Richardson Electronics (RELL) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Richardson Electronics (RELL) posted Operating Expenses of $17.38 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), up 8.9% from $15.96 million a year earlier but down 1.5% from the prior quarter.
Richardson Electronics (RELL) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 29, 2026, Operating Expenses at Richardson Electronics was $67.13 million, up 8.2% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 30, 2026), it was $65.72 million, up 5.7% from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Richardson Electronics' Operating Expenses was $62.17 million in FY2025 (-2.2%), $63.55 million in FY2024 (+2.3%), $62.11 million in FY2023 (+5.4%) and $58.92 million in FY2022 (+5.4%).
- Quarterly Operating Expenses has run from a low of $13.14 million in fiscal Q2 2022 to a high of $17.64 million in fiscal Q4 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 6.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2026, with growth of 13.3%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2022, with a decline of 9.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior fiscal quarters was $17.64 million (Q4 2026), $16.18 million (Q3 2026) and $15.94 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 256.79 Bn | 228.09 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 16.47 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 183.76 Bn | 178.46 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 995.40 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.25 Bn | 149.34 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 10.73 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 132.82 Bn | 129.76 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 1.52 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 115.39 Bn | 113.27 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 6 | 3M | 96.09 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 5.03 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.66 Bn | 83.40 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.95 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 70.25 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 557.10 Mn |
| 10 | Richardson Electronics | 257.73 Mn | 126.40 Mn | 22.49 Mn | 17.38 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 17.38 Mn |
| May 30, 2026 | 17.64 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 16.18 Mn |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 15.94 Mn |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 15.96 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 15.57 Mn |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 14.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 16.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 16.11 Mn |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 14.84 Mn |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 14.43 Mn |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 14.49 Mn |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 15.79 Mn |
| May 27, 2023 | 15.01 Mn |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 14.78 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 14.68 Mn |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 14.25 Mn |
| May 28, 2022 | 15.17 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 13.95 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 13.14 Mn |
Richardson Electronics 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=RELL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "RELL", "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=RELL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();