Shopify (SHOP) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)
Shopify's quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, up 20.5% year-on-year from $966.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter from $1.1 billion in Q4 2025.
Shopify has reported Operating Expenses for 13 years, with the latest figure at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 20.5% year-over-year to $1.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.3 billion (up 22.71% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $4.1 billion, up 20.31% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $1.2 billion, up from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $2.5 billion in Q2 2023, with the low at $114.6 million in Q4 2023.
- Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $940.2 million, with a median of $879.0 million recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Operating Expenses tumbled 84.25% in 2023 and soared 674.08% in 2024.
- Tracing SHOP's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $727.3 million in 2022, then plunged by 84.25% to $114.6 million in 2023, then soared by 674.08% to $887.0 million in 2024, then grew by 19.73% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then climbed by 9.6% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.2 billion (Q1 2026), $1.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.0 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -7.98 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 6.82 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 11.28 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 3.32 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 4.54 Bn |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 789.87 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 966.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 887.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 835.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 804.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 871.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 114.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.47 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 910.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 727.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 772.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 663.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 735.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 538.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 486.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 481.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 347.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 391.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 266.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 270.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 246.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 293.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 191.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 182.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 162.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 195.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 138.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 130.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 114.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 127.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 112.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 76.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 65.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 77.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 48.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 56.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 49.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 42.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 33.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 28.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 25.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 24.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 20.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 21.35 Mn |