Planet Labs PBC (PL) Other Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)
Planet Labs PBC (PL) recorded Other Operating Expenses of $21.5 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 22.3% from $17.57 million a year earlier but down 5.6% from the prior quarter.
Planet Labs PBC (PL) Other Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Planet Labs PBC's Other Operating Expenses came in at $83.07 million as of Jul 31, 2026, up 25.2% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at $72.68 million, down 6.5% from FY2025.
- Annual Other Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Other Operating Expenses came in at $77.69 million in FY2025 (-10.0%), $86.3 million in FY2024 (+10.6%), $78.02 million in FY2023 (+47.4%) and $52.92 million in FY2022 (+42.0%).
- Quarterly Other Operating Expenses has ranged from $15.68 million in fiscal Q4 2025 to $23.73 million in fiscal Q2 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Other Operating Expenses has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 1.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Other Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 83.9% in fiscal Q2 2023, against a decline of 26.0% in fiscal Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $22.78 million (Q1 2027), $20.01 million (Q4 2026) and $18.78 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 323.81 Bn | 308.88 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 271.09 Bn | 251.53 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 131.14 Bn | 117.07 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 119.71 Bn | 107.03 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | Datadog | 98.30 Bn | 79.94 Bn | 881.34 Mn |
| 6 | Okta | 34.95 Bn | 25.05 Bn | 641.00 Mn |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 34.32 Bn | 28.85 Bn | 546.45 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.52 Bn | 18.64 Bn | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.56 Bn | -44.07 Bn | 1.47 Mn |
| 10 | Planet Labs PBC | 5.96 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 65.63 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 21.50 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 22.78 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 20.01 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 18.78 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 17.57 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 16.31 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 15.68 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 16.80 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 23.73 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 21.49 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 20.10 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 20.77 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 22.31 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 23.13 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 20.30 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 19.38 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 19.48 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 18.86 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 19.23 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 10.60 Mn |
Planet Labs PBC Other 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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=PL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=PL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();