Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) recorded quarterly Research & Development of $4.4 million in Q1 2026, up 16.89% quarter-over-quarter from $3.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 1.75% on a YoY basis from $4.4 million in Q1 2025.

Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Comtech Telecommunications' Research & Development history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 1.75% year-over-year to $4.4 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $17.6 million (changed 0.41% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $17.4 million, down 27.7% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $4.4 million for Q1 2026 at Comtech Telecommunications, up from $3.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $14.3 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $3.7 million in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $8.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $6.8 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Research & Development plunged 68.75% in 2024, then surged 33.73% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $12.8 million in 2022, then sank by 38.73% to $7.8 million in 2023, then sank by 52.47% to $3.7 million in 2024, then climbed by 2.07% to $3.8 million in 2025, then advanced by 16.89% to $4.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $4.4 million (Q1 2026), $3.8 million (Q4 2025), and $4.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn 2.38 Bn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn 221.46 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn 252.00 Mn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn 744.00 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn 90.60 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn 51.81 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn 7.13 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn 25.66 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn 165.00 Mn
10 Comtech Telecommunications 140.28 Mn 107.46 Mn 36.22 Mn 4.43 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 4.43 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 3.79 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 4.92 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 4.43 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 4.35 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 3.71 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 3.68 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 5.75 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 6.84 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 7.81 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 11.76 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 11.68 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 12.44 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 12.75 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 13.15 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 14.26 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 12.63 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 12.50 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 11.76 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 13.09 Mn