SurgePays (SURG) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
SurgePays (SURG) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $27.2 million for Q1 2026, up 49.71% year-over-year from $18.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 6.21% quarter-over-quarter from $29.0 million in Q4 2025.
SurgePays (SURG) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
SurgePays (SURG) has reported Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $27.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 49.71% year-over-year to $27.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $100.1 million (up 7.86% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $91.1 million, down 12.69% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses declined to $27.2 million in Q1 2026 per SURG's latest filing, from $29.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $37.2 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $18.2 million in Q1 2025.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $27.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $28.9 million in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses soared 139.2% — and 2025, when it slumped 38.82%.
- SurgePays' Operating Expenses stood at $32.7 million in 2022, then retreated by 3.77% to $31.5 million in 2023, then retreated by 5.71% to $29.7 million in 2024, then retreated by 2.27% to $29.0 million in 2025, then fell by 6.21% to $27.2 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SURG's Operating Expenses at $27.2 million in Q1 2026, $29.0 million in Q4 2025, and $25.6 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 205.80 Bn | 204.04 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 27.07 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 197.90 Bn | 195.07 Bn | 17.74 Bn | 17.30 Bn |
| 3 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 195.16 Bn | 193.45 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -11.74 Mn |
| 4 | At&T | 175.88 Bn | 158.31 Bn | 25.25 Bn | 24.52 Bn |
| 5 | Chunghwa Telecom | 33.61 Bn | 31.03 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 309.31 Mn |
| 6 | EchoStar | 25.20 Bn | 23.70 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 3.06 Bn |
| 7 | Bce | 22.12 Bn | 22.12 Bn | - | 2.51 Bn |
| 8 | Rogers Communications | 19.59 Bn | 18.35 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 152.54 Mn |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.39 Bn | 18.39 Bn | 1.32 Bn | -191.29 Mn |
| 10 | SurgePays | 3.99 Mn | 1.58 Mn | -7.70 Mn | 27.18 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 27.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.63 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 32.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 37.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.79 Mn |