Harmonic (HLIT) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Harmonic (HLIT) reported Research & Development of $20.9 million for Q2 2026, up 6.19% on a YoY basis from $19.7 million in Q2 2025, and up 247.45% quarter-over-quarter from -$14.2 million in Q4 2025.

Harmonic (HLIT) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Harmonic has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $20.9 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 6.19% year-over-year to $20.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $65.9 million (up 7.03% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $76.3 million, up 5.17% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q2 2026 stood at $20.9 million, up from -$14.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $33.5 million in Q1 2023, with the low at -$26.3 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $20.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $29.7 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development plunged 184.67% — and 2024, when it soared 35.46%.
  • Harmonic's Research & Development stood at $31.1 million in 2022, then tumbled by 184.67% to -$26.3 million in 2023, then soared by 35.46% to -$17.0 million in 2024, then rose by 16.64% to -$14.2 million in 2025, then jumped by 247.45% to $20.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $20.9 million (Q2 2026), -$14.2 million (Q4 2025), and $29.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn 2.38 Bn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn 221.46 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn 252.00 Mn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn 744.00 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn 90.60 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn 51.81 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn 7.13 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn 25.66 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn 165.00 Mn
10 Harmonic 1.46 Bn 1.35 Bn 63.62 Mn 20.88 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 3, 2026 20.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -14.16 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 29.70 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 29.44 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 19.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -16.99 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 30.07 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 28.78 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 30.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -26.32 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 30.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 32.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 33.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 31.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 30.47 Mn
Jul 1, 2022 29.92 Mn
Apr 1, 2022 28.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 27.37 Mn
Oct 1, 2021 26.55 Mn
Jul 2, 2021 24.78 Mn