Nextnav (NN) Research & Development (2021 - 2026)
Nextnav (NN) posted Research & Development of $5.46 million for Q2 2026, up 13.2% from $4.82 million a year earlier.
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Nextnav (NN) Research & Development (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Research & Development at Nextnav was $20.38 million, up 24.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $18.95 million, up 16.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Research & Development shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Nextnav's Research & Development was $16.24 million in FY2024 (-16.7%), $19.5 million in FY2023 (+14.3%), $17.06 million in FY2022 (+80.2%) and $9.47 million in FY2021 (+7.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Research & Development in data going back to Q1 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development increased in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 5.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Research & Development in the past five years was Q3 2022, with growth of 130.7%; the weakest was Q3 2024, with a decline of 29.2%.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,943.67 Bn | 4,691.16 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 11.73 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 421.20 Bn | 357.13 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 2.43 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 347.85 Bn | 303.60 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 258.42 Bn | 211.87 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 348.20 Mn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 250.08 Bn | 238.60 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 348.00 Mn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 208.99 Bn | 203.98 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 188.00 Mn |
| 7 | Western Digital | 163.62 Bn | 151.74 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 284.00 Mn |
| 8 | Sony | 143.48 Bn | 93.86 Bn | 6.53 Bn | - |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 83.23 Bn | 61.11 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 10 | Nextnav | 2.38 Bn | 2.38 Bn | -905,000.00 | 5.46 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.53 Mn |
API Access
Nextnav Research & Development API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=NN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "NN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=NN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();