Align Technology (ALGN) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Align Technology (ALGN) reported Research & Development of $98.7 million for Q1 2026, up 1.5% year-over-year from $97.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 18.81% quarter-over-quarter from $83.0 million in Q4 2025.
Align Technology (ALGN) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Align Technology (ALGN) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $98.7 million in Q1 2026.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $98.7 million, up 1.5% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $371.4 million (changed 0.49% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $369.9 million, up 1.57% from the prior year.
- Research & Development grew to $98.7 million in Q1 2026 per ALGN's latest filing, from $83.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $98.7 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $71.8 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $87.3 million and a median of $88.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Research & Development soared 31.67% in 2022, then retreated 12.48% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $83.5 million in 2022, then retreated by 1.63% to $82.2 million in 2023, then gained by 15.48% to $94.9 million in 2024, then declined by 12.48% to $83.0 million in 2025, then increased by 18.81% to $98.7 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ALGN's Research & Development at $98.7 million in Q1 2026, $83.0 million in Q4 2025, and $93.3 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intuitive Surgical | 148.09 Bn | 143.69 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 361.90 Mn |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 41.00 Bn | 39.99 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 249.00 Mn |
| 3 | Medline | 30.38 Bn | 36.22 Bn | 1.84 Bn | - |
| 4 | Resmed | 28.22 Bn | 26.56 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 94.27 Mn |
| 5 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 23.72 Bn | 23.19 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 15.80 Mn |
| 6 | Solventum | 13.33 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 189.00 Mn |
| 7 | Cooper Companies | 13.12 Bn | 12.99 Bn | 735.40 Mn | 42.50 Mn |
| 8 | Align Technology | 12.86 Bn | 11.80 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 98.66 Mn |
| 9 | Baxter International | 10.51 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 139.00 Mn |
| 10 | Aptargroup | 7.72 Bn | 7.52 Bn | 351.91 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 98.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 83.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 93.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 96.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 97.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 94.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 85.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 92.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 91.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 82.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 88.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 88.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 87.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 83.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 76.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 72.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 71.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 72.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 65.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 57.72 Mn |