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

Imax's (IMAX) quarterly Research & Development came in at $1.8 million in Q1 2026, up 36.87% year-on-year from $1.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 24.33% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 million in Q4 2025.

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

Imax has disclosed Research & Development across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $1.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $1.8 million, up 36.87% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.3 million (up 48.84% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.8 million, up 13.97% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $1.8 million for Q1 2026 at Imax, up from $1.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $2.8 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$265000.0 in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $1.5 million (2025), against an average of $1.7 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development plunged 109.56% in 2024 and surged 667.92% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Imax's Research & Development stood at $1.6 million in 2022, then surged by 66.69% to $2.7 million in 2023, then sank by 57.75% to $1.2 million in 2024, then grew by 26.17% to $1.5 million in 2025, then grew by 24.33% to $1.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $1.8 million (Q1 2026), $1.5 million (Q4 2025), and $1.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Netflix 327.69 Bn 315.40 Bn 11.41 Bn 959.70 Mn
2 Walt Disney 184.70 Bn 191.31 Bn 23.68 Bn -
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 65.23 Bn 63.09 Bn 4.25 Bn -
4 Brera Holdings 53.07 Bn 53.07 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 39.71 Bn 31.25 Bn 1.31 Bn -
6 Liberty Media 21.13 Bn 21.80 Bn 298.00 Mn -
7 Fox 20.41 Bn 16.92 Bn - -
8 Roku 20.39 Bn 18.01 Bn 564.94 Mn 189.49 Mn
9 News 15.92 Bn 14.45 Bn - -
10 Imax 2.39 Bn 2.22 Bn 45.81 Mn 1.80 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 2.20 Mn