Viking Therapeutics VKTX
NASDAQ VKTX
$34.60 +0.63 (+1.84%)
As of: Sep 4, 2026 · 2:26 PM EDT

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

Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) posted Operating Expenses of $132.6 million for Q2 2026, down 19.21% sequentially from $164.1 million in Q1 2026, and up 77.81% YoY from $74.6 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Viking Therapeutics has reported Operating Expenses for 13 years, with the latest figure at $132.6 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 77.81% year-over-year to $132.6 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $560.0 million (up 163.12% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $393.3 million, up 160.63% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses declined to $132.6 million in Q2 2026 per VKTX's latest filing, from $164.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $164.7 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $16.2 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $56.2 million and a median of $34.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses gained 13.45% in 2022, then soared 256.28% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses 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 dropped by 19.51% to $132.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $132.6 million, $164.1 million, and $164.7 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 138.87 Bn 131.01 Bn 2.84 Bn 2.09 Bn
2 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 85.57 Bn 77.57 Bn 3.93 Bn 3.00 Bn
3 Argenx Se 63.51 Bn 58.32 Bn 1.37 Bn -1.05 Bn
4 Moderna 58.19 Bn 53.05 Bn 52.00 Mn 960.00 Mn
5 Revolution Medicines 44.07 Bn 44.07 Bn - 505.13 Mn
6 BeOne Medicines 39.99 Bn 34.89 Bn 1.53 Bn 1.21 Bn
7 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 35.38 Bn 32.07 Bn 992.69 Mn 1.06 Bn
8 Royalty Pharma 28.42 Bn 27.58 Bn - 541.02 Mn
9 Insmed 27.41 Bn 26.25 Bn 358.27 Mn 427.03 Mn
10 Viking Therapeutics 4.03 Bn 4.03 Bn - 132.60 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 132.60 Mn
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