AEye LIDR
NASDAQ LIDR
$1.33 -0.04 (-2.92%)
At close: Sep 8, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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