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

Staar Surgical (STAA) posted Research & Development of $24.5 million for Q2 2026, down 5.15% on a QoQ basis from $25.8 million in Q1 2026, and down 9.04% year-over-year from $26.9 million in Q2 2025.

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

Staar Surgical's Research & Development history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $24.5 million for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 9.04% year-over-year to $24.5 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $85.8 million (down 48.98% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $102.5 million, down 12.35% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $24.5 million for Q2 2026 at Staar Surgical, down from $25.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $81.4 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$44.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $22.4 million and a median of $25.8 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development tumbled 284.78% — and 2024, when it jumped 281.93%.
  • Staar Surgical's Research & Development stood at $24.2 million in 2022, then tumbled by 284.78% to -$44.8 million in 2023, then soared by 281.93% to $81.4 million in 2024, then tumbled by 88.69% to $9.2 million in 2025, then jumped by 166.14% to $24.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows STAA's Research & Development at $24.5 million in Q2 2026, $25.8 million in Q1 2026, and $9.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn -245.00 Mn
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 370.60 Mn
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 249.00 Mn
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn -
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 94.27 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn 19.70 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 42.50 Mn
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn 189.00 Mn
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn 98.66 Mn
10 Staar Surgical 1.21 Bn 1.04 Bn 68.86 Mn 24.51 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 3, 2026 24.51 Mn
Jan 2, 2026 25.84 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 9.21 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 26.28 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 26.95 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 81.43 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 28.87 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 31.01 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 13.38 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 -44.76 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 26.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 32.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 26.35 Mn
Dec 30, 2022 24.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 23.13 Mn
Jul 1, 2022 8.64 Mn
Apr 1, 2022 17.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 42.50 Mn
Oct 1, 2021 8.27 Mn
Jul 2, 2021 18.85 Mn