AEye (LIDR) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
AEye's (LIDR) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $10.6 million in Q2 2026, up 22.91% year-over-year from $8.6 million in Q2 2025, and up 28.4% quarter-over-quarter from $8.3 million in Q4 2025.
Analysis
AEye (LIDR) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
AEye (LIDR) has reported Operating Expenses for 7 consecutive years, with $10.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 22.91% year-over-year to $10.6 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $35.2 million, a 10.03% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $31.4 million, down 10.9% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $10.6 million for Q2 2026 at AEye, up from $8.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $25.9 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at $6.8 million in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of $14.4 million and a median of $10.6 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses surged 135.04% in 2022 and tumbled 58.88% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $22.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 0.41% to $21.9 million in 2023, then plunged by 58.88% to $9.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 8.24% to $8.3 million in 2025, then rose by 28.4% to $10.6 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $10.6 million (Q2 2026), $8.3 million (Q4 2025), and $7.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lumentum Holdings | 72.60 Bn | 69.87 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 198.00 Mn |
| 2 | Coherent | 53.56 Bn | 51.58 Bn | 787.08 Mn | 1.77 Bn |
| 3 | Zebra Technologies | 16.79 Bn | 16.63 Bn | 825.00 Mn | 504.00 Mn |
| 4 | Littelfuse | 10.69 Bn | 10.07 Bn | 306.06 Mn | 186.34 Mn |
| 5 | Vishay Intertechnology | 4.31 Bn | 3.01 Bn | 207.38 Mn | 153.86 Mn |
| 6 | LG Display | 3.27 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 509.35 Mn | -500.55 Mn |
| 7 | Knowles | 3.06 Bn | 3.01 Bn | 74.60 Mn | 49.90 Mn |
| 8 | Bel Fuse | 2.82 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 83.97 Mn | 45.32 Mn |
| 9 | Hesai | 2.59 Bn | 1.61 Bn | 50.88 Mn | 50.56 Mn |
| 10 | AEye | 61.76 Mn | 61.76 Mn | -161,000.00 | 10.59 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.59 Mn |
| 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 |