$4.1 billion in Q1 2025.
Latam Airlines (LTM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Latam Airlines' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$3.3 billion for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 17.7% year-over-year to -$3.3 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$12.7 billion (down 11.48% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$12.2 billion, down 6.91% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was -$3.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Latam Airlines, down from -$3.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at -$2.4 billion in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$2027.6 billion in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of -$121.9 billion and a median of -$2.8 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses sank 159690.59% — and 2023, when it jumped 99.88%.
- Latam Airlines' Operating Expenses stood at -$2.5 billion in 2022, then decreased by 14.82% to -$2.9 billion in 2023, then declined by 1.14% to -$2.9 billion in 2024, then fell by 12.3% to -$3.3 billion in 2025, then dropped by 1.43% to -$3.3 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LTM's Operating Expenses at -$3.3 billion in Q1 2026, -$3.3 billion in Q4 2025, and -$3.2 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latam Airlines | 29,341.35 Bn | 29,338.67 Bn | 1.28 Mn | -3.34 Bn |
| 2 | Ryanair Holdings | 183.33 Bn | 180.79 Bn | - | 4.33 Bn |
| 3 | Delta Air Lines | 53.61 Bn | 48.95 Bn | 19.07 Bn | 17.89 Bn |
| 4 | Southwest Airlines | 21.85 Bn | 18.53 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 8.15 Bn |
| 5 | Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V | 8.69 Bn | 7.93 Bn | - | 958.00 Mn |
| 6 | Copa Holdings | 5.59 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 713.71 Mn | 753.30 Mn |
| 7 | Alaska Air | 5.12 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 3.20 Bn | 3.58 Bn |
| 8 | Skywest | 3.85 Bn | 3.22 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 946.92 Mn |
| 9 | Jetblue Airways | 1.85 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 2.46 Bn |
| 10 | Allegiant Travel | 1.72 Bn | 818.03 Mn | 651.87 Mn | 651.33 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.93 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.86 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.52 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2,027.58 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.83 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.25 Bn |