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

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

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

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

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 77.92% year-over-year to -$37.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$136.6 million (down 24.14% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $122.3 million, up 7.06% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at -$37.6 million, down from -$34.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was -$5.3 million in Q1 2022, with the low at -$90.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged -$34.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$30.9 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses soared 97.15% — and 2023, when it sank 1052.54%.
  • RLX Technology's Operating Expenses stood at -$90.0 million in 2022, then surged by 58.68% to -$37.2 million in 2023, then climbed by 14.7% to -$31.7 million in 2024, then fell by 7.83% to -$34.2 million in 2025, then fell by 10.08% to -$37.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$37.6 million (Q1 2026), -$34.2 million (Q4 2025), and -$36.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Philip Morris International 277.78 Bn 274.30 Bn 6.91 Bn -
2 Altria 120.77 Bn 117.29 Bn 3.51 Bn -
3 British American Tobacco p.l.c 45.84 Bn 40.53 Bn - -
4 Turning Point Brands 1.66 Bn 1.49 Bn 68.30 Mn 55.81 Mn
5 Universal 1.35 Bn 1.30 Bn 98.47 Mn 72.37 Mn
6 RLX Technology 355.86 Mn -269.04 Mn 73.10 Mn -37.64 Mn
7 Ispire Technology 97.40 Mn 79.11 Mn 1.99 Mn 11.47 Mn
8 Rythm 54.37 Mn 21.11 Mn 10.40 Mn 14.43 Mn
9 Greenlane Holdings 11.69 Mn -26.54 Mn 217,000.00 5.79 Mn
10 22nd Century 2.50 Mn -7.04 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