Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026)
Sphere Entertainment posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $125.1 million for Q1 2026, up 7.76% year-on-year from $116.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 151.77% on a QoQ basis from -$241.7 million in Q4 2025.
Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) has 8 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $510.3 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$241.7 million in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $116.1 million (2025), against an average of $133.9 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses sank 88.69%; it then jumped 111.79% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $137.5 million in 2022, then tumbled by 86.18% to $19.0 million in 2023, then surged by 530.9% to $119.9 million in 2024, then tumbled by 301.59% to -$241.7 million in 2025, then surged 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 | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 21.38 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 11.36 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 2.49 Bn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 647.00 Mn |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 513.16 Mn |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | 952.00 Mn |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 1.26 Bn |
| 10 | Sphere Entertainment | 5.26 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 216.77 Mn | 125.12 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 229.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -85.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 335.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 326.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 246.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 272.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 260.35 Mn |