MicroStrategy Business Segments — Consulting Expense increased by 201.5% to $11.28M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 197.1%, from -$11.61M to $11.28M. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
High expenses relative to consulting revenue may indicate low-margin service delivery, whereas lower expenses suggest high-margin service efficiency.
This metric captures the costs associated with delivering professional services, implementation, and consulting engageme...
Similar to Professional Services cost of revenue in technology consulting and software companies.
mstr_segment_software_business_consulting_expense| Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$16.21M | -$16.21M | -$16.21M | -$16.21M | -$14.46M | -$13.49M | -$14.73M | -$18.04M | -$11.61M | -$12.10M | -$11.12M | $11.28M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +10.8% | +6.8% | -9.2% | -22.5% | +35.6% | -4.2% | +8.1% | +201.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +10.8% | +16.8% | — | — | +19.7% | +10.3% | +24.5% | +197.1% |