Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)

Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) reported Operating Expenses of $164.1 million for Q1 2026, up 195.89% on a YoY basis from $55.5 million in Q1 2025, and little changed sequentially from $164.7 million in Q4 2025.

Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) has 13 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $164.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 195.89% year-over-year to $164.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $502.0 million (up 191.32% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $393.3 million, up 160.63% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses held at $164.1 million in Q1 2026, from $164.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $164.7 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $16.2 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $51.7 million and a median of $34.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses increased 13.45% in 2022 and jumped 256.28% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing VKTX's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $20.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 44.38% to $29.3 million in 2023, then soared by 57.89% to $46.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 256.28% to $164.7 million in 2025, then decreased by 0.37% to $164.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VKTX's Operating Expenses at $164.1 million in Q1 2026, $164.7 million in Q4 2025, and $98.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Oculis Holding AG 68,785.72 Bn 68,785.72 Bn - -28.01 Mn
2 Nanobiotix 1,895.57 Bn 1,895.51 Bn - -
3 BeOne Medicines 471.35 Bn 466.56 Bn 1.35 Bn 1.10 Bn
4 NuCana 279.75 Bn 279.75 Bn - -3.78 Mn
5 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 120.24 Bn 113.00 Bn 2.59 Bn 1.85 Bn
6 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 67.80 Bn 59.04 Bn 3.31 Bn 2.96 Bn
7 Belite Bio 62.51 Bn 62.51 Bn - 32.68 Mn
8 Argenx Se 57.38 Bn 57.38 Bn 1.41 Bn 2.89 Bn
9 Revolution Medicines 37.78 Bn 37.78 Bn - 445.22 Mn
10 Viking Therapeutics 4.09 Bn 4.09 Bn - 164.13 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 164.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 164.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 98.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 74.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 55.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 46.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 36.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 34.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 34.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 29.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 27.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 23.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 20.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 20.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 16.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 17.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 16.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 12.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 13.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 15.54 Mn