Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Milestone Scientific's (MLSS) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $2.4 million in Q1 2026, down 34.38% year-on-year from $3.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 7.33% quarter-over-quarter from $2.6 million in Q4 2025.
Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Milestone Scientific has disclosed Operating Expenses across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $2.4 million for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $2.4 million, down 34.38% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $10.9 million (down 20.77% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $12.1 million, down 8.24% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $2.4 million for Q1 2026 at Milestone Scientific, down from $2.6 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $4.2 million in Q2 2023 to a low of $2.4 million in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $3.2 million (2023), against an average of $3.3 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses grew 29.08% in 2022 and tumbled 34.38% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Milestone Scientific's Operating Expenses stood at $3.1 million in 2022, then grew by 12.6% to $3.5 million in 2023, then gained by 1.81% to $3.6 million in 2024, then fell by 27.36% to $2.6 million in 2025, then slipped by 7.33% to $2.4 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $2.4 million (Q1 2026), $2.6 million (Q4 2025), and $2.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intuitive Surgical | 148.09 Bn | 143.69 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 975.20 Mn |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 41.00 Bn | 39.99 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 4.62 Bn |
| 3 | Medline | 30.38 Bn | 36.22 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 1.42 Bn |
| 4 | Resmed | 28.22 Bn | 26.56 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 391.17 Mn |
| 5 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 23.72 Bn | 23.19 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 115.30 Mn |
| 6 | Solventum | 13.33 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 7 | Cooper Companies | 13.12 Bn | 12.99 Bn | 735.40 Mn | 718.70 Mn |
| 8 | Align Technology | 12.86 Bn | 11.80 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 594.63 Mn |
| 9 | Baxter International | 10.51 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 867.00 Mn |
| 10 | Milestone Scientific | 28.92 Mn | 27.73 Mn | 1.56 Mn | 2.39 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.78 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.24 Mn |