Novavax (NVAX) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Novavax (NVAX) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $154.9 million in Q1 2026, up 16.58% quarter-over-quarter from $132.9 million in Q4 2025, and up 2.52% on a YoY basis from $151.1 million in Q1 2025.

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

Novavax's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $154.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 2.52% year-over-year to $154.9 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $674.5 million (down 20.04% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $670.7 million, down 27.97% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $154.9 million for Q1 2026 at Novavax, up from $132.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $861.8 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $132.9 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $349.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $254.5 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses soared 77.32% in 2022, then sank 63.72% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $601.3 million in 2022, then retreated by 21.02% to $474.9 million in 2023, then slumped by 53.8% to $219.4 million in 2024, then sank by 39.42% to $132.9 million in 2025, then increased by 16.58% to $154.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $154.9 million (Q1 2026), $132.9 million (Q4 2025), and $248.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 925,601.88 Bn 925,601.85 Bn - 4.33 Mn
2 Belite Bio 58,560.00 Bn 58,560.00 Bn - 32.68 Mn
3 Quantum Biopharma 17,284.41 Bn 17,284.40 Bn - 2.97 Mn
4 Legend Biotech 2,809.00 Bn 2,808.71 Bn 242.10 Mn -138.30 Mn
5 Evaxion A 1,334.43 Bn 1,334.42 Bn - -3.82 Mn
6 Akari Therapeutics 1,312.27 Bn 1,312.26 Bn - 15.76 Mn
7 Psyence Biomedical 212.16 Bn 212.16 Bn - 574,669.00
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 114.83 Bn 107.58 Bn 2.59 Bn 1.85 Bn
9 Abivax 91.96 Bn 91.96 Bn - -67.40 Mn
10 Novavax 1.49 Bn 931.98 Mn 108.82 Mn 154.94 Mn

Historic Data

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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
Jun 30, 2021 643.85 Mn