Utz Brands (UTZ) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)

Utz Brands (UTZ) reported Operating Expenses of $34.3 million for Q1 2026, down 55.68% on a YoY basis from $77.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 116.22% sequentially from -$211.5 million in Q4 2025.

Utz Brands (UTZ) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Utz Brands (UTZ) has 9 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $34.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 55.68% year-over-year to $34.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $65.4 million (up 275.86% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $144.3 million, up 11.43% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses grew to $34.3 million in Q1 2026, from -$211.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $123.1 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$211.5 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $30.2 million and a median of $38.6 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses plunged 14433.09% in 2024 and soared 311.71% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing UTZ's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $33.2 million in 2022, then sank by 95.91% to $1.4 million in 2023, then sank by 14433.09% to -$194.5 million in 2024, then slipped by 8.74% to -$211.5 million in 2025, then surged by 116.22% to $34.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UTZ's Operating Expenses at $34.3 million in Q1 2026, -$211.5 million in Q4 2025, and $123.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.29 Bn 26.20 Bn 2.22 Bn 1.07 Bn
2 General Mills 19.35 Bn 18.90 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.70 Bn
3 Hormel Foods 13.90 Bn 13.04 Bn 518.51 Mn 318.62 Mn
4 Mccormick 13.45 Bn 13.12 Bn 778.20 Mn 441.80 Mn
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.95 Bn 10.43 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.34 Bn 8.95 Bn 511.00 Mn 180.00 Mn
7 Darling Ingredients 9.92 Bn 9.80 Bn 404.92 Mn 1.43 Bn
8 Oatly Group AB 8.23 Bn 8.23 Bn 76.34 Mn -88.35 Mn
9 Conagra Brands 7.07 Bn 6.85 Bn 704.10 Mn 401.10 Mn
10 Utz Brands 1.25 Bn 1.17 Bn 91.90 Mn 34.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 34.30 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -211.50 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 123.10 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 119.50 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 77.40 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -194.50 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 29.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 104.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 35.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.36 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 105.50 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 47.58 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 106.09 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 -45.29 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 33.18 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 107.61 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 38.55 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 30.72 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 29.04 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 29.93 Mn