Elbit Systems (ESLT) Research & Development (2009 - 2025)

Elbit Systems (ESLT) reported Research & Development of $144.1 million for Q4 2025, up 9.84% year-over-year from $131.2 million in Q4 2024, and up 11.61% quarter-over-quarter from $129.1 million in Q3 2025.

Elbit Systems (ESLT) Research & Development (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Elbit Systems (ESLT) has 17 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $144.1 million in Q4 2025.

  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 came in at $144.1 million, up 9.84% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $517.1 million (up 10.88% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $517.1 million, up 10.88% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development climbed to $144.1 million in Q4 2025 per ESLT's latest filing, from $129.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $144.1 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $84.3 million in Q1 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $111.9 million and a median of $113.6 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • On a YoY basis, Research & Development climbed as much as 25.01% in 2024 and fell as far as 10.69% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $114.0 million in 2021, then grew by 10.07% to $125.4 million in 2022, then fell by 6.43% to $117.4 million in 2023, then climbed by 11.79% to $131.2 million in 2024, then grew by 9.84% to $144.1 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows ESLT's Research & Development at $144.1 million in Q4 2025, $129.1 million in Q3 2025, and $129.7 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 406,069.86
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 440.00 Mn
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 627.00 Mn
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 903.00 Mn
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn -
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn -
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn -
10 Elbit Systems 9,521.51 -445.57 Mn 529.79 Mn 144.10 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 144.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 129.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 129.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 114.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 131.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 119.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 116.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 98.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 117.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 103.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 93.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 110.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 125.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 113.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 96.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 100.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 113.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 101.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 95.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 84.26 Mn