Natera (NTRA) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)

Natera (NTRA) reported Operating Expenses of $790.2 million for Q1 2026, up 36.0% on a YoY basis from $581.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 14.8% quarter-over-quarter from $688.3 million in Q4 2025.

Natera (NTRA) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Natera has reported Operating Expenses for 13 years, with the latest figure at $790.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 36.0% year-over-year to $790.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.8 billion (up 37.27% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.6 billion, up 36.31% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $790.2 million, up from $688.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $790.2 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $329.7 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $483.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $442.1 million in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Expenses was 53.84% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 6.93% in 2022.
  • Natera's Operating Expenses stood at $359.0 million in 2022, then gained by 10.2% to $395.6 million in 2023, then soared by 36.69% to $540.8 million in 2024, then grew by 27.27% to $688.3 million in 2025, then climbed by 14.8% to $790.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $790.2 million (Q1 2026), $688.3 million (Q4 2025), and $689.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn 1.31 Bn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 9.14 Bn
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 2.25 Bn
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 360.15 Mn
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 1.44 Bn
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn 553.00 Mn
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn 790.16 Mn
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn 512.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn 316.87 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 21.68 Bn 21.59 Bn 942.00 Mn 2.50 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 790.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 688.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 689.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 656.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 581.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 540.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 479.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 457.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 442.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 395.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 379.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 373.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 380.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 359.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 329.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 341.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 331.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 312.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 308.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 257.32 Mn