Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2025)
Mesa Laboratories' (MLAB) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$180.7 million in Q4 2025, down 1748.87% year-on-year from $11.0 million in Q4 2024, and up 1.5% quarter-over-quarter from -$183.5 million in Q3 2025.
Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Mesa Laboratories has disclosed Retained Earnings across 14 years of filings, most recently posting -$180.7 million for Q4 2025.
- Retained Earnings for Q4 2025 came in at -$180.7 million, down 1748.87% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$180.7 million (down 1748.87% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$188.9 million, down 2.97% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings came in at -$180.7 million for Q4 2025 at Mesa Laboratories, up from -$183.5 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $82.2 million in Q3 2021 to a low of -$188.9 million in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$66000.0 (2022), against an average of -$15.0 million.
- Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings soared 41208.85% in 2021 and tumbled 1748.87% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Mesa Laboratories' Retained Earnings stood at $79.3 million in 2021, then declined by 6.13% to $74.4 million in 2022, then dropped by 3.35% to $72.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 113.59% to -$9.8 million in 2024, then sank by 1748.87% to -$180.7 million in 2025.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$180.7 million (Q4 2025), -$183.5 million (Q3 2025), and -$3.8 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coherent | 73.42 Bn | 72.12 Bn | 679.95 Mn | 1.11 Bn |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 60.20 Bn | 58.02 Bn | 995.00 Mn | 7.36 Bn |
| 3 | Garmin | 45.90 Bn | 43.20 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -42.96 Mn |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 28.94 Bn | 28.64 Bn | 673.80 Mn | -487.60 Mn |
| 5 | Mks | 24.00 Bn | 23.43 Bn | 507.00 Mn | 778.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fortive | 18.63 Bn | 18.28 Bn | 675.50 Mn | 5.55 Bn |
| 7 | Trimble | 11.82 Bn | 11.59 Bn | 646.30 Mn | 3.22 Bn |
| 8 | Cognex | 10.60 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 190.94 Mn | -60.73 Mn |
| 9 | Esco Technologies | 8.14 Bn | 8.05 Bn | 131.32 Mn | -13.31 Mn |
| 10 | Mesa Laboratories | 580.67 Mn | 550.20 Mn | 41.80 Mn | -180.73 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -180.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -183.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -188.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -9.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -178.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -14.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -183.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 71.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 70.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 72.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -12.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 74.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -25.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 74.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 79.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 82.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 79.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 72.46 Mn |