Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Research & Development (2021 - 2026)

Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) reported Research & Development of $101.0 million for Q1 2026, up 17.44% on a YoY basis from $86.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 7.45% quarter-over-quarter from $94.0 million in Q4 2025.

Bausch & Lomb (BLCO) Research & Development (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bausch & Lomb has reported Research & Development for 6 years, with the latest figure at $101.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 17.44% year-over-year to $101.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $386.0 million (up 11.24% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $371.0 million, up 8.16% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $101.0 million, up from $94.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $101.0 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $75.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $85.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $84.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development grew 22.22% — and 2024, when it declined 1.18%.
  • Bausch & Lomb's Research & Development stood at $78.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 2.56% to $80.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 16.25% to $93.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 1.08% to $94.0 million in 2025, then grew by 7.45% to $101.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $101.0 million (Q1 2026), $94.0 million (Q4 2025), and $95.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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 Bausch & Lomb 5.32 Bn 5.12 Bn 973.00 Mn 101.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 101.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 94.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 95.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 96.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 86.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 93.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 84.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 84.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 82.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 80.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 82.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 85.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 77.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 78.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 77.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 75.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 77.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 70.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 63.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 71.00 Mn