Vivid Seats (SEATW) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Vivid Seats' quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $134.6 million in Q1 2026, down 20.06% year-on-year from $168.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 75.42% quarter-over-quarter from $547.4 million in Q4 2025.
Vivid Seats has reported Operating Expenses for 7 years, with the latest figure at $134.6 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 20.06% year-over-year to $134.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.3 billion (up 79.97% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.4 billion, up 84.12% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $134.6 million, down from $547.4 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $547.4 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $29.3 million in Q1 2022.
- Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $147.3 million, with a median of $134.6 million recorded in 2026.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 581.0% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 28.86% in 2022.
- Tracing SEATW's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $31.9 million in 2022, then soared by 60.39% to $51.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 284.89% to $196.9 million in 2024, then jumped by 178.02% to $547.4 million in 2025, then plunged 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 | Alphabet | 4,554.43 Bn | 4,338.81 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 70.20 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,602.78 Bn | 1,521.60 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 33.44 Bn |
| 3 | Spotify Technology | 119.86 Bn | 109.62 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 512.79 Mn |
| 4 | 33.71 Bn | 30.94 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 480.50 Mn | |
| 5 | Nebius | 22.38 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 527.00 Mn |
| 6 | 12.76 Bn | 11.46 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 1.09 Bn | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 12.59 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 255.62 Bn | -209.66 Bn |
| 8 | Snap | 9.64 Bn | 6.81 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 9 | Match | 8.43 Bn | 7.41 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 627.52 Mn |
| 10 | Vivid Seats | - | - | 97.53 Mn | 134.57 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 15.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 12.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 12.85 Mn |