Marqeta (MQ) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

Marqeta (MQ) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $115.5 million for Q1 2026, down 1.47% YoY from $117.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 9.96% sequentially from $128.3 million in Q4 2025.

Marqeta (MQ) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Marqeta has disclosed Operating Expenses across 7 years of filings, most recently posting $115.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 1.47% year-over-year to $115.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $482.0 million (up 34.06% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $483.7 million, up 28.54% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses eased to $115.5 million in Q1 2026, from $128.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for MQ reached as high as $176.6 million in Q1 2023 and fell as low as -$25.7 million in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $132.4 million (2024), against an average of $124.6 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses tumbled 116.68% — and 2025, when it soared 541.0%.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $141.4 million in 2022, then declined by 1.33% to $139.6 million in 2023, then fell by 2.82% to $135.6 million in 2024, then retreated by 5.43% to $128.3 million in 2025, then retreated by 9.96% to $115.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $115.5 million, $128.3 million, and $124.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 10.85 Bn
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 13.05 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 662.79 Mn
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 1.51 Bn
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn 979.89 Mn
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 905.10 Mn
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn 517.59 Mn
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.57 Bn
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 3.08 Bn
10 Marqeta 1.78 Bn 1.07 Bn 117.59 Mn 115.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 115.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 128.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 124.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 113.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 117.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 135.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 132.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -25.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 134.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 139.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 142.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 154.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 176.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 141.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 139.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 124.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 124.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 113.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 104.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 114.96 Mn