Staar Surgical (STAA) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Staar Surgical (STAA) posted Operating Expenses of $44.2 million for Q2 2026, up 146.42% on a QoQ basis from -$95.2 million in Q1 2026, and down 40.31% year-over-year from $74.1 million in Q2 2025.

Staar Surgical (STAA) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Staar Surgical's Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $44.2 million for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 40.31% year-over-year to $44.2 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $70.1 million (down 85.56% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $216.9 million, down 41.24% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $44.2 million for Q2 2026 at Staar Surgical, up from -$95.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $265.1 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$95.2 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $60.1 million and a median of $54.6 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Expenses surged 4667.46% — and 2026, when it plunged 135.93%.
  • Staar Surgical's Operating Expenses stood at $73.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 92.39% to $5.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 4667.46% to $265.1 million in 2024, then plunged by 74.11% to $68.6 million in 2025, then slumped by 35.57% to $44.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows STAA's Operating Expenses at $44.2 million in Q2 2026, -$95.2 million in Q1 2026, and $68.6 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 Staar Surgical 1.21 Bn 1.04 Bn 68.86 Mn 44.21 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 3, 2026 44.21 Mn
Jan 2, 2026 -95.24 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 68.62 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 52.50 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 74.07 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 265.07 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 91.68 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 54.65 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 76.70 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 5.56 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 45.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 94.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 81.12 Mn
Dec 30, 2022 73.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 37.14 Mn
Jul 1, 2022 22.62 Mn
Apr 1, 2022 29.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 80.11 Mn
Oct 1, 2021 19.29 Mn
Jul 2, 2021 57.41 Mn