Nike (NKE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Nike (NKE) reported Operating Expenses of $2.9 billion for Q1 2026, down 25.73% on a YoY basis from $3.9 billion in Q1 2025, and up 4.37% quarter-over-quarter from $2.8 billion in Q4 2025.

Nike (NKE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nike has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.9 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 25.73% year-over-year to $2.9 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $7.9 billion (down 36.93% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $11.4 billion, down 7.26% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $2.9 billion, up from $2.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $4.4 billion in Q2 2023, with the low at -$541.0 million in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $3.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $3.4 billion in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses jumped 50.4% — and 2025, when it sank 118.05%.
  • Nike's Operating Expenses stood at $4.1 billion in 2022, then rose by 0.53% to $4.1 billion in 2023, then sank by 30.46% to $2.9 billion in 2024, then slipped by 4.06% to $2.8 billion in 2025, then climbed by 4.37% to $2.9 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $2.9 billion (Q1 2026), $2.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.8 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Birkenstock Holding 102.63 Bn 102.39 Bn 390.51 Mn -38.60 Mn
2 Nike 65.09 Bn 57.03 Bn 4.53 Bn 2.89 Bn
3 Deckers Outdoor 16.02 Bn 13.93 Bn 1.17 Bn 556.99 Mn
4 Crocs 6.13 Bn 6.00 Bn 522.95 Mn 322.10 Mn
5 Steven Madden 3.14 Bn 3.10 Bn 357.42 Mn 258.29 Mn
6 Wolverine World Wide 1.98 Bn 1.79 Bn 243.40 Mn 192.40 Mn
7 On Holding AG 1.66 Bn 264.30 Mn 682.30 Mn -532.38 Mn
8 Forward Industries 381.04 Mn 355.65 Mn 16.85 Mn 3.25 Mn
9 Designer Brands 349.93 Mn 299.82 Mn 315.32 Mn 299.21 Mn
10 Weyco 343.83 Mn 246.40 Mn 33.84 Mn 23.65 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 2.89 Bn
Nov 30, 2025 2.77 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 2.83 Bn
May 31, 2025 -541.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 3.89 Bn
Nov 30, 2024 2.88 Bn
Aug 31, 2024 2.82 Bn
May 31, 2024 3.00 Bn
Feb 29, 2024 4.23 Bn
Nov 30, 2023 4.15 Bn
Aug 31, 2023 4.12 Bn
May 31, 2023 4.37 Bn
Feb 28, 2023 3.04 Bn
Nov 30, 2022 4.12 Bn
Aug 31, 2022 3.92 Bn
May 31, 2022 4.04 Bn
Feb 28, 2022 3.44 Bn
Nov 30, 2021 2.74 Bn
Aug 31, 2021 2.65 Bn
May 31, 2021 5.86 Bn