AEye (LIDR) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2025)
AEye (LIDR) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $8.3 million for Q4 2025, down 8.24% YoY from $9.0 million in Q4 2024, and up 6.16% sequentially from $7.8 million in Q3 2025.
AEye (LIDR) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
AEye has disclosed Operating Expenses across 6 years of filings, most recently posting $8.3 million for Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Operating Expenses fell 8.24% year-over-year to $8.3 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $31.4 million (down 10.9% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $31.4 million, down 10.9% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses advanced to $8.3 million in Q4 2025, from $7.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for LIDR reached as high as $25.9 million in Q2 2022 and fell as low as $6.8 million in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $12.7 million (2021), against an average of $14.8 million.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Operating Expenses soared 197.09% — and 2024, when it plunged 58.88%.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $23.2 million in 2021, then declined by 5.52% to $22.0 million in 2022, then declined by 0.41% to $21.9 million in 2023, then sank by 58.88% to $9.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 8.24% to $8.3 million in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $8.3 million, $7.8 million, and $8.6 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,853.66 Bn | 2,775.39 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 10.85 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 408.21 Bn | 376.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 13.05 Bn |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 300.98 Bn | 293.06 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 662.79 Mn |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 247.84 Bn | 243.30 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 193.63 Bn | 190.57 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 979.89 Mn |
| 6 | Fortinet | 117.45 Bn | 114.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 905.10 Mn |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 86.88 Bn | 85.93 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 517.59 Mn |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.18 Bn | 86.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 9 | Block | 46.10 Bn | 39.21 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 3.08 Bn |
| 10 | AEye | 33.07 Mn | 33.07 Mn | -150,000.00 | 8.25 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.43 Mn |