Growth Metrics

System1 (SST) Cost of Revenue (2021 - 2026)

Quarterly results put Cost of Revenue at $13.9 million for Q1 2026, down 69.92% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was $133.5 million (down 39.95% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $165.7 million, down 31.68%.

System1 has reported Cost of Revenue over the past 6 years, most recently at $13.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Cost of Revenue reached $13.9 million in Q1 2026 per SST's latest filing, down from $30.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $152.6 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $13.9 million in Q1 2026.
  • Median Cost of Revenue over the past 5 years was $58.6 million (2023), compared with a mean of $67.8 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Cost of Revenue grew 26.52% in 2024 before it tumbled 69.92% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Cost of Revenue stood at $97.1 million in 2022, then tumbled by 39.73% to $58.6 million in 2023, then dropped by 25.23% to $43.8 million in 2024, then tumbled by 30.04% to $30.6 million in 2025, then plummeted by 54.74% to $13.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Cost of Revenue for SST at $13.9 million in Q1 2026, $30.6 million in Q4 2025, and $38.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - -
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - -
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 1.39 Bn
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn 150.43 Mn
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn 377.00 Mn
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn 1.27 Bn
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn 365.10 Mn
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 4.48 Bn
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 3.13 Bn
10 System1 21.03 Mn -54.58 Mn 23.37 Mn 13.86 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 13.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 13.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 30.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 30.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 38.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 38.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 50.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 50.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 46.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 46.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 43.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 43.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 64.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 64.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 68.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 68.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 66.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 66.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 58.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 58.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 50.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 50.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 56.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 56.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 82.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 82.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 97.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 97.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 111.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 111.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 152.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 152.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 120.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 120.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 155.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 155.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 128.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 128.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 126.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 126.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 110.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 110.79 Mn