Planet Labs PBC (PL) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)
Planet Labs PBC's Operating Expenses came in at $79.14 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 31.4% from $60.23 million a year earlier but down 7.2% from the prior quarter.
Planet Labs PBC (PL) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Planet Labs PBC reported Operating Expenses of $312.39 million, up 31.6% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at $267.56 million, up 4.6% from FY2025.
- Operating Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 18.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Operating Expenses was $255.85 million in FY2025 (-9.5%), $282.7 million in FY2024 (+4.8%), $269.68 million in FY2023 (+53.0%) and $176.27 million in FY2022 (+55.7%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Expenses is $3.91 million (fiscal Q3 2022) to $85.29 million (fiscal Q1 2027).
- Year-over-year, Operating Expenses has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 8.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Expenses over five years came in fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 106.5%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2025 (a decline of 18.6%).
- Business Quant data shows PL's Operating Expenses at $85.29 million (Q1 2027), $83.03 million (Q4 2026) and $64.92 million (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 79.14 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 85.29 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 83.03 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 64.92 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 60.23 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 59.37 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 57.58 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 60.13 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 71.89 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 66.25 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 66.40 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 73.89 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 69.57 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 72.84 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 71.75 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 67.61 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 66.11 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 64.21 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 71.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.91 Mn |
Planet Labs PBC Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=PL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "PL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=PL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();