Milestone Scientific MLSS
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Milestone Scientific (MLSS) posted Research & Development of $12334.0 for Q4 2025, down 23.99% sequentially from $16226.0 in Q3 2025, and down 94.33% YoY from $217532.0 in Q4 2024.

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

Milestone Scientific has reported Research & Development for 16 years, with the latest figure at $12334.0 in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 94.33% year-over-year to $12334.0 in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $449469.0 (down 47.66% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $449469.0, down 47.66% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development eased to $12334.0 in Q4 2025 per MLSS's latest filing, from $16226.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $464466.0 in Q1 2022 and troughed at $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.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Research & Development jumped 2724.53% in 2022, then plunged 94.33% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $290167.0 in 2021, then dropped by 12.81% to $252991.0 in 2022, then sank by 30.07% to $176906.0 in 2023, then climbed by 22.96% to $217532.0 in 2024, then slumped 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 132.71 Bn 127.50 Bn 1.96 Bn 370.60 Mn
2 Becton Dickinson 51.57 Bn 50.71 Bn 2.32 Bn 258.00 Mn
3 Alcon 35.52 Bn 34.17 Bn 1.68 Bn 663.00 Mn
4 Resmed 33.28 Bn 31.81 Bn 861.22 Mn 105.73 Mn
5 Medline 27.86 Bn 25.18 Bn 2.22 Bn -
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 25.15 Bn 24.71 Bn 329.20 Mn 19.70 Mn
7 Solventum 15.31 Bn 14.91 Bn 1.29 Bn 178.00 Mn
8 Cooper Companies 14.86 Bn 14.72 Bn 735.40 Mn 42.50 Mn
9 Baxter International 13.63 Bn 11.48 Bn 1.03 Bn 129.00 Mn
10 Milestone Scientific 39.41 Mn 36.80 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