Coherent (COHR) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Coherent's (COHR) quarterly Research & Development came in at $186.0 million in Q1 2026, up 23.39% year-on-year from $150.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 12.24% quarter-over-quarter from $165.7 million in Q4 2025.

Coherent (COHR) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Coherent has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $186.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $186.0 million, up 23.39% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $662.3 million (up 19.8% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $581.9 million, up 21.54% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $186.0 million for Q1 2026 at Coherent, up from $165.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $186.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $95.9 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $127.5 million (2024), against an average of $132.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 36.1% in 2022 and slipped 13.69% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Coherent's Research & Development stood at $128.8 million in 2022, then slipped by 13.69% to $111.2 million in 2023, then gained by 29.41% to $143.9 million in 2024, then gained by 15.19% to $165.7 million in 2025, then rose by 12.24% to $186.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $186.0 million (Q1 2026), $165.7 million (Q4 2025), and $154.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Coherent 75.99 Bn 74.70 Bn 679.95 Mn 185.99 Mn
2 Keysight Technologies 56.90 Bn 54.72 Bn 995.00 Mn 303.00 Mn
3 Garmin 45.32 Bn 42.62 Bn 1.04 Bn 295.82 Mn
4 Teledyne Technologies 28.36 Bn 28.06 Bn 673.80 Mn 84.60 Mn
5 Mks 21.03 Bn 20.46 Bn 507.00 Mn 81.00 Mn
6 Fortive 18.96 Bn 18.61 Bn 675.50 Mn 66.50 Mn
7 Trimble 12.56 Bn 12.32 Bn 646.30 Mn 169.50 Mn
8 Cognex 10.39 Bn 10.09 Bn 190.94 Mn 37.03 Mn
9 Esco Technologies 7.65 Bn 7.56 Bn 131.32 Mn -
10 Sensata Technologies Holding 7.33 Bn 6.69 Bn 286.30 Mn 31.90 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 185.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 165.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 154.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 155.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 150.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 143.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 131.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 126.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 127.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 111.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 113.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 123.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 126.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 128.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 121.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 95.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 96.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 95.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 88.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 83.77 Mn