Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026)

Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) reported Operating Expenses of $125.1 million for Q1 2026, up 7.76% on a YoY basis from $116.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 151.77% quarter-over-quarter from -$241.7 million in Q4 2025.

Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sphere Entertainment has reported Operating Expenses for 8 years, with the latest figure at $125.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 7.76% year-over-year to $125.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$10.9 million (down 103.17% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $94.1 million, up 48.12% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $125.1 million, up from -$241.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $510.3 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$241.7 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $133.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $116.1 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses tumbled 88.69% — and 2023, when it jumped 111.79%.
  • Sphere Entertainment's Operating Expenses stood at $137.5 million in 2022, then plunged by 86.18% to $19.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 530.9% to $119.9 million in 2024, then plunged by 301.59% to -$241.7 million in 2025, then jumped by 151.77% to $125.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $125.1 million (Q1 2026), -$241.7 million (Q4 2025), and $105.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 1.56 Bn
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn 21.38 Bn
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn 11.36 Bn
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - 1.60 Mn
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn 1.06 Bn
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn 647.00 Mn
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - 2.49 Bn
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 513.16 Mn
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - 952.00 Mn
10 Sphere Entertainment 5.66 Bn 5.03 Bn 216.77 Mn 125.12 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 125.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -241.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 105.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 116.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 119.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 107.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 127.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 19.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 90.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 106.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 184.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 137.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 42.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 510.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 458.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 481.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 377.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 304.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 253.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 215.56 Mn