Astera Labs (ALAB) Research & Development (2023 - 2026)

Astera Labs' (ALAB) quarterly Research & Development came in at $21.9 million in Q1 2026, down 66.08% YoY from $64.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 91.04% on a QoQ basis from $244.3 million in Q4 2025.

Astera Labs (ALAB) Research & Development (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Astera Labs (ALAB) has 4 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $21.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 66.08% year-over-year to $21.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $352.3 million (up 38.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $304.0 million, up 51.37% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development retreated to $21.9 million in Q1 2026, from $244.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $244.3 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$33.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 4-year average of $52.4 million and a median of $40.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Research & Development soared 396.19% — and 2026, when it slumped 66.08%.
  • Tracing ALAB's Research & Development over 4 years: stood at -$33.8 million in 2023, then surged by 396.19% to $100.0 million in 2024, then surged by 144.34% to $244.3 million in 2025, then plunged by 91.04% to $21.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $21.9 million (Q1 2026), $244.3 million (Q4 2025), and $19.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 5,000.69 Bn 4,957.21 Bn 61.16 Bn 6.32 Bn
2 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 2,106.48 Bn 2,009.53 Bn 23.77 Bn 2.14 Bn
3 Broadcom 1,866.23 Bn 1,846.60 Bn 15.42 Bn 3.00 Bn
4 Micron Technology 1,057.61 Bn 1,031.59 Bn 35.06 Bn 1.32 Bn
5 Advanced Micro Devices 822.43 Bn 810.09 Bn 5.42 Bn 2.40 Bn
6 Intel 458.91 Bn 444.79 Bn 6.51 Bn 3.37 Bn
7 Aeluma 301.08 Bn 301.05 Bn 386,000.00 882,000.00
8 Arm Holdings 255.32 Bn 251.43 Bn 1.25 Bn -838.00 Mn
9 Texas Instruments 245.36 Bn 238.36 Bn 3.35 Bn 535.00 Mn
10 Astera Labs 54.99 Bn 53.80 Bn 235.14 Mn 21.90 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 21.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 244.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 19.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 66.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 64.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 100.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 50.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 40.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 53.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -33.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 20.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 17.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 15.27 Mn