Moderna (MRNA) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)
Moderna (MRNA) reported Operating Expenses of $1.8 billion for Q1 2026, up 53.45% year-over-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 15.77% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Moderna (MRNA) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Moderna (MRNA) has 10 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $1.8 billion in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $1.8 billion, up 53.45% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.6 billion (down 18.38% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.0 billion, down 30.12% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses advanced to $1.8 billion in Q1 2026 per MRNA's latest filing, from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $3.8 billion in Q3 2023 and troughed at $1.0 billion in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of $2.1 billion and a median of $1.9 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses soared 174.07% in 2022, then tumbled 49.73% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $3.5 billion in 2022, then retreated by 19.95% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then retreated by 21.14% to $2.2 billion in 2024, then plunged by 30.61% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then grew by 15.77% to $1.8 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MRNA's Operating Expenses at $1.8 billion in Q1 2026, $1.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.3 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alterity Therapeutics | 925,601.88 Bn | 925,601.85 Bn | - | 4.33 Mn |
| 2 | Belite Bio | 58,560.00 Bn | 58,560.00 Bn | - | 32.68 Mn |
| 3 | Quantum Biopharma | 17,284.41 Bn | 17,284.40 Bn | - | 2.97 Mn |
| 4 | Legend Biotech | 2,809.00 Bn | 2,808.71 Bn | 242.10 Mn | -138.30 Mn |
| 5 | Evaxion A | 1,334.43 Bn | 1,334.42 Bn | - | -3.82 Mn |
| 6 | Akari Therapeutics | 1,312.27 Bn | 1,312.26 Bn | - | 15.76 Mn |
| 7 | Psyence Biomedical | 212.16 Bn | 212.16 Bn | - | 574,669.00 |
| 8 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 114.83 Bn | 107.58 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 1.85 Bn |
| 9 | Abivax | 91.96 Bn | 91.96 Bn | - | -67.40 Mn |
| 10 | Moderna | 25.27 Bn | 20.06 Bn | -566.00 Mn | 1.78 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.54 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.93 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.29 Bn |