Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Nektar Therapeutics' (NKTR) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $49.9 million in Q1 2026, up 1018.92% year-on-year from $4.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 0.9% quarter-over-quarter from $49.5 million in Q4 2025.

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nektar Therapeutics' Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $49.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 1018.92% year-over-year to $49.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $147.0 million, a 219.76% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $195.3 million, up 422.19% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses grew to $49.9 million in Q1 2026 per NKTR's latest filing, from $49.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $174.4 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$151.4 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $49.9 million (2026), against an average of $41.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses tumbled 297.43% in 2023 and jumped 1018.92% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $74.5 million in 2022, then tumbled by 297.43% to -$147.1 million in 2023, then declined by 2.94% to -$151.4 million in 2024, then surged by 132.68% to $49.5 million in 2025, then advanced by 0.9% to $49.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NKTR Operating Expenses figures stand at $49.9 million (Q1 2026), $49.5 million (Q4 2025), and $43.5 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Oculis Holding AG 67,072.09 Bn 67,072.09 Bn - -28.01 Mn
2 Nanobiotix 1,894.61 Bn 1,894.55 Bn - -
3 Akari Therapeutics 1,014.18 Bn 1,014.18 Bn - 15.76 Mn
4 BeOne Medicines 471.64 Bn 466.85 Bn 1.35 Bn 1.10 Bn
5 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 121.72 Bn 114.47 Bn 2.59 Bn 1.85 Bn
6 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 68.28 Bn 59.52 Bn 3.31 Bn 2.96 Bn
7 Belite Bio 61.40 Bn 61.40 Bn - 32.68 Mn
8 Argenx Se 56.94 Bn 56.94 Bn 1.18 Bn -919.00 Mn
9 Revolution Medicines 37.37 Bn 37.37 Bn - 445.22 Mn
10 Nektar Therapeutics 1.76 Bn 1.19 Bn 3.16 Mn 49.92 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 49.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 49.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 43.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 4.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -151.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 5.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 57.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -147.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 69.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 71.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 156.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 74.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 77.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 174.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 141.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 137.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 138.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 138.54 Mn