Ambarella (AMBA) Research & Development (2011 - 2026)

Ambarella (AMBA) reported Research & Development of $58.5 million for Q1 2026, up 2.98% YoY from $56.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.78% on a QoQ basis from $61.5 million in Q4 2025.

Ambarella (AMBA) Research & Development (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ambarella has reported Research & Development for 16 years, with the latest figure at $58.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $58.5 million, up 2.98% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $238.5 million (up 5.49% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $238.5 million, up 5.49% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $58.5 million for Q1 2026 at Ambarella, down from $61.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $61.5 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $46.7 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $54.9 million and a median of $54.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development surged 32.31% — and 2024, when it slipped 2.0%.
  • Ambarella's Research & Development stood at $52.9 million in 2022, then gained by 1.59% to $53.7 million in 2023, then advanced by 8.73% to $58.4 million in 2024, then climbed by 5.24% to $61.5 million in 2025, then retreated by 4.78% to $58.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $58.5 million (Q1 2026), $61.5 million (Q4 2025), and $59.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Asml Holding 636.08 Bn 620.57 Bn 5.90 Bn -
2 Applied Materials 406.04 Bn 399.30 Bn 3.95 Bn 233.00 Mn
3 Lam Research 369.24 Bn 364.49 Bn 2.91 Bn 583.20 Mn
4 Kla 240.65 Bn 238.86 Bn 2.09 Bn 388.76 Mn
5 Teradyne 58.07 Bn 57.82 Bn 780.95 Mn 135.56 Mn
6 Qnity Electronics 27.70 Bn 26.85 Bn 618.00 Mn 94.00 Mn
7 Entegris 18.25 Bn 17.80 Bn 380.80 Mn 75.30 Mn
8 Onto Innovation 12.83 Bn 12.17 Bn 146.39 Mn 21.46 Mn
9 Amkor Technology 12.41 Bn 9.90 Bn 318.59 Mn 39.83 Mn
10 Ambarella 3.65 Bn 3.46 Bn 58.91 Mn 58.52 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 58.52 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 61.45 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 59.73 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 58.82 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 56.82 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 58.39 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 56.76 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 54.14 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 51.99 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 53.70 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 54.92 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 54.44 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 53.05 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 52.86 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 52.34 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 46.69 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 48.54 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 41.36 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 39.56 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 37.87 Mn