Silicom (SILC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Silicom (SILC) posted Operating Expenses of $8.5 million for Q1 2026, up 7.67% on a QoQ basis from $7.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 12.83% year-over-year from $7.5 million in Q1 2025.
Silicom (SILC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Silicom's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $8.5 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 12.83% year-over-year to $8.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $32.1 million (up 7.65% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $31.2 million, up 4.39% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $8.5 million for Q1 2026 at Silicom, up from $7.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $33.2 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $7.3 million in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of $9.3 million and a median of $7.9 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses soared 318.73% — and 2024, when it slumped 76.77%.
- Silicom's Operating Expenses stood at $7.9 million in 2022, then surged by 318.73% to $33.2 million in 2023, then slumped by 76.77% to $7.7 million in 2024, then climbed by 1.79% to $7.8 million in 2025, then increased by 7.67% to $8.5 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SILC's Operating Expenses at $8.5 million in Q1 2026, $7.8 million in Q4 2025, and $8.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 453.08 Bn | 436.44 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 6.12 Bn |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 70.40 Bn | 69.51 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 691.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 64.04 Bn | 59.20 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 8.83 Bn |
| 4 | Ciena | 53.20 Bn | 51.90 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 436.11 Mn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 51.31 Bn | 48.14 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 182.50 Mn |
| 6 | Nokia | 49.83 Bn | 42.52 Bn | 9.86 Bn | -992.30 Mn |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.53 Bn | 32.16 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 79.89 Mn |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 32.22 Bn | 26.54 Bn | 2.53 Bn | -1.91 Bn |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 16.80 Bn | 16.80 Bn | 3.67 Mn | 164.15 Mn |
| 10 | Silicom | 225.39 Mn | 195.36 Mn | 5.64 Mn | 8.45 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.77 Mn |