American Superconductor (AMSC) Research & Development (2009 - 2025)

American Superconductor (AMSC) posted Research & Development of $3.5 million for Q4 2025, down 4.99% on a QoQ basis from $3.7 million in Q3 2025, and up 18.1% year-over-year from $3.0 million in Q4 2024.

American Superconductor (AMSC) Research & Development (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

American Superconductor's Research & Development history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.5 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 18.1% year-over-year to $3.5 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $15.1 million (up 47.3% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $11.4 million, up 42.97% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $3.5 million for Q4 2025 at American Superconductor, down from $3.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $11.0 million in Q1 2021 and bottomed at $1.6 million in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $3.5 million and a median of $2.7 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development slumped 81.95% — and 2025, when it jumped 88.28%.
  • American Superconductor's Research & Development stood at $2.7 million in 2021, then slipped by 21.6% to $2.1 million in 2022, then gained by 5.57% to $2.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 36.43% to $3.0 million in 2024, then rose by 18.1% to $3.5 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows AMSC's Research & Development at $3.5 million in Q4 2025, $3.7 million in Q3 2025, and $4.3 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 334.00 Mn
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 211.00 Mn
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn -
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 358.00 Mn
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn -
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn -
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn -
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 180.00 Mn
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn -
10 American Superconductor 1.40 Bn 1.40 Bn 22.85 Mn 3.54 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 3.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 1.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 1.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 2.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 2.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 2.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 10.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 2.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 2.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 3.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 11.02 Mn