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

Comtech Telecommunications' (CMTL) quarterly Research & Development came in at $5.2 million in Q2 2026, up 17.97% year-on-year from $4.4 million in Q2 2025, and up 17.83% quarter-over-quarter 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 17.97% year-over-year to $5.2 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was $18.4 million, a 13.53% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $17.4 million, down 27.7% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development climbed to $5.2 million in Q2 2026 per CMTL's latest filing, from $4.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $14.3 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $3.7 million in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $6.3 million (2024), against an average of $8.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development plunged 68.75% in 2024 and jumped 33.73% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $12.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 38.73% to $7.8 million in 2023, then tumbled by 52.47% to $3.7 million in 2024, then climbed by 2.07% to $3.8 million in 2025, then jumped by 37.73% to $5.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CMTL Research & Development figures stand at $5.2 million (Q2 2026), $4.4 million (Q1 2026), and $3.8 million (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 444.27 Bn 427.63 Bn 10.08 Bn 2.38 Bn
2 Motorola Solutions 68.42 Bn 67.56 Bn 1.36 Bn 252.00 Mn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 63.57 Bn 58.72 Bn 9.10 Bn 744.00 Mn
4 Lumentum Holdings 59.61 Bn 56.43 Bn 357.00 Mn 90.60 Mn
5 Ciena 57.62 Bn 56.33 Bn 625.52 Mn 221.46 Mn
6 Nokia 52.70 Bn 45.22 Bn 9.86 Bn -20.48 Mn
7 Ubiquiti 32.00 Bn 31.63 Bn 370.71 Mn 51.81 Mn
8 AST SpaceMobile 17.20 Bn 17.78 Bn 3.67 Mn 7.13 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 12.59 Bn 12.48 Bn 742.00 Mn 165.00 Mn
10 Comtech Telecommunications 52.86 Mn 24.36 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