Royalty Pharma plc (RPRX) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026)
Royalty Pharma's Operating Expenses was $541.02 million in Q2 2026, up 46.7% from $368.87 million a year earlier and up 701.1% from the prior quarter.
Royalty Pharma plc (RPRX) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Royalty Pharma's Operating Expenses was $1.02 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 120.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $818.68 million, down 15.7% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Expenses was $971.13 million in FY2024 (+12.6%), $862.4 million in FY2023 (-55.3%), $1.93 billion in FY2022 (+124.8%) and $858.75 million in FY2021 (+63.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Expenses has increased for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 17.7% over the last five quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 915.8%); the worst was Q1 2025 (a decline of 94.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, RPRX's Operating Expenses in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $67.54 million (Q1 2026), $233.61 million (Q4 2025) and $182.14 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 541.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 67.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 233.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 182.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 368.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 232.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -170.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 267.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 641.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -16.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 384.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 289.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 205.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 381.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 158.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 342.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 422.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 282.72 Mn |
Royalty Pharma plc Operating Expenses API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "RPRX", "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=RPRX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();