Align Technology (ALGN) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Align Technology (ALGN) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $102.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 5.84% year-over-year to $102.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $377.0 million, a 0.87% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $369.9 million, up 1.57% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $102.0 million for Q2 2026 at Align Technology, up from $98.7 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $102.0 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at $71.8 million in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $88.2 million and a median of $88.6 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development surged 31.67% in 2022 and fell 12.48% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $83.5 million in 2022, then fell by 1.63% to $82.2 million in 2023, then rose by 15.48% to $94.9 million in 2024, then dropped by 12.48% to $83.0 million in 2025, then rose by 22.88% to $102.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $102.0 million (Q2 2026), $98.7 million (Q1 2026), and $83.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.