SEMrush Holdings (SEMR) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2025)

SEMrush Holdings (SEMR) reported Operating Expenses of $108.5 million for Q4 2025, up 32.12% on a YoY basis from $82.1 million in Q4 2024, and up 14.96% quarter-over-quarter from $94.3 million in Q3 2025.

SEMrush Holdings (SEMR) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

SEMrush Holdings has reported Operating Expenses for 6 years, with the latest figure at $108.5 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 32.12% year-over-year to $108.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $380.1 million (up 25.45% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $380.1 million, up 25.45% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 stood at $108.5 million, up from $94.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $108.5 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $29.7 million in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $66.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $68.0 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses soared 67.52% — and 2023, when it declined 7.03%.
  • SEMrush Holdings' Operating Expenses stood at $45.8 million in 2021, then jumped by 57.28% to $72.1 million in 2022, then declined by 7.03% to $67.0 million in 2023, then gained by 22.47% to $82.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 32.12% to $108.5 million in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $108.5 million (Q4 2025), $94.3 million (Q3 2025), and $92.1 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

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5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn 6.22 Bn
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn 1.04 Bn
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn 2.33 Bn
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 4.23 Bn
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 3.67 Bn
10 SEMrush Holdings 1.78 Bn 1.52 Bn 94.55 Mn 108.46 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 108.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 94.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 92.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 85.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 82.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 78.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 72.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 69.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 67.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 62.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 64.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 69.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 72.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 63.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 58.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 48.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 45.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 38.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 34.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 29.72 Mn