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

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

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

United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with -$202.8 million the latest figure, recorded in 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 $338.5 million (down 51.29% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $587.4 million, down 39.52% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at -$202.8 million for Q1 2026 at United Microelectronics, down from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at -$630.7 million in Q3 2025.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $129.0 million, with a median of -$167.6 million recorded in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses gained 16.84% in 2023 and plunged 248.14% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then retreated by 10.89% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then gained by 8.72% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then grew by 11.8% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then slumped by 114.88% to -$202.8 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered -$202.8 million, $1.4 billion, and -$630.7 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 United Microelectronics - - 563.87 Mn -1.37 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -1.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.39 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.36 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.30 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -1.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.30 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -1.25 Bn