United Microelectronics UMC
NYSE UMC
$18.34 +0.34 (+1.89%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

United Microelectronics (UMC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

United Microelectronics (UMC) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of -$226.9 million for Q2 2026, down 18.98% year-over-year from -$280.1 million in Q2 2025, and down 11.89% quarter-over-quarter from -$202.8 million in Q1 2026.

United Microelectronics (UMC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

United Microelectronics' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$226.9 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses fell 18.98% year-over-year to -$226.9 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$10.1 billion (down 720.63% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.2 billion, down 90.65% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 stood at -$226.9 million, down from -$202.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $2.0 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at -$11.7 billion in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is -$165.9 million (2023), against an average of -$915.7 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Expenses surged 229.03% in 2024, then tumbled 5851.66% in 2025.
  • United Microelectronics' Operating Expenses stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 37.9% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then surged by 59.14% to $1.8 billion in 2024, then climbed by 12.82% to $2.0 billion in 2025, then plunged by 111.27% to -$226.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UMC's Operating Expenses at -$226.9 million in Q2 2026, -$202.8 million in Q1 2026, and $2.0 billion in Q4 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 United Microelectronics 45.74 Bn 41.78 Bn 706.26 Mn 1.22 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -226.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -202.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -11.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -190.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -167.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 203.34 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 1.81 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -9.72 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -197.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -188.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 2.15 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 9.18 Bn