AEye (LIDRW) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2025)
AEye (LIDRW) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $8.3 million in Q4 2025, up 6.16% quarter-over-quarter from $7.8 million in Q3 2025, and down 8.24% on a YoY basis from $9.0 million in Q4 2024.
AEye (LIDRW) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
AEye's Operating Expenses history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $8.3 million for 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 was $8.3 million for Q4 2025 at AEye, up from $7.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $25.9 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Operating Expenses jumped 197.09% in 2021, then tumbled 58.88% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $23.2 million in 2021, then retreated by 5.52% to $22.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 0.41% to $21.9 million in 2023, then sank by 58.88% to $9.0 million in 2024, then fell by 8.24% to $8.3 million in 2025.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $8.3 million (Q4 2025), $7.8 million (Q3 2025), and $8.6 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 10.85 Bn |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 6.42 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 11.73 Bn |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 662.79 Mn |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 979.89 Mn |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 905.10 Mn |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 517.59 Mn |
| 10 | AEye | - | - | -150,000.00 | 8.25 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.43 Mn |