Astera Labs (ALAB) Research & Development (2023 - 2026)
Astera Labs (ALAB) posted Research & Development of $170.96 million for Q3 2026, up 116.6% from $78.93 million a year earlier and up 25.8% from the prior quarter.
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Astera Labs (ALAB) Research & Development (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Research & Development at Astera Labs was $526.28 million, up 97.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $304 million, up 51.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Research & Development shows a three-year compound annual growth rate of 60.4% (FY2022 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Astera Labs' Research & Development was $200.83 million in FY2024 (+173.6%), $73.41 million in FY2023 (-0.4%) and $73.71 million in FY2022.
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Research & Development in data going back to Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development has increased in each of the last 11 quarters, with growth averaging 88.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Research & Development ran from 20.5% in Q1 2025 to 250.8% in Q1 2024.
- According to Business Quant data, Research & Development for the three prior quarters was $135.9 million (Q2 2026), $125.63 million (Q1 2026) and $93.79 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK hynix | 24,980.27 Bn | 24,964.04 Bn | 43.99 Bn | - |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 10,337.48 Bn | 9,919.73 Bn | 31.04 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
| 3 | Nvidia | 3,939.34 Bn | 3,713.50 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 7.05 Bn |
| 4 | Broadcom | 1,653.85 Bn | 1,579.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 880.27 Bn | 785.91 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 1.91 Bn |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices | 875.86 Bn | 824.07 Bn | 7.21 Bn | 2.80 Bn |
| 7 | Asml Holding | 576.26 Bn | 531.95 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Intel | 316.79 Bn | 179.50 Bn | 7.10 Bn | 3.49 Bn |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 294.03 Bn | 294.03 Bn | 5.25 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
| 10 | Astera Labs | 38.77 Bn | 33.76 Bn | 422.75 Mn | 170.96 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 170.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 135.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 125.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 93.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 78.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 66.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 64.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 56.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 50.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 40.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 53.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.63 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.27 Mn |
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Astera Labs Research & Development API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=ALAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "ALAB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=ALAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();