Cloudflare NET
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Cloudflare (NET) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)

Cloudflare's (NET) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $705.2 million in Q2 2026, up 56.4% year-over-year from $450.9 million in Q2 2025, and up 36.25% quarter-over-quarter from $517.6 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Cloudflare (NET) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cloudflare has disclosed Operating Expenses across 9 years of filings, most recently posting $705.2 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 56.4% year-over-year to $705.2 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $2.2 billion (up 34.55% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.8 billion, up 26.07% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $705.2 million for Q2 2026 at Cloudflare, up from $517.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $705.2 million in Q2 2026 to a low of $205.1 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $367.2 million, with a median of $347.4 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses soared 66.3% in 2022 and grew 18.99% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $257.6 million in 2022, then rose by 25.01% to $322.0 million in 2023, then grew by 19.86% to $386.0 million in 2024, then surged by 30.0% to $501.8 million in 2025, then jumped by 40.54% to $705.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $705.2 million in Q2 2026, $517.6 million in Q1 2026, and $501.8 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 3,717.88 Bn 3,585.13 Bn 60.48 Bn 12.28 Bn
2 International Business Machines 219.37 Bn 208.10 Bn 9.91 Bn 7.29 Bn
3 Cloudflare 113.46 Bn 109.29 Bn 499.52 Mn 705.21 Mn
4 Equinix 102.39 Bn 100.19 Bn 1.40 Bn 1.96 Bn
5 Nebius 57.34 Bn 49.30 Bn 448.70 Mn 758.20 Mn
6 CoreWeave 47.88 Bn 42.34 Bn 1.70 Bn 2.62 Bn
7 Verisign 26.51 Bn 25.48 Bn 384.60 Mn 138.30 Mn
8 Nutanix 18.85 Bn 16.49 Bn 651.35 Mn 581.36 Mn
9 Akamai Technologies 17.01 Bn 13.65 Bn 613.75 Mn 1.02 Bn
10 DigitalOcean Holdings 14.83 Bn 14.06 Bn 154.66 Mn 125.29 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 705.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 517.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 501.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 453.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 450.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 416.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 385.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 364.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 346.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 348.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 322.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 296.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 289.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 267.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 257.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 237.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 243.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 205.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 192.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 161.32 Mn
API Access

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