Growth Metrics

Mercury Systems (MRCY) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

Mercury Systems recorded quarterly Research & Development of $15.0 million in Q1 2026, down 2.39% quarter-over-quarter from $15.4 million in Q4 2025, and down 6.06% year-over-year from $16.0 million in Q1 2025.

Mercury Systems' Research & Development history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $15.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 6.06% year-over-year to $15.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $55.5 million (down 26.16% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $67.6 million, down 33.24% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $15.0 million for Q1 2026 at Mercury Systems, down from $15.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $31.9 million in Q3 2023 to a low of $11.9 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $21.8 million and a median of $21.6 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development climbed 14.79% in 2023 and sank 42.32% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Mercury Systems' Research & Development stood at $26.9 million in 2022, then increased by 5.84% to $28.5 million in 2023, then fell by 24.96% to $21.4 million in 2024, then fell by 28.02% to $15.4 million in 2025, then slipped by 2.39% to $15.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $15.0 million, $15.4 million, and $13.2 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 General Electric 316.77 Bn 306.03 Bn 9.11 Bn 440.00 Mn
2 Rtx 238.61 Bn 233.51 Bn 9.08 Bn 627.00 Mn
3 Boeing 172.59 Bn 151.68 Bn 2.55 Bn 903.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 122.59 Bn 120.70 Bn 2.08 Bn -
5 Howmet Aerospace 102.88 Bn 100.44 Bn 854.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 92.64 Bn 88.99 Bn 9.09 Bn -
7 Rocket Lab 82.19 Bn 80.92 Bn 76.49 Mn 80.51 Mn
8 Northrop Grumman 78.95 Bn 76.86 Bn 3.45 Bn -
9 TransDigm 70.63 Bn 66.75 Bn 1.51 Bn -
10 Mercury Systems 5.85 Bn 5.52 Bn 69.05 Mn 15.01 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 27, 2026 15.01 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 15.38 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 13.18 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 11.91 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 15.98 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 21.37 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 18.38 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 19.42 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 21.56 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 28.48 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 31.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 27.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 26.52 Mn
Dec 30, 2022 26.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 27.77 Mn
Jul 1, 2022 24.57 Mn
Apr 1, 2022 25.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 28.34 Mn
Oct 1, 2021 28.88 Mn
Jul 2, 2021 27.72 Mn
Apr 2, 2021 30.22 Mn
Jan 1, 2021 28.13 Mn
Oct 2, 2020 27.42 Mn
Jul 3, 2020 26.99 Mn
Mar 27, 2020 24.97 Mn
Dec 27, 2019 24.66 Mn
Sep 27, 2019 21.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 20.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 17.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 16.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 14.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 14.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 15.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 15.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 13.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 13.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 14.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 13.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 12.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 10.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 8.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 8.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 8.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 12.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 8.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 7.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 7.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 8.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 8.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 10.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 9.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 7.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 7.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 7.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 10.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 10.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 11.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 11.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 11.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 12.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 10.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 10.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 10.90 Mn