Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $46.4 million for Q1 2026, up 15.18% year-over-year from $40.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 0.85% quarter-over-quarter from $46.8 million in Q4 2025.
Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $46.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 15.18% year-over-year to $46.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $175.8 million (up 17.37% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $169.7 million, up 14.55% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses slipped to $46.4 million in Q1 2026 per TSEM's latest filing, from $46.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $105.9 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$12.1 million in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $41.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $40.3 million in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses plunged 126.64% — and 2024, when it jumped 512.55%.
- Tower Semiconductor's Operating Expenses stood at $26.0 million in 2022, then soared by 251.69% to $91.4 million in 2023, then slumped by 55.77% to $40.4 million in 2024, then gained by 15.7% to $46.8 million in 2025, then decreased by 0.85% to $46.4 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows TSEM's Operating Expenses at $46.4 million in Q1 2026, $46.8 million in Q4 2025, and $42.5 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,848.43 Bn | 10,750.17 Bn | 23.77 Bn | 2.97 Bn |
| 2 | Nvidia | 5,220.28 Bn | 5,169.94 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 7.62 Bn |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,746.09 Bn | 1,726.46 Bn | 15.42 Bn | 4.63 Bn |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,092.82 Bn | 1,066.80 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 1.72 Bn |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 773.31 Bn | 760.20 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 4.21 Bn |
| 6 | Intel | 459.59 Bn | 429.86 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 4.71 Bn |
| 7 | Arm Holdings | 259.13 Bn | 255.24 Bn | 1.25 Bn | -1.16 Bn |
| 8 | Texas Instruments | 241.28 Bn | 234.28 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 9 | Marvell Technology | 209.48 Bn | 205.64 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 921.40 Mn |
| 10 | Tower Semiconductor | 25.17 Bn | 23.69 Bn | 137.77 Mn | 47.48 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 47.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 46.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 46.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 42.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 40.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 40.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 37.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 38.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 91.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -12.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 35.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 45.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 41.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 105.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 109.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 41.21 Mn |