AEye (LIDR) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

AEye (LIDR) has reported Research & Development for 7 consecutive years, with $4.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 29.24% year-over-year to $4.7 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $15.2 million, a 0.07% change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $13.9 million, down 14.96% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $4.7 million for Q2 2026 at AEye, up from $3.7 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $10.8 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at $3.1 million in Q3 2025.
• A 5-year average of $5.8 million and a median of $4.7 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 87.95% in 2022 and slumped 52.0% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $9.3 million in 2022, then tumbled by 44.53% to $5.2 million in 2023, then decreased by 17.88% to $4.3 million in 2024, then decreased by 12.61% to $3.7 million in 2025, then advanced by 27.64% to $4.7 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $4.7 million (Q2 2026), $3.7 million (Q4 2025), and $3.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.