Nu Holdings (NU) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2025)

Nu Holdings (NU) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of -$440.1 million in Q4 2025, down 26.01% quarter-over-quarter from -$349.3 million in Q3 2025, and down 110.19% on a YoY basis from $4.3 billion in Q4 2024.

Nu Holdings (NU) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Nu Holdings' Operating Expenses history runs 5 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$440.1 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Operating Expenses fell 110.19% year-over-year to -$440.1 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$1.7 billion (down 167.29% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.8 billion, up 12.01% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was -$440.1 million for Q4 2025 at Nu Holdings, down from -$349.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $4.3 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of -$634.0 million in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $281.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$374.9 million in 2022.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Operating Expenses was 110.88% in 2022; the steepest drop was 124.44% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $1.5 billion in 2021, then soared by 110.88% to $3.1 billion in 2022, then increased by 5.62% to $3.3 billion in 2023, then surged by 30.09% to $4.3 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 110.19% to -$440.1 million in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$440.1 million (Q4 2025), -$349.3 million (Q3 2025), and -$341.3 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

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6 Landmark Bancorp 180.37 Bn 180.34 Bn - 11.90 Mn
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8 Shinhan Financial 136.54 Bn 104.11 Bn - -1.06 Bn
9 Mizuho Financial 112.02 Bn 112.56 Bn - 137.67 Mn
10 Nu Holdings 58.79 Mn -14.98 Bn 1.94 Bn -440.12 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -440.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -349.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -341.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -523.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.32 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -624.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -634.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -602.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.32 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -503.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -458.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -407.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 3.14 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -421.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -388.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -361.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.49 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -245.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -172.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -169.04 Mn