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STAAR Surgical Company

STAA

Healthcare · 23.43 -0.7% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

STAAR Surgical Company's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 8 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

Company-0.7% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 8 activeHealthcare Services & Tech · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 1 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • STAA's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if STAA's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Healthcare · Medical Instruments & Supplies

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 8 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • STAA's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations319
Usable filing statements38
Verified relationships2
Evidence supporting the case

No qualifying supportive evidence was identified.

Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -23.7% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed -34.3 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -27.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 31% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

23.43
6m+17.7%12m-14.8%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$230.5M+41.0%$0.56+3.1%
2022-12-30$239.4M+3.9%$0.80-0.2%
2023-12-29$322.4M+34.7%$0.43+0.1%
2024-12-27$313.9M-2.6%$-0.41-0.6%
2026-01-02$239.4M-23.7%$-1.62+0.9%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Demand and volumemixed · 1 filings
The significant decreases in net sales were primarily due to the dynamics within our business in China where the continued sluggish economy and weak consumer consumption contributed to fluctuating demand for ICL procedures.
10-K · Mar 3, 2026
Foreign exchangemixed · 1 filings
The change in other income, net for 2024 was due to increased foreign exchange losses (primarily Japanese Yen and euro) and lower interest income as a result of lower balances of investments available for sale.
10-K · Mar 3, 2026
Legal and regulatory exposuremixed · 1 filings
2023 Research and development expense $ 40,055 $ 45,317 $ 40,478 (11.6 )% 12.0 % Percentage of sales 16.7 % 14.4 % 12.5 % Research and development expenses for 2025 decreased 11.6% from 2024 due to purchases of in-process research and development in the prior…
10-K · Mar 3, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionsnegative · 1 filings
Due to dynamic macroeconomic conditions and other factors, the number of ICL procedures performed during the high season and the second half of 2024 overall was lower than expected.
10-K · Mar 3, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 4.9× · EV/sales 4.2×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

23.43-0.7% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for STAA. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for STAA. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind STAA

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

ALCAlcon Inc.partnerNov 5, 2025

22 Proposed Merger with Alcon On August 4, 2025, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Alcon Research, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Alcon”), and Rascasse Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a who…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

STAA is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Healthcare Services & Tech. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for STAA; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.