Sk Telecom (SKM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Sk Telecom (SKM) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $23.5 million for Q1 2026, down 2.27% year-on-year from $24.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 72.6% on a QoQ basis from $85.8 million in Q4 2025.

Sk Telecom (SKM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sk Telecom (SKM) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $23.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 2.27% year-over-year to $23.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $151.9 million (down 1.01% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $10.9 billion, down 0.62% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses retreated to $23.5 million in Q1 2026 per SKM's latest filing, from $85.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for SKM reached as high as $85.8 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $18.2 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $34.3 million and a median of $24.1 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Expenses was 239.89% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 33.06% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $27.2 million in 2022, then soared by 215.88% to $85.8 million in 2023, then retreated by 3.68% to $82.6 million in 2024, then climbed by 3.89% to $85.8 million in 2025, then plunged by 72.6% to $23.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $23.5 million, $85.8 million, and $18.5 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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6 T-Mobile US 192.12 Bn 189.29 Bn 17.74 Bn 17.30 Bn
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9 Tim 50.18 Bn 50.03 Bn 677.20 Mn -389.44 Mn
10 Sk Telecom 7.54 Bn 7.54 Bn 2.74 Bn 23.52 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 23.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 85.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 18.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 24.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 24.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 82.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 24.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 22.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 21.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 85.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 25.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 22.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 25.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 27.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 23.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 18.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 28.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 7.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 28.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 27.24 Mn