United Microelectronics (UMC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

United Microelectronics (UMC) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of -$202.8 million in Q1 2026, down 114.88% quarter-over-quarter from $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, and down 20.99% on a YoY basis from -$256.7 million in Q1 2025.

United Microelectronics (UMC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

United Microelectronics' Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$202.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 20.99% year-over-year to -$202.8 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $757.0 million (up 8.92% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $790.9 million, up 12.29% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was -$202.8 million for Q1 2026 at United Microelectronics, down from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.4 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$212.2 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $153.7 million across 5 years, with a median of -$167.6 million in 2025.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Operating Expenses was 96.12% in 2022; the steepest drop was 92.18% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then dropped by 10.89% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then grew by 8.72% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then gained by 11.8% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then sank by 114.88% to -$202.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$202.8 million (Q1 2026), $1.4 billion (Q4 2025), and -$212.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 5,119.49 Bn 5,076.01 Bn 61.16 Bn 7.62 Bn
2 Broadcom 1,946.04 Bn 1,926.41 Bn 15.42 Bn 4.63 Bn
3 Micron Technology 1,288.71 Bn 1,274.12 Bn 17.76 Bn 1.59 Bn
4 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 1,080.21 Bn 983.26 Bn 23.77 Bn 2.97 Bn
5 Advanced Micro Devices 879.94 Bn 867.59 Bn 5.42 Bn 3.94 Bn
6 Intel 681.83 Bn 662.64 Bn 5.35 Bn 8.48 Bn
7 Texas Instruments 293.38 Bn 288.27 Bn 2.80 Bn 991.00 Mn
8 Marvell Technology 274.06 Bn 270.21 Bn 1.26 Bn 921.40 Mn
9 Qualcomm 241.64 Bn 231.84 Bn 4.16 Bn 8.29 Bn
10 United Microelectronics 95.89 Bn 92.29 Bn 563.87 Mn -202.83 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -202.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -212.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -190.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -167.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -181.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -175.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -162.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -157.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -164.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -160.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -189.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -197.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -188.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 16.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 -4.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 -5.16 Bn