Cloudflare (NET) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)
Cloudflare (NET) reported Operating Expenses of $517.6 million for Q1 2026, up 24.19% on a YoY basis 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 (NET) has 9 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $517.6 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 24.19% year-over-year to $517.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.9 billion (up 27.02% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.8 billion, up 26.07% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $517.6 million in Q1 2026, 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.
- A 5-year average of $347.4 million and a median of $346.7 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses surged 66.3% in 2022 and climbed 18.99% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Tracing NET's Operating Expenses over 5 years: 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 | Microsoft | 2,842.90 Bn | 2,718.46 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 8.75 Bn |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,572.26 Bn | 2,572.26 Bn | 358.92 Mn | -363.49 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 329.59 Bn | 297.69 Bn | - | 13.05 Bn |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 314.63 Bn | 314.48 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 294.47 Bn | 286.44 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 662.79 Mn |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 227.51 Bn | 222.98 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 183.28 Bn | 180.18 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 979.89 Mn |
| 8 | Fortinet | 112.44 Bn | 109.14 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 905.10 Mn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 92.78 Bn | 91.83 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 517.59 Mn |
| 10 | Synopsys | 70.83 Bn | 68.63 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.57 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 |