Pixelworks (PXLW) Research & Development (2010 - 2025)

Pixelworks (PXLW) posted quarterly Research & Development of -$14.5 million for Q4 2025, up 27.21% year-over-year from -$11.4 million in Q4 2024, and down 354.3% on a QoQ basis from $5.7 million in Q3 2025.

Pixelworks (PXLW) Research & Development (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pixelworks (PXLW) has reported Research & Development for 16 consecutive years, with -$14.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 27.21% year-over-year to -$14.5 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $3.7 million (down 16.72% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.7 million, down 16.72% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at -$14.5 million for Q4 2025 at Pixelworks, down from $5.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $8.8 million in Q3 2023, with the low at -$20.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $4.8 million, with a median of $6.9 million recorded in 2021.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development increased 27.73% in 2022 and slumped 387.42% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $7.0 million in 2021, then dropped by 8.67% to $6.4 million in 2022, then advanced by 8.73% to $7.0 million in 2023, then sank by 387.42% to -$20.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 27.21% to -$14.5 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$14.5 million, $5.7 million, and $6.0 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 4,798.43 Bn 4,754.95 Bn 61.16 Bn 6.32 Bn
2 Micron Technology 1,164.41 Bn 1,138.39 Bn 35.06 Bn 1.32 Bn
3 Advanced Micro Devices 882.18 Bn 869.83 Bn 5.42 Bn 2.40 Bn
4 Intel 645.64 Bn 626.45 Bn 5.35 Bn 3.38 Bn
5 Aeluma 370.26 Bn 370.22 Bn 386,000.00 882,000.00
6 Arm Holdings 358.73 Bn 355.13 Bn 1.46 Bn -698.00 Mn
7 Texas Instruments 271.25 Bn 266.15 Bn 2.80 Bn 510.00 Mn
8 Marvell Technology 239.95 Bn 236.10 Bn 1.26 Bn 652.30 Mn
9 Qualcomm 193.93 Bn 184.13 Bn 4.16 Bn 2.46 Bn
10 Pixelworks 33.40 Mn 47.02 Mn -11.01 Mn -14.55 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -14.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 5.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 6.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -19.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 7.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 8.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 8.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 6.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 8.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 6.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 8.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 8.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 7.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 7.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 6.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 6.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 6.79 Mn