AEye (LIDR) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
AEye (LIDR) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $8.3 million for Q4 2025, down 8.24% year-over-year from $9.0 million in Q4 2024, and up 6.16% quarter-over-quarter from $7.8 million in Q3 2025.
AEye (LIDR) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
AEye (LIDR) has reported Operating Expenses for 6 consecutive years, with $8.3 million the latest figure, recorded in 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 climbed to $8.3 million in Q4 2025 per LIDR's latest filing, from $7.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $25.9 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $6.8 million in Q1 2025.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $14.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $12.7 million in 2021.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Operating Expenses soared 197.09% — and 2024, when it slumped 58.88%.
- AEye's Operating Expenses stood at $23.2 million in 2021, then fell by 5.52% to $22.0 million in 2022, then fell by 0.41% to $21.9 million in 2023, then plunged by 58.88% to $9.0 million in 2024, then declined by 8.24% to $8.3 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows LIDR's Operating Expenses at $8.3 million in Q4 2025, $7.8 million in Q3 2025, and $8.6 million in Q2 2025.
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Historic Data
Download 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 |