Cloudflare (NET) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)

Cloudflare (NET) reported Operating Expenses of $517.6 million for Q1 2026, up 24.19% year-over-year from $416.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.15% sequentially from $501.8 million in Q4 2025.

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

Cloudflare's Operating Expenses history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $517.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 24.19% year-over-year to $517.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.9 billion (up 27.02% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.8 billion, up 26.07% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $517.6 million for Q1 2026 at Cloudflare, up from $501.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $517.6 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $205.1 million in Q1 2022.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $346.7 million (2024), compared with a mean of $347.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 66.3% in 2022 and advanced 18.99% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $257.6 million in 2022, then increased by 25.01% to $322.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 19.86% to $386.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 30.0% to $501.8 million in 2025, then grew by 3.15% to $517.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NET's Operating Expenses at $517.6 million in Q1 2026, $501.8 million in Q4 2025, and $453.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 ZenaTech 82,806.72 Bn 82,806.72 Bn - 13.49 Mn
2 Microsoft 11,085.79 Bn 11,007.52 Bn 56.06 Bn 10.85 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 1,073.49 Bn 1,065.58 Bn 1.42 Bn 662.79 Mn
4 Rezolve Ai 1,009.18 Bn 1,009.17 Bn - -
5 Palo Alto Networks 824.56 Bn 820.03 Bn 1.91 Bn 1.51 Bn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 701.26 Bn 698.20 Bn 993.68 Mn 979.89 Mn
7 Oracle 514.97 Bn 476.40 Bn 17.12 Bn 13.05 Bn
8 Fortinet 456.74 Bn 453.45 Bn 1.49 Bn 905.10 Mn
9 Cloudflare 331.63 Bn 330.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 517.59 Mn
10 Synopsys 303.79 Bn 303.67 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.57 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 146.27 Mn