Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Milestone Scientific (MLSS) reported Operating Expenses of $2.4 million for Q1 2026, down 34.38% on a YoY basis from $3.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 7.33% sequentially from $2.6 million in Q4 2025.
Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Milestone Scientific (MLSS) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $2.4 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 34.38% year-over-year to $2.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $10.9 million (down 20.77% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $12.1 million, down 8.24% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses fell to $2.4 million in Q1 2026, 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 grew 29.08% in 2022 and sank 34.38% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Tracing MLSS's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $3.1 million in 2022, then climbed by 12.6% to $3.5 million in 2023, then rose by 1.81% to $3.6 million in 2024, then declined by 27.36% to $2.6 million in 2025, then decreased by 7.33% to $2.4 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MLSS's Operating Expenses at $2.4 million in Q1 2026, $2.6 million in Q4 2025, and $2.8 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcon | 32,734,969.19 Bn | 32,734,967.53 Bn | 1.53 Bn | -1.13 Bn |
| 2 | Intuitive Surgical | 117.50 Bn | 112.41 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 988.50 Mn |
| 3 | Becton Dickinson | 42.93 Bn | 42.11 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 4.62 Bn |
| 4 | Medline | 30.82 Bn | 36.66 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 1.42 Bn |
| 5 | Resmed | 27.90 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 391.17 Mn |
| 6 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 26.76 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 329.20 Mn | 137.30 Mn |
| 7 | Cooper Companies | 15.30 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 735.40 Mn | 718.70 Mn |
| 8 | Solventum | 13.46 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 9 | Align Technology | 12.02 Bn | 10.96 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 594.63 Mn |
| 10 | Milestone Scientific | 33.00 Mn | 31.35 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 |