Cloudflare (NET) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)
Cloudflare's (NET) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $517.6 million in Q1 2026, up 24.19% year-on-year from $416.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.15% quarter-over-quarter from $501.8 million in Q4 2025.
Cloudflare (NET) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cloudflare has disclosed Operating Expenses across 9 years of filings, most recently posting $517.6 million for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $517.6 million, up 24.19% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.9 billion (up 27.02% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.8 billion, up 26.07% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $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.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $346.7 million (2024), against an average of $347.4 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses surged 66.3% in 2022 and climbed 18.99% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Cloudflare's 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 increased by 3.15% to $517.6 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $517.6 million (Q1 2026), $501.8 million (Q4 2025), and $453.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,064.95 Bn | 2,986.68 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 10.85 Bn |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,117.04 Bn | 1,102.89 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 6.42 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 608.54 Bn | 569.96 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 11.73 Bn |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 326.97 Bn | 319.05 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 662.79 Mn |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 185.10 Bn | 180.56 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 165.31 Bn | 162.25 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 979.89 Mn |
| 7 | Fortinet | 105.66 Bn | 102.37 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 905.10 Mn |
| 8 | Synopsys | 89.71 Bn | 89.60 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 87.54 Bn | 86.60 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 517.59 Mn |
| 10 | CoreWeave | 53.90 Bn | 51.63 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 2.22 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |