Semtech SMTC
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At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Semtech (SMTC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Semtech (SMTC) posted Operating Expenses of $128.0 million for Q3 2026, down 18.24% on a QoQ basis from $156.5 million in Q1 2026, and down 14.84% year-over-year from $150.3 million in Q3 2025.

Analysis

Semtech (SMTC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Semtech has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $128.0 million in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 14.84% year-over-year to $128.0 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was $542.2 million, a 18.38% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $509.6 million, up 25.33% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $128.0 million for Q3 2026 at Semtech, down from $156.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $619.6 million in Q1 2024, with the low at $70.7 million in Q3 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $152.5 million, with a median of $106.4 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Expenses soared 466.68% in 2023, then plunged 82.36% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $77.2 million in 2022, then surged by 36.45% to $105.3 million in 2023, then fell by 2.05% to $103.2 million in 2024, then climbed by 4.11% to $107.4 million in 2025, then increased by 19.15% to $128.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $128.0 million (Q3 2026), $156.5 million (Q1 2026), and $107.4 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 2,246.74 Bn 2,142.69 Bn 27.22 Bn 3.13 Bn
2 Micron Technology 1,101.07 Bn 1,075.05 Bn 35.06 Bn 1.72 Bn
3 Intel 519.13 Bn 505.00 Bn 6.51 Bn 4.71 Bn
4 Texas Instruments 245.39 Bn 238.39 Bn 3.35 Bn 1.04 Bn
5 Analog Devices 183.54 Bn 181.22 Bn 2.71 Bn 1.09 Bn
6 NXP Semiconductors 59.67 Bn 56.81 Bn 2.00 Bn 926.00 Mn
7 United Microelectronics 57.00 Bn 53.04 Bn 706.26 Mn -226.94 Mn
8 STMicroelectronics 45.78 Bn 41.92 Bn 1.22 Bn -1.03 Bn
9 Microchip Technology 40.29 Bn 40.02 Bn 938.90 Mn 602.10 Mn
10 Semtech 15.61 Bn 15.40 Bn 183.76 Mn 127.99 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jul 26, 2026 127.99 Mn
Jan 25, 2026 156.54 Mn
Oct 26, 2025 107.42 Mn
Jul 27, 2025 150.30 Mn
Apr 27, 2025 95.32 Mn
Jan 26, 2025 109.27 Mn
Oct 27, 2024 103.18 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 97.70 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 96.45 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 619.57 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 105.34 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 400.84 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 114.83 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 155.67 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 77.20 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 70.73 Mn
May 1, 2022 82.15 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 74.19 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 86.27 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 78.77 Mn