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How good a business is LWLG?
Lightwave Logic, Inc. keeps −8999% of every revenue dollar as operating profit, against 9.1% for the median Specialty Chemicals name.
−8999%
Operating margin · Specialty Chemicals median 9.1% · 12 months to Q1 2026
- Share count, year on year
- +19%
Share count, year on year · shareholders own a smaller slice than a year ago
- R&D as % of revenue
- 4883%
R&D as % of revenue
- Gross margin
- 97%
Gross margin
| Year | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| FY2023 | −52405% |
| FY2024 | −24151% |
| FY2025 | −8765% |
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- Gross margin12 months to Q1 2026
- 97%
- Operating margin12 months to Q1 2026
- −8999%
- Net margin12 months to Q1 2026
- −8725%
- Free cash flow margin
- −6273%
- R&D as % of revenue
- 4883%
- Revenue, trailing twelve months
- $243K
- Free cash flow, trailing twelve months
- −$15M
- Net income, trailing twelve months
- −$21M
Margins, capital and share counts from the statements as filed with the SEC; cash conversion from the cash flow statement.
Specialty Chemicals
Ranks #17 of 36 by Smart Score