Growth Metrics

Roblox (RBLX) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

Roblox recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, down 2.12% quarter-over-quarter from $1.8 billion in Q4 2025, and up 34.57% year-over-year from $1.3 billion in Q1 2025.

Roblox's Operating Expenses history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 34.57% year-over-year to $1.7 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $6.6 billion (up 35.4% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $6.1 billion, up 31.24% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $1.7 billion for Q1 2026 at Roblox, down from $1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.8 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $688.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $1.2 billion and a median of $1.1 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses increased 11.51% in 2024 and surged 43.93% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Roblox's Operating Expenses stood at $880.9 million in 2022, then increased by 25.45% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then rose by 11.51% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then jumped by 43.93% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then declined by 2.12% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $1.7 billion, $1.8 billion, and $1.7 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 NetEase 51.49 Bn 41.63 Bn - -
2 Electronic Arts 50.24 Bn 47.38 Bn 1.76 Bn 1.19 Bn
3 Take Two Interactive Software 41.73 Bn 39.37 Bn 945.50 Mn 984.20 Mn
4 Roblox 34.28 Bn 31.06 Bn 1.15 Bn 1.74 Bn
5 Playtika Holding 1.29 Bn 514.59 Mn 384.10 Mn 794.30 Mn
6 Sohu.com 430.85 Mn -399.49 Mn 111.48 Mn 118.21 Mn
7 Gdev 278.25 Mn 169.93 Mn - -
8 DoubleDown Interactive 253.74 Mn -279.47 Mn 69.71 Mn -58.72 Mn
9 Skillz 136.00 Mn -23.93 Mn 25.51 Mn 37.86 Mn
10 GCL Global Holdings 84.04 Mn -16,894.62 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 994.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 945.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 880.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 817.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 761.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 688.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 708.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 586.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 597.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 522.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 378.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 303.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 273.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 234.54 Mn