Novanta (NOVTU) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

Novanta (NOVTU) reported Research & Development of $23.3 million for Q2 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from $23.2 million in Q2 2025, and up 1.68% quarter-over-quarter from $22.9 million in Q4 2025.

Novanta (NOVTU) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Novanta has reported Research & Development for 17 years, with the latest figure at $23.3 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development changed 0.06% year-over-year to $23.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $95.5 million (changed 0.01% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $95.5 million, changed 0.03% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q2 2026 stood at $23.3 million, up from $22.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $25.3 million in Q2 2025, with the low at $20.9 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $23.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $23.2 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development increased 27.33% — and 2025, when it fell 9.56%.
  • Novanta's Research & Development stood at $21.9 million in 2022, then gained by 7.07% to $23.5 million in 2023, then advanced by 7.82% to $25.3 million in 2024, then slipped by 9.56% to $22.9 million in 2025, then grew by 1.68% to $23.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $23.3 million (Q2 2026), $22.9 million (Q4 2025), and $24.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Coherent 67.67 Bn 66.37 Bn 679.95 Mn 185.99 Mn
2 Keysight Technologies 57.00 Bn 54.83 Bn 995.00 Mn 303.00 Mn
3 Garmin 45.82 Bn 43.12 Bn 1.04 Bn 295.82 Mn
4 Teledyne Technologies 28.64 Bn 28.34 Bn 673.80 Mn 84.60 Mn
5 Mks 21.67 Bn 21.10 Bn 507.00 Mn 81.00 Mn
6 Fortive 19.42 Bn 19.07 Bn 675.50 Mn 66.50 Mn
7 Trimble 12.42 Bn 12.19 Bn 646.30 Mn 169.50 Mn
8 Cognex 10.23 Bn 9.94 Bn 190.94 Mn 37.03 Mn
9 Esco Technologies 7.86 Bn 7.77 Bn 131.32 Mn -
10 Novanta - - 113.58 Mn 23.25 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 3, 2026 23.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 22.87 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 24.09 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 25.29 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 23.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 25.29 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 23.25 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 23.73 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 23.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 23.45 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 22.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 23.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 22.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 21.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 21.35 Mn
Jul 1, 2022 21.59 Mn
Apr 1, 2022 20.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 19.42 Mn
Oct 1, 2021 17.47 Mn
Jul 2, 2021 16.95 Mn