Soundhound Ai (SOUN) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)
Soundhound Ai (SOUN) posted Operating Expenses of $66.9 million for Q1 2026, up 435.53% sequentially from $12.5 million in Q4 2025, and up 167.56% YoY from $25.0 million in Q1 2025.
Soundhound Ai (SOUN) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Soundhound Ai has reported Operating Expenses for 6 years, with the latest figure at $66.9 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 167.56% year-over-year to $66.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $358.0 million (up 24.77% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $192.2 million, down 54.89% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses advanced to $66.9 million in Q1 2026 per SOUN's latest filing, from $12.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $291.6 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses soared 30605.66% in 2022, then plunged 346.66% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $38.5 million in 2022, then decreased by 23.18% to $29.5 million in 2023, then soared by 887.19% to $291.6 million in 2024, then sank by 95.72% to $12.5 million in 2025, then surged 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 | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | -16.33 Bn |
| 2 | Shopify | 198.95 Bn | 194.00 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 3 | Salesforce | 160.70 Bn | 148.86 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 154.94 Bn | 149.73 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 12.30 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 6 | Snowflake | 114.00 Bn | 111.05 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 1.25 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 4.34 Bn |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 3.67 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 4.54 Bn |
| 10 | Soundhound Ai | 3.00 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 27.93 Mn | 105.20 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 105.20 Mn |
| 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 |