Spotify Technology (SPOT) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)

Spotify Technology (SPOT) posted Operating Expenses of $512.8 million for Q1 2026, up 10.41% sequentially from $464.5 million in Q4 2025, and down 3.08% YoY from $529.1 million in Q1 2025.

Spotify Technology (SPOT) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Spotify Technology (SPOT) has 10 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $512.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 3.08% year-over-year to $512.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.1 billion (down 0.51% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.8 billion, up 6.95% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses improved to $512.8 million in Q1 2026 per SPOT's latest filing, from $464.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $670.3 million in Q4 2023, with the low at $427.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $550.4 million, with a median of $541.7 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses jumped 49.14% in 2022 and fell 20.61% in 2024.
  • Spotify Technology's Operating Expenses stood at $590.7 million in 2022, then increased by 13.47% to $670.3 million in 2023, then slipped by 20.61% to $532.2 million in 2024, then slipped by 12.72% to $464.5 million in 2025, then gained by 10.41% to $512.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SPOT's Operating Expenses at $512.8 million in Q1 2026, $464.5 million in Q4 2025, and $491.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Spotify Technology 101.23 Bn 90.99 Bn 1.75 Bn 512.79 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 512.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 464.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 491.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 622.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 529.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 532.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 498.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 541.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 556.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 670.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 542.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 668.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 617.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 590.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 550.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 541.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 427.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 433.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 369.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 447.99 Mn