Natera (NTRA) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)

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

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

Natera (NTRA) has reported Operating Expenses for 13 consecutive years, with $790.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $790.2 million, up 36.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.8 billion (up 37.27% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.6 billion, up 36.31% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $790.2 million for Q1 2026 at Natera, up from $688.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $790.2 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $329.7 million in Q3 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $483.3 million, with a median of $442.1 million recorded in 2024.
  • The widest YoY moves for Operating Expenses: up 53.84% in 2022, down 6.93% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $359.0 million in 2022, then grew by 10.2% to $395.6 million in 2023, then soared by 36.69% to $540.8 million in 2024, then gained by 27.27% to $688.3 million in 2025, then rose by 14.8% to $790.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $790.2 million in Q1 2026, $688.3 million in Q4 2025, and $689.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn 1.31 Bn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 9.14 Bn
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 2.25 Bn
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 360.15 Mn
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn 790.16 Mn
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 1.44 Bn
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 553.00 Mn
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 512.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 316.87 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 23.76 Bn 23.67 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