RLX Technology (RLX) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026)
RLX Technology (RLX) posted Operating Expenses of -$37.6 million for Q1 2026, down 10.08% on a QoQ basis from -$34.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 77.92% year-over-year from -$170.5 million in Q1 2025.
RLX Technology (RLX) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
RLX Technology's Operating Expenses history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$37.6 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 77.92% year-over-year to -$37.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$136.6 million (down 24.14% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $122.3 million, up 7.06% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was -$37.6 million for Q1 2026 at RLX Technology, down from -$34.2 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at -$5.3 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$90.0 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of -$34.2 million and a median of -$30.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses soared 97.15% — and 2023, when it plunged 1052.54%.
- RLX Technology's Operating Expenses stood at -$90.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 58.68% to -$37.2 million in 2023, then increased by 14.7% to -$31.7 million in 2024, then decreased by 7.83% to -$34.2 million in 2025, then decreased by 10.08% to -$37.6 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows RLX's Operating Expenses at -$37.6 million in Q1 2026, -$34.2 million in Q4 2025, and -$36.4 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Morris International | 300.23 Bn | 294.78 Bn | 6.91 Bn | - |
| 2 | British American Tobacco p.l.c | 133.32 Bn | 128.01 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Altria | 121.70 Bn | 118.17 Bn | 3.51 Bn | - |
| 4 | RLX Technology | 2.50 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 73.10 Mn | -37.64 Mn |
| 5 | Turning Point Brands | 1.47 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 68.30 Mn | 55.81 Mn |
| 6 | Universal | 1.35 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 98.47 Mn | 72.37 Mn |
| 7 | Ispire Technology | 89.38 Mn | 71.30 Mn | 1.99 Mn | 11.47 Mn |
| 8 | Rythm | 42.81 Mn | 9.55 Mn | 10.40 Mn | 14.43 Mn |
| 9 | VPR Brands | 11.01 Mn | 8.30 Mn | 138,574.00 | 603,041.00 |
| 10 | Greenlane Holdings | 8.50 Mn | -29.73 Mn | 217,000.00 | 5.79 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -37.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -34.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -36.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -28.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -21.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -31.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -30.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -26.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -26.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -37.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -19.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -6.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -61.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -89.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -7.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -79.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -5.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -36.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 37.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -25.89 Mn |