Pixelworks (PXLW) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025)

Pixelworks (PXLW) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of -$20.5 million for Q4 2025, up 28.56% year-over-year from -$15.9 million in Q4 2024, and down 304.9% on a QoQ basis from $10.0 million in Q3 2025.

Pixelworks (PXLW) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pixelworks (PXLW) has reported Operating Expenses for 16 consecutive years, with -$20.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 28.56% year-over-year to -$20.5 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $12.1 million (down 10.2% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $12.1 million, down 10.2% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at -$20.5 million for Q4 2025 at Pixelworks, down from $10.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $15.1 million in Q2 2024, with the low at -$28.7 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $9.0 million, with a median of $12.3 million recorded in 2021.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses tumbled 318.72% in 2024 and rose 28.56% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $12.6 million in 2021, then decreased by 4.9% to $12.0 million in 2022, then grew by 9.36% to $13.1 million in 2023, then sank by 318.72% to -$28.7 million in 2024, then grew by 28.56% to -$20.5 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered -$20.5 million, $10.0 million, and $11.1 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 4,798.43 Bn 4,754.95 Bn 61.16 Bn 7.62 Bn
2 Micron Technology 1,164.41 Bn 1,138.39 Bn 35.06 Bn 1.72 Bn
3 Advanced Micro Devices 882.18 Bn 869.83 Bn 5.42 Bn 3.94 Bn
4 Intel 645.64 Bn 626.45 Bn 5.35 Bn 8.48 Bn
5 Aeluma 370.26 Bn 370.22 Bn 386,000.00 2.13 Mn
6 Arm Holdings 358.73 Bn 355.13 Bn 1.46 Bn -1.02 Bn
7 Texas Instruments 271.25 Bn 266.15 Bn 2.80 Bn 991.00 Mn
8 Marvell Technology 239.95 Bn 236.10 Bn 1.26 Bn 921.40 Mn
9 Qualcomm 193.93 Bn 184.13 Bn 4.16 Bn 8.29 Bn
10 Pixelworks 33.40 Mn 47.02 Mn -11.01 Mn -20.48 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -20.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 9.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 11.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 11.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -28.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 13.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 13.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 13.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 14.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 11.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 14.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 11.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 13.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 14.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 12.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 12.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 11.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 11.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 11.64 Mn