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

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DateValue
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