Smith & Nephew (SNN) Research & Development (2009 - 2024)

Smith & Nephew (SNN) has reported Research & Development for 16 consecutive years, with -$137.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2024.

• Quarterly Research & Development rose 17.47% year-over-year to -$137.0 million in Q4 2024, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2024 was -$648.0 million (up 1.67% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $296.0 million, up 2.42% from the prior year.
• Research & Development improved to -$137.0 million in Q4 2024 per SNN's latest filing, from -$166.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Research & Development for SNN reached as high as -$137.0 million in Q4 2024 and fell as low as -$174.0 million in Q4 2022.
• A 5-year average of -$159.2 million and a median of -$166.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2020 — Research & Development surged 49.32% — and 2021, when it retreated 15.54%.
• Year by year, Research & Development stood at -$148.0 million in 2020, then slipped by 15.54% to -$171.0 million in 2021, then slipped by 1.75% to -$174.0 million in 2022, then rose by 4.6% to -$166.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 17.47% to -$137.0 million in 2024.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$137.0 million, -$166.0 million, and -$174.0 million for Q4 2024, Q4 2023, and Q4 2022 respectively.