R&D expense · 2011–2025
Staar Surgical R&D expense
$40.1M−11.6% · FY2025
Staar Surgical (STAA) reported $40.1M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, −11.6% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252026-01-02 | $40.1M | −11.6% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-27 | $45.3M | +12.0% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-29 | $40.5M | +12.5% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-30 | $36.0M | +6.3% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $33.9M | +6.1% | Open → |
| FY20202021-01-01 | $31.9M | +26.2% | Open → |
| FY20192020-01-03 | $25.3M | +14.8% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-28 | $22.0M | +9.9% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-29 | $20.0M | −3.0% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-30 | $20.7M | +40.0% | Open → |
| FY20152016-01-01 | $14.8M | +19.4% | Open → |
| FY20142015-01-02 | $12.4M | +84.3% | Open → |
| FY20132014-01-03 | $6.7M | +4.1% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-28 | $6.4M | +9.8% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-30 | $5.9M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +14.7%
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