Mks (MKSI) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Mks' (MKSI) quarterly Research & Development came in at $81.0 million in Q1 2026, up 15.71% year-on-year from $70.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.19% quarter-over-quarter from $77.0 million in Q4 2025.

Mks (MKSI) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Mks has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $81.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $81.0 million, up 15.71% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $310.0 million (up 14.39% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $299.0 million, up 10.33% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $81.0 million for Q1 2026 at Mks, up from $77.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $81.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $52.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $70.0 million (2023), against an average of $69.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 43.14% in 2022 and fell 12.0% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Mks' Research & Development stood at $73.0 million in 2022, then fell by 4.11% to $70.0 million in 2023, then declined by 7.14% to $65.0 million in 2024, then rose by 18.46% to $77.0 million in 2025, then grew by 5.19% to $81.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $81.0 million (Q1 2026), $77.0 million (Q4 2025), and $76.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Coherent 75.99 Bn 74.70 Bn 679.95 Mn 185.99 Mn
2 Keysight Technologies 56.90 Bn 54.72 Bn 995.00 Mn 303.00 Mn
3 Garmin 45.32 Bn 42.62 Bn 1.04 Bn 295.82 Mn
4 Teledyne Technologies 28.36 Bn 28.06 Bn 673.80 Mn 84.60 Mn
5 Mks 21.03 Bn 20.46 Bn 507.00 Mn 81.00 Mn
6 Fortive 18.96 Bn 18.61 Bn 675.50 Mn 66.50 Mn
7 Trimble 12.56 Bn 12.32 Bn 646.30 Mn 169.50 Mn
8 Cognex 10.39 Bn 10.09 Bn 190.94 Mn 37.03 Mn
9 Esco Technologies 7.65 Bn 7.56 Bn 131.32 Mn -
10 Sensata Technologies Holding 7.33 Bn 6.69 Bn 286.30 Mn 31.90 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 81.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 77.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 76.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 76.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 70.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 65.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 70.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 66.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 70.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 70.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 71.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 75.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 72.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 73.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 63.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 53.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 52.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 51.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 52.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 50.00 Mn