Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Research & Development (2010 - 2025)

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 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) has 16 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported 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 held at $5.0 million in Q4 2025 per MLAB's latest filing, from $5.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $5.7 million in Q2 2022, with the low at $2.6 million in Q3 2021.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $4.6 million, with a median of $5.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development jumped 102.77% in 2022 and retreated 15.6% in 2023.
  • Mesa Laboratories' Research & Development stood at $5.2 million in 2021, then dropped by 7.11% to $4.8 million in 2022, then retreated by 10.49% to $4.3 million in 2023, then climbed by 17.68% to $5.1 million in 2024, then declined by 0.47% to $5.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows MLAB's Research & Development at $5.0 million in Q4 2025, $5.0 million in Q3 2025, and $5.0 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Coherent 3,591.32 Bn 3,590.02 Bn 679.95 Mn 185.99 Mn
2 Novanta 69.39 Bn 69.00 Bn 113.58 Mn 23.25 Mn
3 Keysight Technologies 57.75 Bn 55.57 Bn 995.00 Mn 303.00 Mn
4 Teledyne Technologies 30.63 Bn 30.33 Bn 673.80 Mn 84.60 Mn
5 Fortive 19.14 Bn 18.79 Bn 675.50 Mn 66.50 Mn
6 Trimble 12.33 Bn 12.10 Bn 646.30 Mn 169.50 Mn
7 Cognex 11.87 Bn 11.58 Bn 190.94 Mn 37.03 Mn
8 Sensata Technologies Holding 6.78 Bn 6.14 Bn 286.30 Mn 31.90 Mn
9 Garmin 4.63 Bn 1.93 Bn 1.04 Bn 295.82 Mn
10 Mesa Laboratories 577.49 Mn 547.02 Mn 41.80 Mn 5.03 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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