Growth Metrics

Quantum (QMCO) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Quantum has reported Research & Development over the past 16 years, most recently at $5.6 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Research & Development at $5.6 million for Q4 2025, down 27.46% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $24.8 million (down 25.87% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $31.1 million, down 18.15%.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $5.6 million at Quantum, down from $5.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for QMCO hit a ceiling of $14.6 million in Q4 2021 and a floor of $5.6 million in Q4 2025.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $9.9 million (2022), compared with a mean of $9.8 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: surged 52.33% in 2021 and later crashed 31.12% in 2025.
  • Quantum's Research & Development stood at $14.6 million in 2021, then dropped by 22.95% to $11.3 million in 2022, then fell by 22.13% to $8.8 million in 2023, then dropped by 12.32% to $7.7 million in 2024, then fell by 27.46% to $5.6 million in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Research & Development were $5.6 million (Q4 2025), $5.7 million (Q3 2025), and $6.7 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.