Vivid Seats (SEATW) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

Vivid Seats (SEATW) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $134.6 million in Q1 2026, down 75.42% quarter-over-quarter from $547.4 million in Q4 2025, and down 20.06% on a YoY basis from $168.3 million in Q1 2025.

Vivid Seats (SEATW) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Vivid Seats' Operating Expenses history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $134.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 20.06% year-over-year to $134.6 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.3 billion (up 79.97% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.4 billion, up 84.12% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $134.6 million for Q1 2026 at Vivid Seats, down from $547.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $547.4 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $29.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $147.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $134.6 million in 2026.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Operating Expenses was 581.0% in 2022; the steepest drop was 28.86% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $31.9 million in 2022, then surged by 60.39% to $51.2 million in 2023, then soared by 284.89% to $196.9 million in 2024, then soared by 178.02% to $547.4 million in 2025, then sank by 75.42% to $134.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $134.6 million (Q1 2026), $547.4 million (Q4 2025), and $159.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Nebius 2,430,078.11 Bn 2,430,078.11 Bn 295.20 Mn 527.00 Mn
2 Alphabet 4,448.32 Bn 4,232.70 Bn 102.29 Bn 70.20 Bn
3 Meta Platforms 1,465.06 Bn 1,383.88 Bn 46.09 Bn 33.44 Bn
4 Spotify Technology 113.19 Bn 102.95 Bn 1.75 Bn 512.79 Mn
5 Reddit 33.56 Bn 30.79 Bn 511.94 Mn 480.50 Mn
6 Pinterest 12.93 Bn 11.63 Bn 768.96 Mn 1.09 Bn
7 Kanzhun 12.77 Bn 10.67 Bn 255.62 Bn -209.66 Bn
8 Match 8.28 Bn 7.26 Bn 653.28 Mn 627.52 Mn
9 Snap 7.91 Bn 5.08 Bn 1.29 Bn 1.60 Bn
10 Vivid Seats - - 97.53 Mn 134.57 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 134.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 547.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 159.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 475.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 168.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 196.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 175.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 190.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 170.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 51.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 37.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 38.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 32.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 31.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 30.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 36.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 29.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 4.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 42.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 29.11 Mn