Fuel Tech (FTEK) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

Fuel Tech (FTEK) reported Research & Development of $524000.0 for Q1 2026, down 8.07% on a YoY basis from $570000.0 in Q1 2025, and up 3.97% quarter-over-quarter from $504000.0 in Q4 2025.

Fuel Tech (FTEK) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Fuel Tech has reported Research & Development for 17 years, with the latest figure at $524000.0 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 8.07% year-over-year to $524000.0; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.0 million (up 11.95% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.0 million, up 28.77% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $524000.0, up from $504000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $570000.0 in Q1 2025, with the low at $179000.0 in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $382823.5 across 5 years, with a median of $405000.0 in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development tumbled 46.99% — and 2023, when it soared 147.83%.
  • Fuel Tech's Research & Development stood at $179000.0 in 2022, then surged by 105.03% to $367000.0 in 2023, then gained by 10.35% to $405000.0 in 2024, then grew by 24.44% to $504000.0 in 2025, then advanced by 3.97% to $524000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $524000.0 (Q1 2026), $504000.0 (Q4 2025), and $450000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Aduro Clean Technologies 856.39 Bn 856.36 Bn - 1.22 Mn
2 Veralto 20.76 Bn 19.33 Bn 854.00 Mn 68.00 Mn
3 Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 8.35 Bn 8.08 Bn 205.80 Mn -
4 Federal Signal 7.20 Bn 7.13 Bn 179.40 Mn -
5 Ceco Environmental 3.52 Bn 3.48 Bn 63.92 Mn -
6 PureCycle Technologies 1.57 Bn 1.47 Bn - 1.56 Mn
7 Energy Recovery 497.64 Mn 411.49 Mn 2.70 Mn 2.79 Mn
8 CleanCore Solutions 210.18 Mn 193.13 Mn -419,259.00 -
9 Arq 118.94 Mn 114.26 Mn 9.94 Mn 982,000.00
10 Fuel Tech 4.36 Mn -17.22 Mn 2.64 Mn 524,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 524,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 504,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 450,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 490,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 570,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 405,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 361,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 422,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 376,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 367,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 513,000.00
Jun 30, 2023 413,000.00
Mar 31, 2023 218,000.00
Dec 31, 2022 179,000.00
Sep 30, 2022 207,000.00
Jun 30, 2022 289,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 220,000.00
Dec 31, 2021 262,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 340,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 315,000.00