Strategy (MSTR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Strategy (MSTR) reported Operating Expenses of $14.6 billion for Q1 2026, up 142.62% on a YoY basis from $6.0 billion in Q1 2025, and down 16.96% sequentially from $17.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Strategy (MSTR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Strategy (MSTR) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $14.6 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 142.62% year-over-year to $14.6 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $14.3 billion (up 81.44% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $5.8 billion, up 163.94% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses eased to $14.6 billion in Q1 2026, 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.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 1976.09% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 5069.44% in 2025.
- Tracing MSTR's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $299.5 million in 2022, then slumped by 53.58% to $139.0 million in 2023, then surged by 693.21% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then jumped by 1489.11% to $17.5 billion in 2025, then declined by 16.96% to $14.6 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MSTR's Operating Expenses at $14.6 billion in Q1 2026, $17.5 billion in Q4 2025, and -$3.8 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -7.98 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | -269.42 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 11.28 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 1.25 Bn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 10 | Strategy | 31.26 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 83.35 Mn | 14.55 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |