Staar Surgical (STAA) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Staar Surgical posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $70.8 million for Q2 2026, down 26.81% year-on-year from $96.7 million in Q2 2025, and up 145.54% on a QoQ basis from $28.8 million in Q1 2026.
Staar Surgical (STAA) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $70.8 million in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Expenses fell 26.81% year-over-year to $70.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $241.3 million (up 1.19% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $125.8 million, down 6.93% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 stood at $70.8 million, up from $28.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $96.7 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at $22.6 million in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $57.3 million (2023), against an average of $54.7 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Expenses jumped 226.65%; it then plunged 51.94% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $58.6 million in 2022, then dropped by 2.3% to $57.3 million in 2023, then sank by 45.66% to $31.1 million in 2024, then surged by 120.45% to $68.6 million in 2025, then advanced by 3.22% to $70.8 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $70.8 million (Q2 2026), $28.8 million (Q1 2026), and $68.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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 | Staar Surgical | 1.64 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 68.86 Mn | 70.81 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | 70.81 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 28.84 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 68.59 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 73.03 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 96.75 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 31.12 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 75.05 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 35.51 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 76.70 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 57.26 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 30.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 73.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 28.41 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 58.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 56.37 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 22.62 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 45.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 46.68 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 45.74 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 19.70 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2021 | 39.93 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2021 | 104.18 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2020 | 38.74 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2020 | 32.80 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2020 | 32.79 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2019 | 31.87 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2019 | 13.61 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 28.25 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2018 | 27.51 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2018 | 11.66 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2018 | 11.54 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2018 | 11.18 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2017 | 24.27 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2017 | 15.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 9.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 21.44 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2016 | 7.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 16.59 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2016 | 21.43 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2016 | 15.37 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2016 | 11.18 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2015 | 18.51 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2015 | 8.27 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2015 | 8.74 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2014 | 6.40 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2014 | 7.87 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2014 | 8.88 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2014 | 6.72 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2013 | 5.82 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2013 | 5.61 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2013 | 5.32 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2012 | 6.01 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2012 | 5.03 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2012 | 5.15 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2012 | 5.96 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 5.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 5.14 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 5.30 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2011 | 4.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 6.04 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2010 | 4.90 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2010 | 5.34 Mn |