Manchester United (MANU) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2025)
Manchester United (MANU) posted Operating Expenses of -$231.4 million for Q4 2025, up 0.54% on a QoQ basis from -$232.6 million in Q3 2025, and up 8.26% year-over-year from -$213.7 million in Q4 2024.
Manchester United (MANU) has 15 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at -$231.4 million in Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 8.26% year-over-year to -$231.4 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$920.9 million (up 6.09% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $978.8 million, up 0.9% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses climbed to -$231.4 million in Q4 2025, from -$232.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at -$190.9 million in Q1 2021 and bottomed at -$258.4 million in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of -$225.4 million and a median of -$231.1 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Operating Expenses slumped 33.33% — and 2025, when it gained 20.99%.
- Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at -$242.3 million in 2021, then gained by 18.84% to -$196.6 million in 2022, then decreased by 25.4% to -$246.6 million in 2023, then declined by 2.28% to -$252.2 million in 2024, then grew by 8.26% to -$231.4 million in 2025.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$231.4 million (Q4 2025), -$232.6 million (Q3 2025), and -$252.8 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 21.38 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 11.36 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 2.49 Bn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 647.00 Mn |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 513.16 Mn |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | 952.00 Mn |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 1.26 Bn |
| 10 | Manchester United | 701,571.55 | -116.80 Mn | - | -231.36 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -231.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -232.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -252.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -204.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -252.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -241.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -228.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -258.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -246.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -234.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -216.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -214.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -196.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -192.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -230.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -235.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -242.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -212.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -192.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -190.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -183.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -159.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -152.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -168.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -168.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -168.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -199.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -187.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -206.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 187.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 202.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 189.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -180.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 187.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 176.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 160.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 150.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 160.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 181.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 146.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 154.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 165.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -156.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 150.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 147.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 155.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 173.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 151.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 142.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 139.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 127.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 122.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 117.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 130.07 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 104.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 110.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 106.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 142.04 Mn |