Axt (AXTI) Research & Development (2011 - 2025)

Axt (AXTI) reported Research & Development of $2.4 million for Q4 2025, down 42.1% YoY from $4.1 million in Q4 2024, and up 136.23% on a QoQ basis from $1.0 million in Q3 2025.

Axt (AXTI) Research & Development (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Axt has reported Research & Development for 15 years, with the latest figure at $2.4 million in Q4 2025.

  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 came in at $2.4 million, down 42.1% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $9.0 million (down 37.78% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $9.0 million, down 37.78% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $2.4 million for Q4 2025 at Axt, up from $1.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $4.1 million in Q4 2024, with the low at $1.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $3.0 million and a median of $3.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Research & Development soared 70.93% — and 2025, when it tumbled 70.54%.
  • Axt's Research & Development stood at $2.8 million in 2021, then jumped by 32.83% to $3.7 million in 2022, then fell by 22.99% to $2.8 million in 2023, then jumped by 46.56% to $4.1 million in 2024, then plunged by 42.1% to $2.4 million in 2025.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $2.4 million (Q4 2025), $1.0 million (Q3 2025), and $2.5 million (Q2 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 Axt 2.66 Bn 2.53 Bn 4.83 Mn 2.39 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 2.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 3.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 3.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 3.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 2.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 2.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 3.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 3.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 3.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 3.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 2.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 2.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 2.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 2.41 Mn