Growth Metrics

Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Research & Development (2010 - 2025)

Milestone Scientific recorded quarterly Research & Development of $12334.0 in Q4 2025, down 23.99% quarter-over-quarter from $16226.0 in Q3 2025, and down 94.33% year-over-year from $217532.0 in Q4 2024.

Milestone Scientific's Research & Development history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $12334.0 for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Research & Development fell 94.33% year-over-year to $12334.0; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $449469.0 (down 47.66% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $449469.0, down 47.66% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $12334.0 for Q4 2025 at Milestone Scientific, down from $16226.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $464466.0 in Q1 2022 to a low of $12334.0 in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $201901.6 and a median of $214533.5 in 2021 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 2724.53% in 2022 and tumbled 94.33% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Milestone Scientific's Research & Development stood at $290167.0 in 2021, then slipped by 12.81% to $252991.0 in 2022, then plunged by 30.07% to $176906.0 in 2023, then advanced by 22.96% to $217532.0 in 2024, then sank by 94.33% to $12334.0 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $12334.0, $16226.0, and $51789.0 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 156.17 Bn 151.78 Bn 1.83 Bn 361.90 Mn
2 Becton Dickinson 41.51 Bn 40.49 Bn 2.15 Bn 249.00 Mn
3 Resmed 30.43 Bn 28.77 Bn 890.98 Mn 94.27 Mn
4 West Pharmaceutical Services 22.78 Bn 22.26 Bn 296.40 Mn 15.80 Mn
5 Solventum 13.39 Bn 13.39 Bn 1.10 Bn 189.00 Mn
6 Cooper Companies 12.33 Bn 12.20 Bn 695.20 Mn 44.30 Mn
7 Align Technology 11.65 Bn 10.59 Bn 736.59 Mn 98.66 Mn
8 Baxter International 9.81 Bn 7.77 Bn 891.00 Mn 139.00 Mn
9 Aptargroup 7.39 Bn 7.19 Bn 351.91 Mn -
10 Milestone Scientific 32.35 Mn 31.16 Mn 1.56 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 12,334.00
Sep 30, 2025 16,226.00
Jun 30, 2025 51,789.00
Mar 31, 2025 369,120.00
Dec 31, 2024 217,532.00
Sep 30, 2024 232,056.00
Jun 30, 2024 314,968.00
Mar 31, 2024 94,211.00
Dec 31, 2023 176,906.00
Sep 30, 2023 170,478.00
Jun 30, 2023 213,647.00
Mar 31, 2023 140,347.00
Dec 31, 2022 252,991.00
Sep 30, 2022 166,191.00
Jun 30, 2022 266,560.00
Mar 31, 2022 464,466.00
Dec 31, 2021 290,167.00
Sep 30, 2021 356,179.00
Jun 30, 2021 215,420.00
Mar 31, 2021 16,444.00
Dec 31, 2020 70,761.00
Sep 30, 2020 21,438.00
Jun 30, 2020 108,170.00
Mar 31, 2020 107,480.00
Dec 31, 2019 80,108.00
Sep 30, 2019 7,940.00
Jun 30, 2019 95,529.00
Mar 31, 2019 6,346.00
Dec 31, 2018 29,981.00
Sep 30, 2018 1,500.00
Jun 30, 2018 9,775.00
Mar 31, 2018 225,817.00
Dec 31, 2017 30,782.00
Sep 30, 2017 16,884.00
Jun 30, 2017 120,065.00
Mar 31, 2017 105,015.00
Dec 31, 2016 514,426.00
Sep 30, 2016 303,268.00
Jun 30, 2016 309,335.00
Mar 31, 2016 143,442.00
Dec 31, 2015 51,240.00
Sep 30, 2015 20,676.00
Jun 30, 2015 18,820.00
Mar 31, 2015 10,118.00
Dec 31, 2014 13,989.00
Sep 30, 2014 29,370.00
Jun 30, 2014 29,165.00
Mar 31, 2014 15,720.00
Dec 31, 2013 13,926.00
Sep 30, 2013 12,698.00
Jun 30, 2013 42,885.00
Mar 31, 2013 121,837.00
Dec 31, 2012 42,803.00
Sep 30, 2012 60,363.00
Jun 30, 2012 39,502.00
Mar 31, 2012 39,311.00
Dec 31, 2011 47,513.00
Sep 30, 2011 -7,403.00
Jun 30, 2011 56,225.00
Mar 31, 2011 43,718.00
Dec 31, 2010 41,760.00
Sep 30, 2010 60,533.00
Jun 30, 2010 79,736.00