Spotify Technology (SPOT) Other Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)
Spotify Technology's Other Operating Expenses came in at $453.32 million for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 10.0% from $412.03 million a year earlier and up 13.2% from the prior quarter.
Spotify Technology (SPOT) Other Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Spotify Technology reported Other Operating Expenses of $1.73 billion, up 13.1% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at $1.66 billion, up 11.6% from the prior year.
- Other Operating Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.2% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Other Operating Expenses was $1.49 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-9.8%), $1.65 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+2.8%), $1.6 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+23.5%) and $1.3 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+10.5%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Other Operating Expenses is $330.2 million (the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021) to $464.81 million (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023).
- Year-over-year, Other Operating Expenses has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 5.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Other Operating Expenses over five years came in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2022 (growth of 31.9%), and the weakest in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2024 (a decline of 15.0%).
- Business Quant data shows SPOT's Other Operating Expenses at $400.4 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $464.45 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $408 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,273.02 Bn | 4,030.55 Bn | 73.85 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,882.67 Bn | 1,585.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.72 Bn | 252.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 258.66 Bn | 82.26 Bn | 15.11 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.29 Bn | 198.47 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 145.86 Bn | 117.84 Bn | 6.38 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 120.48 Bn | 53.53 Bn | - |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 115.79 Bn | -126.92 Bn | 9.45 Bn |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 108.98 Bn | 66.21 Bn | 1.86 Bn |
| 10 | Airbnb | 97.86 Bn | 51.09 Bn | 2.98 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 453.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 400.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 464.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 408.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 412.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 330.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 419.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 364.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 369.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 351.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 464.81 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 386.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 434.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 372.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 462.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 435.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 417.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 332.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 388.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 330.20 Mn |
Spotify Technology Other Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-operating-expenses&ticker=SPOT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-expenses", "ticker": "SPOT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-operating-expenses&ticker=SPOT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();