Silicom (SILC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Silicom (SILC) reported Operating Expenses of $8.5 million for Q1 2026, up 12.83% on a YoY basis from $7.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 7.67% quarter-over-quarter from $7.8 million in Q4 2025.
Silicom (SILC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Silicom has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $8.5 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 12.83% year-over-year to $8.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $32.1 million (up 7.65% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $31.2 million, up 4.39% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $8.5 million, up from $7.8 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $33.2 million in Q4 2023, with the low at $7.3 million in Q3 2024.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $9.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $7.9 million in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses soared 318.73% — and 2024, when it tumbled 76.77%.
- Silicom's Operating Expenses stood at $7.9 million in 2022, then soared by 318.73% to $33.2 million in 2023, then plunged by 76.77% to $7.7 million in 2024, then gained by 1.79% to $7.8 million in 2025, then climbed by 7.67% to $8.5 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $8.5 million (Q1 2026), $7.8 million (Q4 2025), and $8.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 6.12 Bn |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 436.11 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 691.00 Mn |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 8.83 Bn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 182.50 Mn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 79.89 Mn |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | 164.15 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | 56.91 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 527.00 Mn |
| 10 | Silicom | 114.79 Mn | 73.63 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 |