Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2025)

Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) posted Retained Earnings of -$180.7 million for Q4 2025, up 1.5% sequentially from -$183.5 million in Q3 2025, and down 1748.87% YoY from $11.0 million in Q4 2024.

Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) has 14 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$180.7 million in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 1748.87% year-over-year to -$180.7 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$180.7 million (down 1748.87% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$188.9 million, down 2.97% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings climbed to -$180.7 million in Q4 2025 per MLAB's latest filing, from -$183.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $82.2 million in Q3 2021, with the low at -$188.9 million in Q1 2025.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is -$15.0 million, with a median of -$66000.0 recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Retained Earnings jumped 41208.85% in 2021 and sank 1748.87% in 2025.
  • Mesa Laboratories' Retained Earnings stood at $79.3 million in 2021, then decreased by 6.13% to $74.4 million in 2022, then retreated by 3.35% to $72.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 113.59% to -$9.8 million in 2024, then slumped by 1748.87% to -$180.7 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows MLAB's Retained Earnings at -$180.7 million in Q4 2025, -$183.5 million in Q3 2025, and -$3.8 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Coherent 3,591.32 Bn 3,590.02 Bn 679.95 Mn 1.11 Bn
2 Novanta 69.39 Bn 69.00 Bn 113.58 Mn -11.72 Mn
3 Keysight Technologies 57.75 Bn 55.57 Bn 995.00 Mn 7.36 Bn
4 Teledyne Technologies 30.63 Bn 30.33 Bn 673.80 Mn -487.60 Mn
5 Fortive 19.14 Bn 18.79 Bn 675.50 Mn 5.55 Bn
6 Trimble 12.33 Bn 12.10 Bn 646.30 Mn 3.22 Bn
7 Cognex 11.87 Bn 11.58 Bn 190.94 Mn -60.73 Mn
8 Sensata Technologies Holding 6.78 Bn 6.14 Bn 286.30 Mn 2.36 Bn
9 Garmin 4.63 Bn 1.93 Bn 1.04 Bn -42.96 Mn
10 Mesa Laboratories 577.49 Mn 547.02 Mn 41.80 Mn -180.73 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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