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

AEye (LIDRW) recorded quarterly Research & Development of $3.7 million in Q4 2025, up 21.4% quarter-over-quarter from $3.1 million in Q3 2025, and down 12.61% on a YoY basis from $4.3 million in Q4 2024.

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

AEye's Research & Development history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $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 was $3.7 million for Q4 2025 at AEye, up from $3.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $10.8 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $3.1 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $6.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $5.7 million in 2021.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Research & Development jumped 130.0% in 2021, then slumped 52.0% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $7.5 million in 2021, then climbed by 24.25% to $9.3 million in 2022, then plunged by 44.53% to $5.2 million in 2023, then declined by 17.88% to $4.3 million in 2024, then declined by 12.61% to $3.7 million in 2025.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $3.7 million (Q4 2025), $3.1 million (Q3 2025), and $3.7 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn 2.30 Mn
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 2.61 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
10 AEye - - -150,000.00 3.72 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 3.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 3.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 3.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 5.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 5.65 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 8.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 7.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 7.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 5.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 5.84 Mn