AEye, Inc.
LIDR Nasdaq· Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$0.99
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- AEye, Inc. had $0.2M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 15.3% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed −31.8% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was −13,618.5%, up 4,118.2 pts: of every 100 in sales, about −13,618 is left after running the business.
- AEye, Inc. lost $34.0M in fiscal 2025.
- Free cash flow was −$27.9M in fiscal 2025, −11,968.2% of revenue.
Market cap
$45.6M
P/E
—
Revenue
$0.2M
Net income
−$34.0M
Free cash flow
−$27.9M
Operating margin
−13,618.5%
AEye, Inc. in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
+15.3%
Yes. Sales grew 15.3% last year.
Does it make a profit?
−14,574.2%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
−11,968.2%
No. It spent more cash than it brought in.
How healthy are the accounts?
4 / 8
Mixed. It passes 4 of 8 health tests.
What AEye, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Mar 18, 2026
- Legal name
- AEye, Inc.
- CIK
- 0001818644
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $3.0M | $3.6M | $1.5M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| Revenue growth | 90.4% | 21.3% | −59.9% | −86.2% | 15.3% |
| Gross margin | −21.0% | −139.4% | −946.4% | −285.1% | −137.8% |
| Operating margin | −2,102.9% | −2,709.3% | −5,995.6% | −17,736.6% | −13,618.5% |
| Net income | −$65.0M | −$98.7M | −$87.1M | −$35.5M | −$34.0M |
| Net margin | −2,162.0% | −2,706.7% | −5,951.2% | −17,554.5% | −14,574.2% |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.60 | −$18.82 | −$14.95 | — | — |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | −$55.7M | −$71.6M | −$50.7M | −$26.6M | −$27.8M |
| Capital expenditure | $1.0M | $4.2M | $2.0M | $0.5M | $0.1M |
| Free cash flow | −$56.7M | −$75.8M | −$52.7M | −$27.1M | −$27.9M |
| FCF margin | −1,886.4% | −2,079.8% | −3,598.1% | −13,418.8% | −11,968.2% |
| Share count change | 6.1% | −95.2% | 11.1% | 24.5% | 218.8% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $164M | $94.2M | $36.5M | $22.3M | $86.5M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $0.0M | $8.6M | — | — | — |
| Shareholders' equity | $169M | $94.0M | $29.0M | $15.1M | $81.3M |
| Current ratio | 13.1x | 4.7x | 4.0x | 2.2x | 10.5x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | −1,049.5% | −933.2% | — | — | — |
| Return on equity | −86.4% | −75.1% | −141.7% | −160.6% | −70.4% |
| Return on tangible equity | −38.5% | −105.0% | −300.2% | −234.5% | −41.7% |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Altman Z'' | 11.0 | −4.5 | −26.3 | −49.0 | −2.2 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
1 insider
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.1M
2 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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KIRA
At $0.99 a share, the company is worth $45.6M.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001818644). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.