Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2026)
Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) posted Retained Earnings of -$1.1 million for Q4 2025, up 99.38% sequentially from -$183.5 million in Q3 2025, and up 88.37% YoY from -$603604.8 in Q4 2024.
Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Mesa Laboratories has reported Retained Earnings for 14 years, with the latest figure at -$1.1 million in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 88.37% year-over-year to -$1.1 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$1.1 million (up 88.37% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$188.9 million, down 1180.49% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings climbed to -$1.1 million in Q4 2025 per MLAB's latest filing, from -$183.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $79.3 million in Q2 2021 and troughed at -$188.9 million in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of -$9.9 million and a median of -$9.7 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Retained Earnings surged 41208.85% in 2021, then slumped 1797.15% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $79.3 million in 2021, then slumped by 117.87% to -$14.2 million in 2022, then surged by 30.54% to -$9.8 million in 2023, then advanced by 0.7% to -$9.8 million in 2024, then surged by 88.37% to -$1.1 million in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered -$1.1 million, -$183.5 million, and -$3.8 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garmin | 56.69 Bn | 54.02 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 7.11 Bn |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 53.34 Bn | 50.93 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 7.71 Bn |
| 3 | Coherent | 50.67 Bn | 48.69 Bn | 787.08 Mn | 1.35 Bn |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 29.19 Bn | 28.85 Bn | 738.10 Mn | 7.62 Bn |
| 5 | Mks | 18.80 Bn | 18.19 Bn | 595.00 Mn | 936.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fortive | 18.31 Bn | 17.94 Bn | 695.30 Mn | 5.69 Bn |
| 7 | Trimble | 14.03 Bn | 13.81 Bn | 674.90 Mn | 2.70 Bn |
| 8 | Cognex | 9.96 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 205.77 Mn | 397.14 Mn |
| 9 | Esco Technologies | 7.34 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 141.52 Mn | 1.46 Bn |
| 10 | Mesa Laboratories | 689.81 Mn | 657.58 Mn | 39.01 Mn | -183.80 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -183.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -185.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.14 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 | -9.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -180.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -14.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -20.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -19.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -12.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -14.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 74.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 74.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 76.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 79.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.98 Mn |