Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Research & Development (2010 - 2025)
Mesa Laboratories' (MLAB) quarterly Research & Development came in at $5.0 million in Q4 2025, little changed year-on-year from $5.1 million in Q4 2024, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $5.0 million in Q3 2025.
Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Research & Development (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Mesa Laboratories has disclosed Research & Development across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $5.0 million for Q4 2025.
- Research & Development for Q4 2025 came in at $5.0 million, changed 0.47% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $20.2 million (up 2.72% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $19.5 million, up 1.13% from the prior year.
- Research & Development came in at $5.0 million for Q4 2025 at Mesa Laboratories, roughly flat from $5.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $5.7 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $2.6 million in Q3 2021.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $5.0 million (2022), against an average of $4.6 million.
- Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 102.77% in 2022 and slipped 15.6% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Mesa Laboratories' Research & Development stood at $5.2 million in 2021, then retreated by 7.11% to $4.8 million in 2022, then dropped by 10.49% to $4.3 million in 2023, then rose by 17.68% to $5.1 million in 2024, then decreased by 0.47% to $5.0 million in 2025.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $5.0 million (Q4 2025), $5.0 million (Q3 2025), and $5.0 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coherent | 73.42 Bn | 72.12 Bn | 679.95 Mn | 185.99 Mn |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 60.20 Bn | 58.02 Bn | 995.00 Mn | 303.00 Mn |
| 3 | Garmin | 45.90 Bn | 43.20 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 295.82 Mn |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 28.94 Bn | 28.64 Bn | 673.80 Mn | 84.60 Mn |
| 5 | Mks | 24.00 Bn | 23.43 Bn | 507.00 Mn | 81.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fortive | 18.63 Bn | 18.28 Bn | 675.50 Mn | 66.50 Mn |
| 7 | Trimble | 11.82 Bn | 11.59 Bn | 646.30 Mn | 169.50 Mn |
| 8 | Cognex | 10.60 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 190.94 Mn | 37.03 Mn |
| 9 | Esco Technologies | 8.14 Bn | 8.05 Bn | 131.32 Mn | - |
| 10 | Mesa Laboratories | 580.67 Mn | 550.20 Mn | 41.80 Mn | 5.03 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.63 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.67 Mn |