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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |