AEye, Inc. (LIDRW) Research & Development (2020 - 2025)

AEye's (LIDRW) quarterly Research & Development came in at $931000.0 in Q4 2025, up 1249.28% year-on-year from $69000.0 in Q4 2024, and up 47.54% on a QoQ basis from $631000.0 in Q3 2025.

AEye, Inc. (LIDRW) Research & Development (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

AEye (LIDRW) has 6 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $931000.0 in Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 1249.28% year-over-year to $931000.0 in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was $5.7 million, a 32.98% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $2.5 million, up 362.07% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 stood at $931000.0, up from $631000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for LIDRW reached as high as $10.8 million in Q2 2022 and fell as low as $67000.0 in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $4.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $4.3 million in 2021.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development sank 98.86% in 2024 and jumped 1249.28% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $4.1 million in 2021, then surged by 129.98% to $9.3 million in 2022, then slumped by 81.3% to $1.7 million in 2023, then sank by 96.05% to $69000.0 in 2024, then soared by 1249.28% to $931000.0 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $931000.0 in Q4 2025, $631000.0 in Q3 2025, and $601000.0 in Q2 2025.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 931,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 631,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 601,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 3.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 69,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 3.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 67,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 4.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 5.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 9.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 9.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 8.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 10.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 4.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 4.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 7.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 5.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 5.84 Mn