Celestica (CLS) Research & Development (2024 - 2026)

Celestica (CLS) reported Research & Development of $41.2 million for Q1 2026, up 134.09% year-over-year from $17.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 36.42% quarter-over-quarter from $30.2 million in Q4 2025.

Celestica (CLS) Research & Development (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Celestica (CLS) has 3 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $41.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $41.2 million, up 134.09% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $141.8 million (up 79.27% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $118.2 million, up 51.54% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development advanced to $41.2 million in Q1 2026 per CLS's latest filing, from $30.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $41.2 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $16.5 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 3-year average of $26.4 million and a median of $23.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Research & Development advanced 6.67% in 2025, then surged 134.09% in 2026.
  • A 3-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $23.4 million in 2024, then grew by 29.06% to $30.2 million in 2025, then surged by 36.42% to $41.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CLS's Research & Development at $41.2 million in Q1 2026, $30.2 million in Q4 2025, and $36.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Amphenol 170.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 2.80 Bn -
2 Corning 152.19 Bn 150.97 Bn 1.53 Bn 278.00 Mn
3 TE Connectivity 62.31 Bn 61.34 Bn 1.75 Bn 237.00 Mn
4 Flex 56.36 Bn 54.72 Bn 702.00 Mn -
5 Celestica 42.71 Bn 42.33 Bn 437.20 Mn 41.20 Mn
6 Jabil 37.62 Bn 35.80 Bn 746.00 Mn 7.00 Mn
7 Fabrinet 22.26 Bn 21.31 Bn 144.34 Mn -
8 Ttm Technologies 17.40 Bn 16.99 Bn 181.18 Mn 7.81 Mn
9 Sanmina 13.70 Bn 12.12 Bn 353.79 Mn 7.99 Mn
10 Vicor 12.32 Bn 11.92 Bn 62.37 Mn 22.29 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 41.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 30.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 36.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 34.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 17.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 23.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 18.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 19.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 16.50 Mn