Urban One (UONEK) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025)

Urban One (UONEK) reported Operating Expenses of $151.9 million for Q4 2025, up 27.64% on a YoY basis from $119.0 million in Q4 2024, and up 68.44% quarter-over-quarter from $90.2 million in Q3 2025.

Urban One (UONEK) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Urban One has reported Operating Expenses for 16 years, with the latest figure at $151.9 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 27.64% year-over-year to $151.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $544.5 million (up 3.66% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $544.5 million, up 3.66% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 stood at $151.9 million, up from $90.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $212.3 million in Q2 2025, with the low at $67.5 million in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $114.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $106.7 million in 2021.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Operating Expenses slumped 44.78% — and 2023, when it surged 68.46%.
  • Urban One's Operating Expenses 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 5.44 Bn 5.04 Bn -505.00 Mn 1.13 Bn
2 FuboTV 3.41 Bn 5.34 Bn 348.72 Mn 344.01 Mn
3 Newsmax 996.58 Mn 956.14 Mn 21.36 Mn 26.04 Mn
4 iHeartMedia 598.23 Mn 466.54 Mn 509.13 Mn 426.19 Mn
5 Gray Media 394.79 Mn 135.79 Mn 213.00 Mn 687.00 Mn
6 E.W. Scripps 304.31 Mn 220.58 Mn 206.07 Mn 492.10 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 163.77 Mn 154.55 Mn 11.62 Mn 22.57 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 58.80 Mn 58.80 Mn -3.44 Mn 38.92 Mn
9 Saga Communications 54.09 Mn 23.65 Mn 17.72 Mn 22.01 Mn
10 Urban One - - 66.38 Mn 151.87 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Mar 31, 2021 67.45 Mn