Novavax NVAX
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At close: Sep 29, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Novavax (NVAX) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Updated

Novavax's Operating Expenses came in at $111.6 million for Q2 2026, down 19.2% from $138.17 million a year earlier and down 28.0% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Novavax (NVAX) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Novavax reported Operating Expenses of $647.92 million, down 10.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $670.68 million, down 28.0% from FY2024.

  • Operating Expenses has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • Going back by year, Operating Expenses was $931.09 million in FY2024 (-39.9%), $1.55 billion in FY2023 (-41.0%), $2.63 billion in FY2022 (-7.3%) and $2.83 billion in FY2021 (+217.5%).
  • The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q2 2020.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 26.1%.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Expenses over five years came in Q4 2021 (growth of 126.4%), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a decline of 63.7%).
  • Business Quant data shows NVAX's Operating Expenses at $154.94 million (Q1 2026), $132.91 million (Q4 2025) and $248.46 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 655.56 Bn 574.09 Bn 17.26 Bn 10.12 Bn
2 AbbVie 470.94 Bn 444.10 Bn 12.70 Bn 10.56 Bn
3 Merck 367.14 Bn 321.57 Bn 12.21 Bn 12.80 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 280.33 Bn 236.20 Bn 11.24 Bn -6.09 Bn
5 Astrazeneca 257.78 Bn 231.34 Bn 12.86 Bn -9.70 Bn
6 Amgen 226.04 Bn 181.44 Bn 7.24 Bn 6.54 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 188.89 Bn 163.01 Bn 6.22 Bn 18.20 Bn
8 Pfizer 163.75 Bn 110.70 Bn 10.94 Bn 6.68 Bn
9 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 133.68 Bn 105.69 Bn 2.84 Bn 2.09 Bn
10 Novavax 1.78 Bn -1.23 Bn 42.45 Mn 111.60 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 111.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 154.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 132.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 248.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 138.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 151.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 219.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 218.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 254.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 238.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 474.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 312.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 368.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 393.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 601.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 861.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 668.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 494.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 485.99 Mn
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