Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)
Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $46.4 million for Q1 2026, up 15.18% YoY from $40.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 0.85% sequentially from $46.8 million in Q4 2025.
Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Tower Semiconductor has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $46.4 million for 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 retreated to $46.4 million in Q1 2026, from $46.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for TSEM reached as high as $105.9 million in Q1 2022 and fell as low as -$12.1 million in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $40.3 million (2025), against an average of $41.5 million.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses slumped 126.64% — and 2024, when it jumped 512.55%.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $26.0 million in 2022, then surged by 251.69% to $91.4 million in 2023, then tumbled by 55.77% to $40.4 million in 2024, then rose by 15.7% to $46.8 million in 2025, then retreated by 0.85% to $46.4 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $46.4 million, $46.8 million, and $42.5 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 4,798.43 Bn | 4,754.95 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 7.62 Bn |
| 2 | Micron Technology | 1,164.41 Bn | 1,138.39 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 1.72 Bn |
| 3 | Advanced Micro Devices | 882.18 Bn | 869.83 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 3.94 Bn |
| 4 | Intel | 645.64 Bn | 626.45 Bn | 5.35 Bn | 8.48 Bn |
| 5 | Aeluma | 370.26 Bn | 370.22 Bn | 386,000.00 | 2.13 Mn |
| 6 | Arm Holdings | 358.73 Bn | 355.13 Bn | 1.46 Bn | -1.02 Bn |
| 7 | Texas Instruments | 271.25 Bn | 266.15 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 991.00 Mn |
| 8 | Marvell Technology | 239.95 Bn | 236.10 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 921.40 Mn |
| 9 | Qualcomm | 193.93 Bn | 184.13 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 8.29 Bn |
| 10 | Tower Semiconductor | 28.07 Bn | 26.57 Bn | 110.95 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 46.78 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 40.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 40.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 91.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 35.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 41.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 109.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 39.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 93.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 21.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 35.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 16.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 35.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 81.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 82.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 102.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 34.29 Mn |