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Semtech (SMTC) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Semtech's quarterly Research & Development came in at $51.2 million in Q1 2026, up 9.77% year-on-year from $46.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.67% quarter-over-quarter from $49.4 million in Q4 2025.

Semtech has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $51.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 9.77% year-over-year to $51.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $196.3 million (up 14.89% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $196.3 million, up 14.89% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $51.2 million, up from $49.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $52.5 million in Q1 2023, with the low at $35.1 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $44.6 million, with a median of $46.7 million recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development soared 37.11% in 2023 and declined 20.95% in 2024.
  • Tracing SMTC's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $35.1 million in 2022, then surged by 33.82% to $46.9 million in 2023, then fell by 9.27% to $42.6 million in 2024, then grew by 16.07% to $49.4 million in 2025, then rose by 3.67% to $51.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $51.2 million (Q1 2026), $49.4 million (Q4 2025), and $48.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 5,449.54 Bn 5,406.06 Bn 61.16 Bn 6.32 Bn
2 Broadcom 2,169.43 Bn 2,155.26 Bn 13.16 Bn 2.97 Bn
3 Micron Technology 1,165.12 Bn 1,150.53 Bn 17.76 Bn 1.25 Bn
4 Advanced Micro Devices 831.96 Bn 819.61 Bn 5.42 Bn 2.40 Bn
5 Intel 549.93 Bn 530.74 Bn 5.35 Bn 3.38 Bn
6 Texas Instruments 266.58 Bn 261.48 Bn 2.80 Bn 510.00 Mn
7 Qualcomm 243.81 Bn 234.01 Bn 4.16 Bn 2.46 Bn
8 Analog Devices 196.60 Bn 193.16 Bn 2.44 Bn 509.32 Mn
9 Marvell Technology 188.85 Bn 188.78 Bn 1.26 Bn 652.30 Mn
10 Semtech 13.21 Bn 13.01 Bn 138.27 Mn 51.22 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 25, 2026 51.22 Mn
Oct 26, 2025 49.40 Mn
Jul 27, 2025 48.20 Mn
Apr 27, 2025 47.53 Mn
Jan 26, 2025 46.66 Mn
Oct 27, 2024 42.56 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 40.08 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 41.60 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 41.51 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 46.91 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 47.43 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 50.60 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 52.50 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 35.06 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 40.60 Mn
May 1, 2022 38.79 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 38.29 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 37.35 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 35.50 Mn
May 2, 2021 36.79 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 32.83 Mn
Oct 25, 2020 27.89 Mn
Jul 26, 2020 29.22 Mn
Apr 26, 2020 27.59 Mn
Jan 26, 2020 27.36 Mn
Oct 27, 2019 26.98 Mn
Jul 28, 2019 25.88 Mn
Apr 28, 2019 27.15 Mn
Jan 27, 2019 27.62 Mn
Oct 28, 2018 27.15 Mn
Jul 29, 2018 28.08 Mn
Apr 29, 2018 26.20 Mn
Jan 28, 2018 24.02 Mn
Oct 29, 2017 27.63 Mn
Jul 30, 2017 27.43 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 25.98 Mn
Jan 29, 2017 25.40 Mn
Oct 30, 2016 25.60 Mn
Jul 31, 2016 26.33 Mn
May 1, 2016 25.17 Mn
Jan 31, 2016 28.97 Mn
Oct 25, 2015 26.86 Mn
Jul 26, 2015 28.24 Mn
Apr 26, 2015 29.68 Mn
Jan 25, 2015 34.98 Mn
Oct 26, 2014 28.40 Mn
Jul 27, 2014 28.17 Mn
Apr 27, 2014 27.81 Mn
Jan 26, 2014 37.81 Mn
Oct 27, 2013 31.95 Mn
Jul 28, 2013 33.13 Mn
Apr 28, 2013 34.56 Mn
Jan 27, 2013 29.96 Mn
Oct 28, 2012 33.35 Mn
Jul 29, 2012 32.61 Mn
Apr 29, 2012 24.08 Mn
Jan 29, 2012 19.34 Mn
Oct 30, 2011 20.49 Mn
Jul 31, 2011 22.23 Mn
May 1, 2011 18.53 Mn
Jan 30, 2011 18.52 Mn
Oct 31, 2010 18.40 Mn
Aug 1, 2010 17.40 Mn
May 2, 2010 15.30 Mn
Jan 31, 2010 13.71 Mn
Oct 25, 2009 10.47 Mn
Jul 26, 2009 10.59 Mn