AEye (LIDR) Research & Development (2020 - 2025)

AEye has disclosed Research & Development across 6 years of filings, most recently posting $3.7 million for Q4 2025.

• In Q4 2025, Research & Development fell 12.61% year-over-year to $3.7 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $13.9 million (down 14.96% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $13.9 million, down 14.96% from the prior year.
• Research & Development advanced to $3.7 million in Q4 2025, from $3.1 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Research & Development for LIDR reached as high as $10.8 million in Q2 2022 and fell as low as $3.1 million in Q3 2025.
• The 5-year median for Research & Development is $5.7 million (2021), against an average of $6.0 million.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Research & Development soared 130.0% — and 2024, when it tumbled 52.0%.
• A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $7.5 million in 2021, then gained by 24.25% to $9.3 million in 2022, then plunged by 44.53% to $5.2 million in 2023, then slipped by 17.88% to $4.3 million in 2024, then slipped by 12.61% to $3.7 million in 2025.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $3.7 million, $3.1 million, and $3.7 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.