Urban One (UONE) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Urban One's (UONE) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $151.9 million in Q4 2025, up 27.64% YoY from $119.0 million in Q4 2024, and up 68.44% on a QoQ basis from $90.2 million in Q3 2025.
Urban One (UONE) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Urban One (UONE) has 16 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $151.9 million in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 27.64% year-over-year to $151.9 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $544.5 million (up 3.66% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $544.5 million, up 3.66% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $151.9 million in Q4 2025, from $90.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $212.3 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $67.5 million in Q1 2021.
- A 5-year average of $114.8 million and a median of $106.7 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Operating Expenses slumped 44.78% — and 2023, when it surged 68.46%.
- Tracing UONE's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $110.2 million in 2021, then gained by 10.09% to $121.3 million in 2022, then dropped by 6.37% to $113.6 million in 2023, then advanced by 4.76% to $119.0 million in 2024, then grew by 27.64% to $151.9 million in 2025.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $151.9 million (Q4 2025), $90.2 million (Q3 2025), and $212.3 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexstar Media | 5.65 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 2 | Newsmax | 1.40 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 23.33 Mn | 22.03 Mn |
| 3 | Gray Media | 475.79 Mn | 299.79 Mn | 270.00 Mn | 703.00 Mn |
| 4 | iHeartMedia | 449.46 Mn | 275.02 Mn | 576.68 Mn | 461.62 Mn |
| 5 | E.W. Scripps | 299.75 Mn | 286.71 Mn | 196.33 Mn | 1.65 Bn |
| 6 | FuboTV | 298.77 Mn | -153.64 Mn | 399.10 Mn | 344.01 Mn |
| 7 | CuriosityStream | 165.07 Mn | 116.68 Mn | 16.93 Mn | 14.07 Mn |
| 8 | Mediaco Holding | 89.19 Mn | 87.39 Mn | -1.26 Mn | 38.86 Mn |
| 9 | Saga Communications | 56.16 Mn | 28.32 Mn | 20.50 Mn | 23.44 Mn |
| 10 | Urban One | 22.00 Mn | 9.55 Mn | 55.98 Mn | 97.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 97.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 151.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 90.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 212.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 90.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 118.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 136.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 178.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 91.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 113.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 173.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 120.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 101.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 121.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 103.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 93.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 75.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 110.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 76.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 69.45 Mn |