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.

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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

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DateValue
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