Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026)
Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) posted Operating Expenses of $125.1 million for Q1 2026, up 3.44% on a QoQ basis from $121.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 7.76% year-over-year from $116.1 million in Q1 2025.
Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sphere Entertainment's Operating Expenses history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $125.1 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 7.76% year-over-year to $125.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $351.8 million (down 50.17% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $453.4 million, up 613.9% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $125.1 million for Q1 2026 at Sphere Entertainment, up from $121.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $510.3 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $77.2 million in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $186.7 million and a median of $121.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses slumped 82.81% — and 2024, when it soared 291.99%.
- Sphere Entertainment's Operating Expenses stood at $82.8 million in 2022, then climbed by 19.63% to $99.1 million in 2023, then soared by 258.14% to $354.9 million in 2024, then tumbled by 65.92% to $121.0 million in 2025, then increased by 3.44% to $125.1 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SPHR's Operating Expenses at $125.1 million in Q1 2026, $121.0 million in Q4 2025, and $105.7 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 286.85 Bn | 277.73 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 176.45 Bn | 177.38 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 21.38 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 71.03 Bn | 68.89 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 11.36 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.94 Bn | 32.48 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 1.52 Bn |
| 5 | Liberty Media | 29.72 Bn | 29.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 647.00 Mn |
| 6 | Roku | 20.90 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 513.16 Mn |
| 7 | TKO Group Holdings | 20.86 Bn | 19.17 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 1.26 Bn |
| 8 | Fox | 20.85 Bn | 17.36 Bn | - | 2.49 Bn |
| 9 | News | 16.48 Bn | 15.01 Bn | - | 952.00 Mn |
| 10 | Sphere Entertainment | 4.78 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 216.77 Mn | 125.12 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 125.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 120.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 105.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 116.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 354.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 235.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 127.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 99.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 90.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 217.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 78.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 82.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 77.19 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 |