Staar Surgical (STAA) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Staar Surgical (STAA) reported Operating Expenses of $70.8 million for Q2 2026, down 26.81% on a YoY basis from $96.7 million in Q2 2025, and up 145.54% quarter-over-quarter from $28.8 million in Q1 2026.
Staar Surgical (STAA) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Staar Surgical has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure 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.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $96.7 million in Q1 2025, with the low at $22.6 million in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $54.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $57.3 million in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses jumped 226.65% — and 2024, when it slumped 51.94%.
- Staar Surgical's Operating Expenses stood at $58.6 million in 2022, then slipped by 2.3% to $57.3 million in 2023, then slumped by 45.66% to $31.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 120.45% to $68.6 million in 2025, then gained 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 | 148.09 Bn | 143.69 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 975.20 Mn |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 41.00 Bn | 39.99 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 4.62 Bn |
| 3 | Medline | 30.38 Bn | 36.22 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 1.42 Bn |
| 4 | Resmed | 28.22 Bn | 26.56 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 391.17 Mn |
| 5 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 23.72 Bn | 23.19 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 115.30 Mn |
| 6 | Solventum | 13.33 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 7 | Cooper Companies | 13.12 Bn | 12.99 Bn | 735.40 Mn | 718.70 Mn |
| 8 | Align Technology | 12.86 Bn | 11.80 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 594.63 Mn |
| 9 | Baxter International | 10.51 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 867.00 Mn |
| 10 | Staar Surgical | 1.44 Bn | 1.27 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 |