Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)
Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) posted Research & Development of $5.0 million for Q4 2025, little changed sequentially from $5.0 million in Q3 2025, and little changed YoY from $5.1 million in Q4 2024.
Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mesa Laboratories has reported Research & Development for 16 years, with the latest figure at $5.0 million in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Research & Development changed 0.47% year-over-year to $5.0 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $20.2 million (up 2.72% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $19.5 million, up 1.13% from the prior year.
- Research & Development was little changed at $5.0 million in Q4 2025 per MLAB's latest filing, from $5.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $10.7 million in Q3 2022 and troughed at $2.6 million in Q3 2021.
- A 5-year average of $5.2 million and a median of $5.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development soared 309.07% in 2022, then slumped 52.73% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $5.2 million in 2021, then slipped by 7.11% to $4.8 million in 2022, then fell by 10.49% to $4.3 million in 2023, then advanced by 17.68% to $5.1 million in 2024, then dropped by 0.47% to $5.0 million in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $5.0 million, $5.0 million, and $5.0 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garmin | 56.50 Bn | 53.83 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 303.94 Mn |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 54.05 Bn | 51.64 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 320.00 Mn |
| 3 | Coherent | 51.08 Bn | 49.09 Bn | 787.08 Mn | 216.38 Mn |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 29.39 Bn | 29.05 Bn | 738.10 Mn | 90.20 Mn |
| 5 | Mks | 19.03 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 595.00 Mn | 76.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fortive | 18.08 Bn | 17.71 Bn | 695.30 Mn | 67.50 Mn |
| 7 | Trimble | 13.91 Bn | 13.70 Bn | 674.90 Mn | 177.10 Mn |
| 8 | Cognex | 9.98 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 205.77 Mn | 32.39 Mn |
| 9 | Esco Technologies | 7.37 Bn | 7.30 Bn | 141.52 Mn | - |
| 10 | Mesa Laboratories | 674.43 Mn | 642.19 Mn | 39.01 Mn | 4.73 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.25 Mn |
| 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 | 9.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.69 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 |