Skillsoft (SKILW) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026)

Skillsoft's (SKILW) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $155.8 million in Q1 2026, up 3.15% year-on-year from $151.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.61% quarter-over-quarter from $163.3 million in Q4 2025.

Skillsoft (SKILW) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Skillsoft has disclosed Operating Expenses across 8 years of filings, most recently posting $155.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $155.8 million, up 3.15% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $602.2 million (changed 0.26% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $602.2 million, changed 0.26% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $155.8 million for Q1 2026 at Skillsoft, down from $163.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $748.1 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $140.7 million in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $161.1 million (2023), against an average of $214.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses tumbled 78.77% in 2023 and soared 103.43% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Skillsoft's Operating Expenses stood at $748.1 million in 2022, then sank by 78.77% to $158.8 million in 2023, then dropped by 7.82% to $146.4 million in 2024, then increased by 11.56% to $163.3 million in 2025, then declined by 4.61% to $155.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $155.8 million (Q1 2026), $163.3 million (Q4 2025), and $140.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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10 Skillsoft - - 78.61 Mn 102.80 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 30, 2026 102.80 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 155.80 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 163.33 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 140.65 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 110.42 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 151.04 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 146.40 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 151.55 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 151.63 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 365.60 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 158.83 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 166.49 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 170.94 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 179.72 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 748.09 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 251.36 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 180.07 Mn
Jun 11, 2021 45.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 1.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 2.14 Mn