Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Milestone Scientific recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $2.4 million in Q1 2026, down 7.33% quarter-over-quarter from $2.6 million in Q4 2025, and down 34.38% year-over-year from $3.6 million in Q1 2025.
Milestone Scientific's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.4 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 34.38% year-over-year to $2.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $10.9 million (down 20.77% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
- A 5-year average of $3.3 million and a median of $3.2 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses increased 29.08% in 2022 and slumped 34.38% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Milestone Scientific's Operating Expenses stood at $3.1 million in 2022, then increased by 12.6% to $3.5 million in 2023, then advanced by 1.81% to $3.6 million in 2024, then retreated by 27.36% to $2.6 million in 2025, then dropped by 7.33% to $2.4 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $2.4 million, $2.6 million, and $2.8 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intuitive Surgical | 156.17 Bn | 151.78 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 975.20 Mn |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 41.51 Bn | 40.49 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 4.62 Bn |
| 3 | Resmed | 30.43 Bn | 28.77 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 391.17 Mn |
| 4 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 22.78 Bn | 22.26 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 115.30 Mn |
| 5 | Solventum | 13.39 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 6 | Cooper Companies | 12.33 Bn | 12.20 Bn | 695.20 Mn | 434.50 Mn |
| 7 | Align Technology | 11.65 Bn | 10.59 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 594.63 Mn |
| 8 | Baxter International | 9.81 Bn | 7.77 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 867.00 Mn |
| 9 | Aptargroup | 7.39 Bn | 7.19 Bn | 351.91 Mn | 875.37 Mn |
| 10 | Milestone Scientific | 32.35 Mn | 31.16 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 3.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 2.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 2.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 2.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 4.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 3.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 3.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 3.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 3.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 3.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 3.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 2.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 2.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 2.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 1.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 1.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 1.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 1.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 1.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 1.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 1.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 1.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 1.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 1.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 1.86 Mn |