Bloom Energy Total Operating Expenses increased by 0.6% to $153.35M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 42.3%, from $107.78M to $153.35M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Total Operating Expenses shows an upward trend with a 13.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Rising expenses without a corresponding rise in revenue can indicate operational bloat or aggressive expansion efforts.
The sum of all costs required to run the business that are not directly tied to production, including R&D and SG&A. It r...
Investors compare this to revenue to assess the 'operating leverage' of a business model.
is_total_operating_expenses| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $80.06M | $80.77M | $82.21M | $93.60M | $100.20M | $103.54M | $111.95M | $117.95M | $110.81M | $98.49M | $79.45M | $87.09M | $91.65M | $88.39M | $114.61M | $107.78M | $110.63M | $143.83M | $152.37M | $153.35M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.9% | +1.8% | +13.9% | +7.1% | +3.3% | +8.1% | +5.4% | -6.1% | -11.1% | -19.3% | +9.6% | +5.2% | -3.6% | +29.7% | -6.0% | +2.6% | +30.0% | +5.9% | +0.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +25.2% | +28.2% | +36.2% | +26.0% | +10.6% | -4.9% | -29.0% | -26.2% | -17.3% | -10.3% | +44.3% | +23.7% | +20.7% | +62.7% | +32.9% | +42.3% |