NetEase (NTES) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

NetEase (NTES) reported Operating Expenses of -$1.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 11.76% on a YoY basis from -$1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 6.49% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.3 billion in Q4 2025.

NetEase (NTES) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

NetEase has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$1.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 11.76% year-over-year to -$1.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$5.2 billion (down 8.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $5.2 billion, up 5.37% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at -$1.2 billion, up from -$1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was -$1.1 billion in Q1 2025, with the low at -$1.4 billion in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged -$1.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$1.2 billion in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses slipped 17.07% — and 2025, when it rose 15.82%.
  • NetEase's Operating Expenses stood at -$1.2 billion in 2022, then dropped by 11.62% to -$1.4 billion in 2023, then climbed by 14.92% to -$1.2 billion in 2024, then decreased by 12.33% to -$1.3 billion in 2025, then advanced by 6.49% to -$1.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$1.2 billion (Q1 2026), -$1.3 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Electronic Arts 50.76 Bn 47.89 Bn 1.76 Bn 1.19 Bn
2 Take Two Interactive Software 42.04 Bn 40.05 Bn 938.70 Mn 927.80 Mn
3 Roblox 34.08 Bn 30.86 Bn 1.15 Bn 1.74 Bn
4 Playtika Holding 1.32 Bn 539.18 Mn 384.10 Mn 794.30 Mn
5 Sohu.com 430.85 Mn -399.49 Mn 111.48 Mn 118.21 Mn
6 Gdev 221.62 Mn 113.30 Mn 75.00 Mn -9.00 Mn
7 Meridian Holdings 164.46 Mn 149.93 Mn 28.14 Mn 24.99 Mn
8 Skillz 132.36 Mn -27.57 Mn 25.51 Mn 37.86 Mn
9 Brag House Holdings 89.71 Mn 89.57 Mn - 1.89 Mn
10 NetEase 58,239.90 4,487.00 Bn 3.06 Bn -1.24 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.32 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.42 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.24 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.30 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.30 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -1.21 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.30 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -1.15 Bn