Growth Metrics

Lightpath Technologies (LPTH) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Lightpath Technologies' Research & Development history spans 10 years, with the latest figure at $748829.0 for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Research & Development fell 2.04% year-over-year to $748829.0; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $3.4 million, up 43.68%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $3.1 million, 27.63% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $748829.0 at Lightpath Technologies, down from $867428.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $1.1 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $427011.0 in Q3 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $586613.5 (2022), against an average of $624855.0.
  • The largest annual shift saw Research & Development fell 25.54% in 2024 before it surged 82.73% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $551960.0 in 2021, then dropped by 15.54% to $466163.0 in 2022, then surged by 30.37% to $607747.0 in 2023, then rose by 25.78% to $764396.0 in 2024, then dropped by 2.04% to $748829.0 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LPTH's Research & Development are $748829.0 (Q4 2025), $867428.0 (Q3 2025), and $1.1 million (Q2 2025).