Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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