Upstream Bio (UPB) Operating Expenses (2023 - 2026)

Upstream Bio (UPB) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $44.6 million in Q1 2026, down 4.67% quarter-over-quarter from $46.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 37.05% on a YoY basis from $32.6 million in Q1 2025.

Upstream Bio (UPB) Operating Expenses (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Upstream Bio's Operating Expenses history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $44.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 37.05% year-over-year to $44.6 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $175.3 million (up 80.59% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $163.2 million, up 103.68% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $44.6 million for Q1 2026 at Upstream Bio, down from $46.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $46.8 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $10.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $28.4 million across 4 years, with a median of $26.9 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Operating Expenses surged 150.88% in 2025, then surged 37.05% in 2026.
  • A 4-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $14.8 million in 2023, then surged by 82.21% to $26.9 million in 2024, then soared by 73.91% to $46.8 million in 2025, then dropped by 4.67% to $44.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $44.6 million (Q1 2026), $46.8 million (Q4 2025), and $38.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 925,601.88 Bn 925,601.85 Bn - 4.33 Mn
2 Belite Bio 58,560.00 Bn 58,560.00 Bn - 32.68 Mn
3 Quantum Biopharma 17,284.41 Bn 17,284.40 Bn - 2.97 Mn
4 Legend Biotech 2,809.00 Bn 2,808.71 Bn 242.10 Mn -138.30 Mn
5 Evaxion A 1,334.43 Bn 1,334.42 Bn - -3.82 Mn
6 Akari Therapeutics 1,312.27 Bn 1,312.26 Bn - 15.76 Mn
7 Psyence Biomedical 212.16 Bn 212.16 Bn - 574,669.00
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 114.83 Bn 107.58 Bn 2.59 Bn 1.85 Bn
9 Abivax 91.96 Bn 91.96 Bn - -67.40 Mn
10 Upstream Bio 339.03 Mn 339.03 Mn -3.94 Mn 44.65 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 44.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 46.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 38.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 45.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 32.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 26.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 19.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 15.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 14.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 10.01 Mn