Astera Labs, Inc. Total Operating Expenses increased by 26.0% to $173.31M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 60.3%, from $108.13M to $173.31M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Total Operating Expenses shows an upward trend with a 58.3% 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.
total_operating_expenses| 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 | $29.72M | $29.72M | $29.72M | $29.72M | $23.19M | $26.05M | $30.08M | $30.01M | $133.49M | $84.20M | $96.77M | $104.30M | $108.13M | $105.79M | $120.41M | $137.52M | $173.31M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -22.0% | +12.4% | +15.5% | -0.3% | +344.9% | -36.9% | +14.9% | +7.8% | +3.7% | -2.2% | +13.8% | +14.2% | +26.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -22.0% | -12.3% | +1.2% | +1.0% | +475.7% | +223.2% | +221.7% | +247.6% | -19.0% | +25.6% | +24.4% | +31.8% | +60.3% |