Staar Surgical (STAA) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

Staar Surgical (STAA) reported Research & Development of $9.9 million for Q2 2026, down 12.47% on a YoY basis from $11.3 million in Q2 2025, and up 7.37% quarter-over-quarter from $9.2 million in Q1 2026.

Staar Surgical (STAA) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Staar Surgical has reported Research & Development for 17 years, with the latest figure at $9.9 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development fell 12.47% year-over-year to $9.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $38.6 million (down 14.56% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $40.1 million, down 11.61% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q2 2026 stood at $9.9 million, up from $9.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $13.4 million in Q1 2024, with the low at $6.9 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $10.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $9.9 million in 2026.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development fell 29.08% — and 2024, when it surged 40.73%.
  • Staar Surgical's Research & Development stood at $9.8 million in 2022, then fell by 29.08% to $6.9 million in 2023, then soared by 40.73% to $9.8 million in 2024, then fell by 5.75% to $9.2 million in 2025, then increased by 7.78% to $9.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $9.9 million (Q2 2026), $9.2 million (Q1 2026), and $9.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn 361.90 Mn
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn 249.00 Mn
3 Medline 30.38 Bn 36.22 Bn 1.84 Bn -
4 Resmed 28.22 Bn 26.56 Bn 890.98 Mn 94.27 Mn
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn 15.80 Mn
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 189.00 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn 42.50 Mn
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn 98.66 Mn
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn 139.00 Mn
10 Staar Surgical 1.44 Bn 1.27 Bn 68.86 Mn 9.93 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 3, 2026 9.93 Mn
Jan 2, 2026 9.24 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 9.21 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 10.26 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 11.34 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 9.77 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 12.25 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 11.87 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 13.38 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 6.94 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 11.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 11.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 10.31 Mn
Dec 30, 2022 9.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 9.62 Mn
Jul 1, 2022 8.64 Mn
Apr 1, 2022 7.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 9.07 Mn
Oct 1, 2021 8.27 Mn
Jul 2, 2021 8.26 Mn