Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)
Tencent Music Entertainment's (TME) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at -$176.0 million in Q1 2026, down 11.39% year-on-year from -$198.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.12% quarter-over-quarter from -$178.0 million in Q4 2025.
Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Tencent Music Entertainment has disclosed Operating Expenses across 10 years of filings, most recently posting -$176.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at -$176.0 million, down 11.39% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$699.0 million (down 8.05% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$695.0 million, down 8.42% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at -$176.0 million for Q1 2026 at Tencent Music Entertainment, up from -$178.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of -$157.0 million in Q1 2024 to a low of -$212.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is -$176.0 million (2026), against an average of -$178.2 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 30.88% in 2022 and declined 11.39% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Tencent Music Entertainment's Operating Expenses stood at -$197.0 million in 2022, then grew by 9.64% to -$178.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 9.55% to -$161.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 10.56% to -$178.0 million in 2025, then increased by 1.12% to -$176.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$176.0 million (Q1 2026), -$178.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$184.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 527.00 Mn |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 70.20 Bn |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 33.44 Bn |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 512.79 Mn |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 480.50 Mn | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 1.09 Bn | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | -209.66 Bn |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 483.00 Mn |
| 10 | Tencent Music Entertainment | 2.62 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 514.00 Mn | -176.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -176.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -178.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -184.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -161.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -158.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -161.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -169.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -158.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -157.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -178.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -174.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -173.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -179.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -197.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -202.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -212.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -212.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -285.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -254.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -260.00 Mn |