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STAA · Staar Surgical Co

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$23.07 -1.59 (-6.45%) At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$1.16B
Shares
50.14M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$23.07 Open$24.49 Day$22.98–24.75 52W close$16.10–33.34 Avg vol 30d1.1M Short int5.0M · 9.9% float · 4.3d Short vol53% Last earningsAug 12, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 12

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 25, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 14 wks
FQ3-27 quarter ends
~Oct 2, 2026 Est
filed Aug 12, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −5%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −13%
      below
      RSI (14) 40
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 40%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return −5%
      trailing
      6-month return +16%
      trailing
      YTD return 0%
      this year
      Relative strength +5%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $26 › 200d $24 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +6% holders QoQ · +50 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      9.92% of float · ▼ -2.3% MoM · 4.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      199 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 57
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth −24%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 76%
      contracting
      EPS growth −295%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-40.1M
      Valuation P/E 289.1
      rich
      Buyback $23.5M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $148.2M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 55%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −43%
      past year
      ATR 6.4%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 1 of last 2
      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Oct 31, 2023
      Q4
      China Q4 sales growth at least 25%
      2026
      Operating margin 12% – 16%
      three years (Vision 2026)
      Revenue CAGR 15% – 20%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Jan 31, 2024
      ICL sales excluding China · fiscal 2025 $165M – $175M
      Gross margin · full year 2025 75%
      General and administration expenses · fiscal 2025 per quarter $20M – $27M
      Selling and marketing expenses · fiscal 2025 per quarter $22M – $30M
      Research and development expenses · fiscal 2025 per quarter $11M – $15M
      Adjusted EBITDA · second half of 2025 per quarter $5M – $22.5M
      Capital expenditures · fiscal year 2025 $15M
      Cash, cash equivalents, and investments available for sale · end of fiscal year 2025 $150M – $175M
      China revenue · 2025 $75M – $125M
      US market share growth · 2025 15%
      Guided vs delivered · last 2 settled
      Net sales fourth quarter
      guided $74M
      $76.27M Beat +3.1%
      Net sales fiscal 2024
      guided $340M – $345M
      $313.9M Miss −8.4%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 4 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −5% Neutral
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −13% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      40 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      40% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $26 › 200d $24 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +6% holders QoQ · +50 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      9.92% of float · ▼ -2.3% MoM · 4.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      199 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $16 Now $23 · 40% Range high $33
      vs 200-day avg -5% vs 50-day avg -13%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted EBITDA as a % of Sales non-GAAP 21.4% Q2-26

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Medical Instruments & Supplies — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      STAA
      Staar Surgical Co
      this stock
      $1.16B -0.1% -23.7% 289.1 9.9%
      ISRG
      Intuitive Surgical Inc
      $140.51B -33.9% +20.5% 45.7 1.9%
      BDX
      Becton Dickinson & Co
      $51.11B +8.2% 3.7%
      MDLN
      Medline Inc.
      $44.58B -22.4% +11.5% 2.6%
      ALC
      Alcon Inc
      $35.25B -7.5% +10.5% 2.8%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      199
      % held
      111.2%
      Net QoQ
      +955.1K sh
      Top holder
      BROADWOOD CAPITAL INC
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      204
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      5.0M
      Days to cover
      4.3d
      Change
      -118.8K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      53%
      As of
      Aug 20, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      90
      Value
      $2.2K
      As of
      Jul 22, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      45.4%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $239.4M
      Net income (FY)
      $-80.4M
      EPS diluted
      $-1.62
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $30.0M
      Remaining
      $23.5M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 12, 2026
      This year
      17
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $47.0K
      Shares
      1.8K
      Filed
      Aug 5, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 12, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      STAA -8.9% -4.6% +15.9% -5.3% -0.1%
      SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
      vs SPY -7.0% -7.9% +4.8% -7.4% -11.9%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Jan 2, 2026
      Authorized
      $30.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $6.46M
      Remaining
      $23.54M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 718937 CUSIP 852312305 13F (30d) 193 filings 183 filers Visit website Investor relations