LWLGLightwave Logic, Inc.

$4.96+18% 1Y

Is the business good?

Mixed

5 of 9 health tests passed. That is the only one of 4 checks this filer's data supports, so take it as a single data point rather than a settled answer.

1 neutral, 3 without data
Fundamental health (F-score)5 / 9SEC EDGAR · Dec 31, 2025

Mixed fundamental signals. Nine pass/fail tests of year-over-year health from the filings.

Where this answer is blind. The F-score rewards improvement, so an already-elite company can score mid-pack.

How good a business is LWLG?

Lightwave Logic, Inc. keeps −9688% of every revenue dollar as operating profit, against 7.4% for the median Specialty Chemicals name.

−9688%

Operating margin · Specialty Chemicals median 7.4% · 12 months to Q2 2026

Share count, year on year
+23%

Share count, year on year · shareholders own a smaller slice than a year ago

R&D as % of revenue
5246%

R&D as % of revenue

Gross margin
99%

Gross margin

Operating margin by fiscal year
YearOperating margin
FY2023−52405%
FY2024−24151%
FY2025−8765%
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Gross margin12 months to Q2 2026
99%
Operating margin12 months to Q2 2026
−9688%
Net margin12 months to Q2 2026
−9134%
Free cash flow margin
−7324%
R&D as % of revenue
5246%
Revenue, trailing twelve months
$250K
Free cash flow, trailing twelve months
−$18M
Net income, trailing twelve months
−$23M

Margins, capital and share counts from the statements as filed with the SEC; cash conversion is operating cash flow over operating profit after tax.

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