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

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DateValue
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