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Strategy (MSTR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Strategy recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $14.6 billion in Q1 2026, down 16.96% quarter-over-quarter from $17.5 billion in Q4 2025, and up 142.62% year-over-year from $6.0 billion in Q1 2025.

Strategy's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $14.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 142.62% year-over-year to $14.6 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $14.3 billion (up 81.44% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $5.8 billion, up 163.94% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $14.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Strategy, down from $17.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $17.5 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$14.0 billion in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $1.5 billion and a median of $280.8 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • On a YoY basis, Operating Expenses climbed as much as 1976.09% in 2025 and fell as far as 5069.44% in 2025.
  • Strategy's Operating Expenses stood at $299.5 million in 2022, then plunged by 53.58% to $139.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 693.21% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then soared by 1489.11% to $17.5 billion in 2025, then retreated by 16.96% to $14.6 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $14.6 billion, $17.5 billion, and -$3.8 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 253.17 Bn 235.20 Bn 8.16 Bn -7.98 Bn
2 Salesforce 171.07 Bn 161.50 Bn 8.69 Bn 6.82 Bn
3 Uber Technologies 151.10 Bn 150.06 Bn 11.88 Bn 11.28 Bn
4 Shopify 134.25 Bn 128.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 1.16 Bn
5 ServiceNow 105.72 Bn 100.54 Bn 2.83 Bn 2.33 Bn
6 Cadence Design Systems 101.64 Bn 100.23 Bn 1.26 Bn 1.04 Bn
7 Adobe 100.35 Bn 93.46 Bn 5.73 Bn 3.32 Bn
8 Automatic Data Processing 90.91 Bn 87.68 Bn 2.87 Bn 4.23 Bn
9 Intuit 88.30 Bn 81.52 Bn 6.77 Bn 4.54 Bn
10 Strategy 53.39 Bn 53.39 Bn 83.35 Mn 14.55 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.55 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 17.53 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.80 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -13.95 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 6.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 514.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 280.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 288.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 139.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 128.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 119.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 114.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 299.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 93.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 1.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 263.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 247.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 155.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 516.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 283.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 110.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 125.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 80.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 86.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 99.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 91.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 97.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 99.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 108.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 91.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 97.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 97.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 94.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 80.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 80.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 78.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 79.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 76.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 77.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 76.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 74.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 74.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 72.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 74.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 84.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 123.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 118.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 113.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 114.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 97.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 103.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 102.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 105.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 93.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 90.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 100.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 94.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 103.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 100.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 87.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 87.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 77.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 68.85 Mn