Starz Entertainment (STRZ) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)
Starz Entertainment (STRZ) reported Operating Expenses of $355.7 million for Q3 2025, down 2.25% year-over-year from $363.9 million in Q3 2024, and up 2.63% on a QoQ basis from $346.6 million in Q2 2025.
Starz Entertainment (STRZ) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $355.7 million in Q3 2025.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 2.25% year-over-year to $355.7 million in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $702.3 million (down 66.7% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $459.7 million, down 70.15% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $355.7 million in Q3 2025 per STRZ's latest filing, from $346.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $2.6 billion in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$1.8 billion in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $876.1 million (2021), against an average of $649.2 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses jumped 205.69%; it then tumbled 284.28% in 2023.
- Tracing STRZ's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $876.1 million in 2021, then gained by 13.26% to $992.3 million in 2022, then climbed by 2.65% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then decreased by 8.24% to $934.7 million in 2024, then slumped by 61.95% to $355.7 million in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest STRZ Operating Expenses figures stand at $355.7 million (Q3 2025), $346.6 million (Q2 2025), and $472.9 million (Q1 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 21.38 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 11.36 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 2.49 Bn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 647.00 Mn |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 513.16 Mn |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | 952.00 Mn |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 1.26 Bn |
| 10 | Starz Entertainment | 433.61 Mn | 331.51 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 355.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 346.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 472.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 934.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 363.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 337.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 925.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 992.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 962.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 980.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 876.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 858.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 880.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 862.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 799.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 715.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 724.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 956.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 925.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 966.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 947.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 846.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 861.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 894.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 991.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 910.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 915.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 759.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 697.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 575.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 812.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 680.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 516.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 364.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 618.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 635.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 522.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 401.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 663.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 698.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 472.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 536.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 688.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 661.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 605.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 478.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 642.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 311.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 367.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 233.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 319.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 401.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 435.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 363.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 390.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 389.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 321.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 337.77 Mn |