In fiscal 2025, which ended Jan 2, 2026, STAAR Surgical Co used $34.2 million of cash from operations, down 317.7% from the year before. It spent $5.8 million on capital expenditures. Free cash flow was negative, at -$40.0 million. The company returned $6.5 million in share buybacks to shareholders.
USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.
| Line |
FY 2026
Oct 2, 2026
|
FY 2025
Jan 2, 2026
|
FY 2024
Dec 27, 2024
|
FY 2023
Dec 29, 2023
|
FY 2022
Dec 30, 2022
|
FY 2021
Dec 31, 2021
|
FY 2020
Jan 1, 2021
|
FY 2019
Jan 3, 2020
|
FY 2018
Dec 28, 2018
|
FY 2017
Dec 29, 2017
|
FY 2012
Dec 28, 2012
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
9
+2.9%
|
8
+20.7%
|
7
+34.8%
|
5
+14.1%
|
4
+24.2%
|
4
+17.9%
|
3
-16.5%
|
4
+50.8%
|
2
-22.4%
|
3
+17.6%
|
1
-10.9%
|
| Stock-based compensation |
26
-4.2%
|
31
+12.4%
|
27
+15.7%
|
24
+15.4%
|
20
+39.5%
|
15
+20.2%
|
12
+15.2%
|
11
+56.0%
|
7
+113.9%
|
3
-63.1%
|
3
+67.6%
|
| Operating cash flow |
21
+172.1%
|
-34
-317.7%
|
16
+7.7%
|
15
-59.1%
|
36
-18.8%
|
44
+109.8%
|
21
-18.8%
|
26
+102.0%
|
13
+347.5%
|
3
|
3
-39.8%
|
| Investing | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures |
4
-64.0%
|
6
-75.1%
|
23
+28.6%
|
18
+0.4%
|
18
+32.7%
|
14
+62.4%
|
8
-16.8%
|
10
+349.7%
|
2
+114.6%
|
1
-67.4%
|
2
+136.1%
|
| Investing cash flow |
-59
-228.2%
|
46
+178.3%
|
-59
-179.6%
|
74
+147.5%
|
-156
-1046.0%
|
-14
-62.4%
|
-8
+17.4%
|
-10
-353.4%
|
-2
-114.6%
|
-1
|
-2
-141.4%
|
| Financing | |||||||||||
| Stock buybacks |
—
|
6
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Financing cash flow |
-5
+1.1%
|
-5
-179.6%
|
6
-22.8%
|
7
-10.6%
|
8
-53.4%
|
18
-9.1%
|
20
+13034.9%
|
0
-99.8%
|
75
+2962.7%
|
2
|
4
+54.7%
|
| Change in cash | |||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate |
-0
-141.2%
|
1
+229.3%
|
-1
-650.0%
|
0
+123.4%
|
-1
-0.6%
|
-1
-333.5%
|
0
+80.8%
|
0
+3.0%
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
| Net change in cash |
-43
-450.1%
|
9
+123.1%
|
-39
-140.3%
|
97
+185.3%
|
-113
-339.6%
|
47
+45.5%
|
32
+103.4%
|
16
-81.3%
|
85
+1787.2%
|
5
|
—
|
| Free cash flow |
18
+145.1%
|
-40
-422.2%
|
-8
-113.4%
|
-4
-120.4%
|
18
-41.9%
|
30
+141.6%
|
13
-20.1%
|
16
+49.2%
|
11
+482.3%
|
2
|
1
-78.4%
|
| Per share | |||||||||||
| Free cash flow per share |
0.35
+143.4%
|
-0.81
-417.6%
|
-0.16
-114.7%
|
-0.07
-120.4%
|
0.36
-41.8%
|
0.61
+134.3%
|
0.26
-21.8%
|
0.33
+44.0%
|
0.23
+427.6%
|
0.04
|
0.03
-78.0%
|
| Shareholder returns | |||||||||||
| Returned to shareholders |
—
|
6
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Ratios | |||||||||||
| Free cash flow margin |
5.44%
|
-16.73%
|
-2.44%
|
-1.11%
|
7.35%
|
13.15%
|
7.68%
|
10.45%
|
46.00%
|
1.99%
|
1.48%
|
| Capital expenditures to revenue |
1.08%
|
2.43%
|
7.45%
|
5.64%
|
7.56%
|
5.92%
|
5.14%
|
6.72%
|
9.82%
|
1.15%
|
3.56%
|
| Stock-based compensation to revenue |
7.77%
|
12.77%
|
8.67%
|
7.29%
|
8.51%
|
6.34%
|
7.43%
|
7.02%
|
29.56%
|
3.49%
|
5.03%
|
| Cash conversion |
40.37x
|
—
|
—
|
0.68x
|
0.90x
|
1.60x
|
3.54x
|
1.84x
|
2.57x
|
—
|
—
|
How these figures are calculated
Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. Capital expenditures, debt repaid, dividends, and buybacks are positive amounts. Investing and financing cash flow keep the filing sign, so an outflow is negative. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. The first column is the trailing twelve months through the latest quarter. Returned to shareholders is dividends plus buybacks. Free cash flow margin, capital expenditures, and stock-based compensation are divided by revenue. Cash conversion is operating cash flow divided by net income. More on our methodology.
Company profile
- Industry
- Ophthalmic Goods (SIC 3851)
- Listed as
- STAA (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- January 2
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Monrovia, CA
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 718937
- Former names
- STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY (until Aug 17, 2004)
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Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.