RLX Technology (RLX) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026)

RLX Technology (RLX) posted Operating Expenses of -$37.6 million for Q1 2026, down 10.08% quarter-over-quarter from -$34.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 77.92% year-on-year from -$170.5 million in Q1 2025.

RLX Technology (RLX) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

RLX Technology (RLX) has reported Operating Expenses for 8 consecutive years, with -$37.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at -$37.6 million, down 77.92% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$136.6 million (down 24.14% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $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.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at -$5.3 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$90.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is -$34.2 million, with a median of -$30.9 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses surged 97.15% in 2022 and tumbled 1052.54% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at -$90.0 million in 2022, then surged by 58.68% to -$37.2 million in 2023, then rose by 14.7% to -$31.7 million in 2024, then slipped by 7.83% to -$34.2 million in 2025, then slipped by 10.08% to -$37.6 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were -$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 Altria 66.91 Bn 63.43 Bn 3.51 Bn -
2 RLX Technology 2.38 Bn 1.75 Bn 73.10 Mn -37.64 Mn
3 Turning Point Brands 1.68 Bn 1.51 Bn 68.30 Mn 55.81 Mn
4 Universal 1.30 Bn 1.29 Bn 98.47 Mn 72.37 Mn
5 Ispire Technology 65.31 Mn 47.02 Mn 1.99 Mn 11.47 Mn
6 Rythm 54.80 Mn 21.54 Mn 10.40 Mn 14.43 Mn
7 Greenlane Holdings 9.60 Mn -28.63 Mn 217,000.00 5.79 Mn
8 VPR Brands 4.59 Mn 1.87 Mn 138,574.00 603,041.00
9 Lftd Partners 2.96 Mn 873,406.64 -1.71 Mn 2.86 Mn
10 22nd Century 128,296.63 -9.42 Mn -636,000.00 2.40 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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