UL Solutions (ULS) Operating Expenses (2023 - 2026)

UL Solutions' (ULS) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $243.0 million in Q1 2026, up 5.19% year-on-year from $231.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.67% quarter-over-quarter from $239.0 million in Q4 2025.

UL Solutions (ULS) Operating Expenses (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

UL Solutions has disclosed Operating Expenses across 4 years of filings, most recently posting $243.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $243.0 million, up 5.19% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $964.0 million (up 3.21% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $988.0 million, up 6.24% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $243.0 million for Q1 2026 at UL Solutions, up from $239.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $244.0 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $206.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • The 4-year median for Operating Expenses is $231.0 million (2023), against an average of $230.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses increased 10.68% in 2024 and grew 1.32% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • UL Solutions' Operating Expenses stood at $231.0 million in 2023, then increased by 1.73% to $235.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 1.7% to $239.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 1.67% to $243.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $243.0 million (Q1 2026), $239.0 million (Q4 2025), and $238.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Cintas 70.95 Bn 70.77 Bn 1.45 Bn 788.55 Mn
2 Copart 29.43 Bn 26.09 Bn 1.08 Bn 772.78 Mn
3 Rb Global 20.04 Bn 19.85 Bn 869.50 Mn 1.02 Bn
4 UL Solutions 19.54 Bn 19.30 Bn 381.00 Mn 243.00 Mn
5 Global Payments 18.52 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.70 Bn 2.99 Bn
6 Aramark 14.28 Bn 13.87 Bn 426.35 Mn 4.69 Bn
7 Relx 11.84 Bn 11.60 Bn - -
8 Amentum Holdings 5.58 Bn 5.67 Bn 345.00 Mn 124.00 Mn
9 Dolby Laboratories 5.00 Bn 4.42 Bn 350.90 Mn 237.95 Mn
10 Unifirst 4.79 Bn 4.63 Bn 218.82 Mn 596.49 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 243.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 239.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 238.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 244.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 231.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 235.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 228.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 240.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 228.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 231.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 206.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 220.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 219.00 Mn