Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Total Operating Expenses increased by 11.1% to $381.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.4%, from $372.00M to $381.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Total Operating Expenses shows an upward trend with a 11.5% 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| 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 | $213.00M | $230.00M | $230.00M | $251.00M | $264.00M | $267.00M | $287.00M | $295.00M | $348.00M | $305.00M | $323.00M | $337.00M | $350.00M | $456.00M | $347.00M | $372.00M | $376.00M | $343.00M | $343.00M | $381.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +8.0% | +0.0% | +9.1% | +5.2% | +1.1% | +7.5% | +2.8% | +18.0% | -12.4% | +5.9% | +4.3% | +3.9% | +30.3% | -23.9% | +7.2% | +1.1% | -8.8% | +0.0% | +11.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +23.9% | +16.1% | +24.8% | +17.5% | +31.8% | +14.2% | +12.5% | +14.2% | +0.6% | +49.5% | +7.4% | +10.4% | +7.4% | -24.8% | -1.2% | +2.4% |