Imax (IMAX) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

Imax (IMAX) posted quarterly Research & Development of $1.7 million for Q2 2026, up 7.33% year-on-year from $1.5 million in Q2 2025, and down 8.26% on a QoQ basis from $1.8 million in Q1 2026.

Imax (IMAX) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Imax (IMAX) has reported Research & Development for 17 consecutive years, with $1.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 7.33% year-over-year to $1.7 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $6.4 million (up 71.3% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.8 million, up 13.97% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development retreated to $1.7 million in Q2 2026 per IMAX's latest filing, from $1.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for IMAX reached as high as $2.8 million in Q3 2023 and fell as low as -$265000.0 in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $1.7 million and a median of $1.6 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Research & Development plunged 109.56% — and 2025, when it soared 667.92%.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $1.6 million in 2022, then jumped by 66.69% to $2.7 million in 2023, then slumped by 57.75% to $1.2 million in 2024, then climbed by 26.17% to $1.5 million in 2025, then gained by 14.06% to $1.7 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $1.7 million, $1.8 million, and $1.5 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Netflix 286.85 Bn 277.73 Bn 6.52 Bn 823.84 Mn
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 177.38 Bn 10.75 Bn -
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 71.03 Bn 68.89 Bn 4.25 Bn -
4 Live Nation Entertainment 40.94 Bn 32.48 Bn 1.31 Bn -
5 Liberty Media 29.72 Bn 29.06 Bn 298.00 Mn -
6 Roku 20.90 Bn 18.52 Bn 564.94 Mn 221.22 Mn
7 TKO Group Holdings 20.86 Bn 19.17 Bn 862.52 Mn -
8 Fox 20.85 Bn 17.36 Bn - -
9 News 16.48 Bn 15.01 Bn - -
10 Imax 2.38 Bn 2.33 Bn 62.90 Mn 1.66 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 1.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -265,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 2.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 2.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 2.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 1.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 1.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 1.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 1.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 2.03 Mn