AEye (LIDR) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)
AEye's Gross Margin was -79.70% in Q2 2026, up 311.21 percentage points from -390.91% a year earlier.
AEye (LIDR) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, AEye's Gross Margin was -121.29% through Jun 30, 2026, up 15.57 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -137.77%, up 147.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -186.60 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was -285.15% in FY2024 (+661.23 pp), -946.38% in FY2023 (-806.95 pp), -139.43% in FY2022 (-118.48 pp) and -20.95% in FY2021 (-69.78 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Gross Margin since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin was higher in six of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1867.27 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 9557.25 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 9378.51 percentage points).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,865.08 Bn | 4,612.57 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 50.06% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 424.71 Bn | 360.64 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 64.13% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 344.52 Bn | 300.28 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 20.93% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 256.79 Bn | 210.25 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 62.93% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 254.02 Bn | 242.55 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 84.57% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 209.18 Bn | 204.17 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 52.30% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 164.06 Bn | 152.19 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 54.12% |
| 8 | Sony | 144.83 Bn | 95.22 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 36.70% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 86.05 Bn | 77.87 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 47.43% |
| 10 | AEye | 55.79 Mn | 55.79 Mn | -161,000.00 | -79.70% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -79.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -154.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -106.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -390.91% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -50.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -6.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -194.23% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -400.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1,215.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9,563.77% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2,282.45% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -234.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -255.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -185.26% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -253.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -102.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -36.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -16.41% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -266.93% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 39.22% |
AEye Gross Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=LIDR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "LIDR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=LIDR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();