EBAY · 8-K · 20260805PR000174

Operating Expense Trends

EBAY INC · 2026-08-05 · Importance 69 · Surprise 64 · No source text

Sales and marketing expense increased 19% year over year to $697 million from $586 million, and product development expense increased 7% to $484 million from $452 million. General and administrative expense declined 18% to $306 million from $371 million. Transaction losses increased 55% to $133 million from $86 million, while the operating-income reconciliation included $25 million of transaction-related costs in the second quarter of 2026 versus none in the prior-year quarter. Total operating expenses increased 8% to $1.626 billion from $1.501 billion.

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operating_incomenegativerealized-51.9%Total operating expenses in Q2 2026 were $1,626 million, with sales and marketing $697 million, product development $484 million, general…