Utz Brands (UTZ) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)
Utz Brands' (UTZ) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $34.3 million in Q1 2026, down 55.68% year-on-year from $77.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 14.25% quarter-over-quarter from $40.0 million in Q4 2025.
Utz Brands (UTZ) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Utz Brands has disclosed Operating Expenses across 9 years of filings, most recently posting $34.3 million for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $34.3 million, down 55.68% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $142.7 million (up 502.11% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $144.3 million, up 11.43% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $34.3 million for Q1 2026 at Utz Brands, down from $40.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $126.7 million in Q2 2022 to a low of -$194.5 million in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $40.0 million (2025), against an average of $54.3 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses surged 217.96% in 2023 and slumped 639.6% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Utz Brands' Operating Expenses stood at $33.2 million in 2022, then gained by 8.63% to $36.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 639.6% to -$194.5 million in 2024, then surged by 120.57% to $40.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 14.25% to $34.3 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $34.3 million (Q1 2026), $40.0 million (Q4 2025), and $34.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 75,216.52 Bn | 75,216.52 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 26.76 Bn | 22.68 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 837.30 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | -1.84 Bn |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 318.62 Mn |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 456.30 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | 368.20 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 180.00 Mn |
| 10 | Utz Brands | 624.62 Mn | 1.18 Bn | 91.90 Mn | 34.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 34.30 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 40.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 34.70 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 33.70 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 77.40 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -194.50 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 110.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 109.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 36.05 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 105.50 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 114.45 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 106.09 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 86.29 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 33.18 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 38.82 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 126.66 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 98.71 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 29.04 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 86.66 Mn |