Growth Metrics

Glaukos (GKOS) Research & Development (2014 - 2026)

Glaukos (GKOS) reported Research & Development of $44.1 million for Q1 2026, up 36.45% year-over-year from $32.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.13% on a QoQ basis from $43.7 million in Q4 2025.

Glaukos (GKOS) has 13 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $44.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 36.45% year-over-year to $44.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $162.4 million (up 17.64% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $150.6 million, up 10.4% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development climbed to $44.1 million in Q1 2026 per GKOS's latest filing, from $43.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $44.1 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $26.9 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $34.7 million (2024), against an average of $34.9 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Research & Development declined 12.64%; it then jumped 36.45% in 2026.
  • Tracing GKOS's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $35.8 million in 2022, then gained by 3.49% to $37.1 million in 2023, then retreated by 1.44% to $36.5 million in 2024, then grew by 19.5% to $43.7 million in 2025, then grew by 1.13% to $44.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest GKOS Research & Development figures stand at $44.1 million (Q1 2026), $43.7 million (Q4 2025), and $38.1 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 152.82 Bn 146.17 Bn 6.27 Bn 767.00 Mn
2 Stryker 115.07 Bn 112.19 Bn 3.81 Bn 413.00 Mn
3 Medtronic 95.25 Bn 87.08 Bn 5.76 Bn 722.00 Mn
4 Boston Scientific 71.38 Bn 70.17 Bn 3.61 Bn 516.00 Mn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 51.08 Bn 47.41 Bn 1.29 Bn 263.30 Mn
6 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn -461.27 Mn
7 Dexcom 28.84 Bn 27.72 Bn 750.30 Mn 145.30 Mn
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.56 Bn 26.49 Bn 1.98 Bn 345.00 Mn
9 Steris 20.71 Bn 20.30 Bn 697.10 Mn 28.80 Mn
10 Glaukos 6.00 Bn 5.90 Bn 117.23 Mn 44.15 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 44.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 43.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 38.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 36.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 32.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 36.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 34.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 34.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 30.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 37.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 33.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 33.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 35.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 35.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 28.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 31.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 26.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 26.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 28.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 24.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 21.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 21.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 20.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 18.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 24.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 20.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 17.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 17.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 13.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 12.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 13.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 12.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 10.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 10.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 9.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 9.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 8.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 7.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 7.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 6.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 7.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 6.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 6.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 7.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 5.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 5.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 5.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 4.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 4.38 Mn