Lightpath Technologies (LPTH) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Lightpath Technologies (LPTH) posted Operating Expenses of $12.64 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 75.6% from $7.2 million a year earlier and up 12.8% from the prior quarter.
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Lightpath Technologies (LPTH) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Lightpath Technologies' Operating Expenses came in at $45.46 million, up 107.1% from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Expenses has increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Lightpath Technologies' Operating Expenses was $21.95 million in FY2025 (+33.4%), $16.46 million in FY2024 (+12.5%), $14.63 million in FY2023 (+1.3%) and $14.44 million in FY2022 (-5.5%).
- Quarterly Operating Expenses has run from a low of $3.47 million in fiscal Q1 2023 to a high of $14.62 million in fiscal Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last 14 quarters, with growth averaging 72.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2026, with growth of 231.1%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2022, with a decline of 25.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior fiscal quarters was $11.21 million (Q3 2026), $14.62 million (Q2 2026) and $6.99 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 330.21 Bn | 284.21 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 10.86 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 252.88 Bn | 226.09 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 21.96 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 145.76 Bn | 52.46 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 2.35 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 119.56 Bn | 106.28 Bn | 2.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 91.38 Bn | 86.98 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 156.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 90.40 Bn | 77.51 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 12.63 Bn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.81 Bn | 71.18 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 756.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 71.85 Bn | 61.10 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 9.78 Bn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.04 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 10 | Lightpath Technologies | 524.67 Mn | 291.12 Mn | 8.35 Mn | 12.64 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.58 Mn |
API Access
Lightpath Technologies Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=LPTH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "LPTH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=LPTH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();