Velocity Financial (VEL) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026)
Velocity Financial's Operating Expenses came in at $59.75 million for Q2 2026, up 15.1% from $51.91 million a year earlier and up 10.0% from the prior quarter.
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Velocity Financial (VEL) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Velocity Financial reported Operating Expenses of $217.34 million, up 29.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $197.36 million, up 41.3% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last seven years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 34.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Expenses was $139.64 million in FY2024 (+38.8%), $100.62 million in FY2023 (+62.9%), $61.76 million in FY2022 (+33.5%) and $46.27 million in FY2021 (+1.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to Q1 2019.
- Year-over-year, Operating Expenses has increased for 19 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 33.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Expenses over five years came in Q3 2023 (growth of 106.4%), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a decline of 4.8%).
- Business Quant data shows VEL's Operating Expenses at $54.34 million (Q1 2026), $52.86 million (Q4 2025) and $50.4 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.90 Bn | 29.58 Bn | - | 2.50 Bn |
| 2 | Orix | 42.96 Bn | 43.46 Bn | - | 4.66 Bn |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.48 Bn | 33.39 Bn | - | 541.02 Mn |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 23.94 Bn | 23.94 Bn | - | 2.07 Bn |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.37 Bn | 17.06 Bn | - | 1.02 Bn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.31 Bn | -44.66 Bn | - | 1.33 Bn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 20.23 Bn | 19.45 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 173.18 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 15.24 Bn | 6.34 Bn | - | 58.19 Mn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.90 Bn | 11.34 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Velocity Financial | 594.51 Mn | 243.90 Mn | - | 59.75 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 59.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 54.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 52.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 50.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 51.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 42.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 39.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 34.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 31.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.30 Mn |
API Access
Velocity Financial Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=VEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "VEL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=VEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();