Sunlands Technology (STG) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2025)

Sunlands Technology (STG) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of -$43.3 million in Q4 2025, up 4.95% quarter-over-quarter from -$45.6 million in Q3 2025, and up 11.45% on a YoY basis from -$38.9 million in Q4 2024.

Sunlands Technology (STG) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Sunlands Technology's Operating Expenses history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$43.3 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 11.45% year-over-year to -$43.3 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$136.7 million (up 28.7% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $197.2 million, up 4.7% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was -$43.3 million for Q4 2025 at Sunlands Technology, up from -$45.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of -$43.3 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$101.8 million in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged -$54.6 million across 5 years, with a median of -$48.7 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Operating Expenses declined 26.9% in 2021, then jumped 46.39% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at -$62.8 million in 2021, then climbed by 22.5% to -$48.7 million in 2022, then declined by 20.51% to -$58.7 million in 2023, then grew by 16.69% to -$48.9 million in 2024, then climbed by 11.45% to -$43.3 million in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$43.3 million (Q4 2025), -$45.6 million (Q3 2025), and -$47.8 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.64 Bn 7.60 Bn 22.18 Mn -27.37 Mn
2 Graham Holdings 4.92 Bn 3.91 Bn 841.00 Mn 1.18 Bn
3 Laureate Education 4.86 Bn 4.70 Bn -16.39 Mn 11.13 Mn
4 Covista 4.36 Bn 4.35 Bn 276.31 Mn 395.69 Mn
5 Stride 4.16 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 102.49 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.97 Bn 3.72 Bn 244.77 Mn 213.30 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.35 Bn 2.19 Bn 103.97 Mn 221.06 Mn
8 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 158.62 Mn
9 Strategic Education 1.76 Bn 1.60 Bn - 154.77 Mn
10 Sunlands Technology 2.95 Mn -111.70 Mn 58.35 Mn -43.31 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 -43.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -45.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -47.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -48.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -48.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -46.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -47.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -58.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -46.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -44.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -46.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -48.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -45.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -52.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -54.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -62.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -66.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -80.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -101.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -103.25 Mn