System1 (SSTPW) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

System1's (SSTPW) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $88.3 million in Q1 2026, up 0.72% year-on-year from $87.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 27.22% quarter-over-quarter from $69.4 million in Q4 2025.

System1 (SSTPW) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

System1 has disclosed Operating Expenses across 7 years of filings, most recently posting $88.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $88.3 million, up 0.72% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $328.8 million (down 19.7% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $328.2 million, down 24.13% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $88.3 million for Q1 2026 at System1, up from $69.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $512.1 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $69.4 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $110.7 million (2024), against an average of $147.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 229.49% in 2022 and slumped 78.78% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • System1's Operating Expenses stood at $194.4 million in 2022, then tumbled by 40.75% to $115.2 million in 2023, then fell by 24.05% to $87.5 million in 2024, then retreated by 20.7% to $69.4 million in 2025, then climbed by 27.22% to $88.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $88.3 million (Q1 2026), $69.4 million (Q4 2025), and $77.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 788.55 Mn
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 772.78 Mn
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 1.02 Bn
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 243.00 Mn
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn 2.99 Bn
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 4.69 Bn
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 124.00 Mn
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 237.95 Mn
10 System1 - - 23.37 Mn 88.27 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 88.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 69.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 77.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 94.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 87.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 87.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 110.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 123.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 110.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 115.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 108.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 118.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 145.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 194.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 512.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 250.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 205.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 192.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 155.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 153.25 Mn