Carrier Global Total Operating Expenses increased by 6.6% to $5.10B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.6%, from $4.66B to $5.10B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Total Operating Expenses shows relatively stable performance with a 2.1% 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 | $4.76B | $4.61B | $4.72B | $4.09B | $4.50B | $4.74B | $4.68B | $4.76B | $5.17B | $4.90B | $4.80B | $5.69B | $5.97B | $5.28B | $3.45B | $4.66B | $5.32B | $5.08B | $4.78B | $5.10B |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.1% | +2.3% | -13.4% | +10.1% | +5.4% | -1.3% | +1.6% | +8.8% | -5.2% | -2.1% | +18.5% | +5.0% | -11.6% | -34.6% | +34.9% | +14.2% | -4.4% | -5.9% | +6.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -5.4% | +2.8% | -0.8% | +16.3% | +14.9% | +3.4% | +2.5% | +19.6% | +15.5% | +7.6% | -28.1% | -18.1% | -11.0% | -3.7% | +38.6% | +9.6% |