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

Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) reported Research & Development of $5.2 million for Q2 2026, up 17.97% year-over-year from $4.4 million in Q2 2025, and up 17.83% on a QoQ basis from $4.4 million in Q1 2026.

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

Comtech Telecommunications' Research & Development history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $5.2 million for Q2 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q2 2026 came in at $5.2 million, up 17.97% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $18.4 million (up 13.53% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $17.4 million, down 27.7% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $5.2 million for Q2 2026 at Comtech Telecommunications, up from $4.4 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.
  • A 5-year average of $8.0 million and a median of $6.3 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development sank 68.75% in 2024 and soared 33.73% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $12.8 million in 2022, then plunged by 38.73% to $7.8 million in 2023, then plunged by 52.47% to $3.7 million in 2024, then rose by 2.07% to $3.8 million in 2025, then jumped by 37.73% to $5.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $5.2 million (Q2 2026), $4.4 million (Q1 2026), and $3.8 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 469.93 Bn 453.29 Bn 10.08 Bn 2.38 Bn
2 Motorola Solutions 65.69 Bn 64.83 Bn 1.36 Bn 252.00 Mn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 63.18 Bn 58.34 Bn 8.25 Bn 744.00 Mn
4 Ciena 60.70 Bn 59.40 Bn 625.52 Mn 221.46 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 60.35 Bn 57.18 Bn 357.00 Mn 90.60 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 35.71 Bn 35.34 Bn 370.71 Mn 51.81 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 23.10 Bn 23.68 Bn -69.36 Mn 7.13 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 12.30 Bn 11.86 Bn 43.92 Mn 25.66 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.58 Bn 11.47 Bn 742.00 Mn 165.00 Mn
10 Comtech Telecommunications 71.28 Mn 42.78 Mn 36.07 Mn 5.22 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 5.22 Mn
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