Soundhound Ai (SOUN) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)
Soundhound Ai recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $66.9 million in Q1 2026, up 435.53% quarter-over-quarter from $12.5 million in Q4 2025, and up 167.56% year-over-year from $25.0 million in Q1 2025.
Soundhound Ai's Operating Expenses history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $66.9 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 167.56% year-over-year to $66.9 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $358.0 million (up 24.77% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $192.2 million, down 54.89% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $66.9 million for Q1 2026 at Soundhound Ai, up from $12.5 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $291.6 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$99.0 million in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of $55.1 million and a median of $35.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses surged 30605.66% in 2022 and tumbled 346.66% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Soundhound Ai's Operating Expenses stood at $38.5 million in 2022, then retreated by 23.18% to $29.5 million in 2023, then surged by 887.19% to $291.6 million in 2024, then plunged by 95.72% to $12.5 million in 2025, then jumped by 435.53% to $66.9 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $66.9 million, $12.5 million, and $157.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -7.98 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 6.82 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 147.39 Bn | 146.35 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 11.28 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 3.32 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 4.54 Bn |
| 10 | Soundhound Ai | 3.44 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 13.74 Mn | 66.87 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 66.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 157.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 120.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -98.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 291.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 58.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 35.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 40.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 38.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 35.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 81,441.00 |