SunPower (SPWR) Research & Development (2024 - 2026)

SunPower (SPWR) reported Research & Development of $3.5 million for Q1 2026, down 58.47% on a YoY basis from $8.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 301.25% sequentially from $882000.0 in Q4 2025.

SunPower (SPWR) Research & Development (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

SunPower (SPWR) has 3 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $3.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 58.47% year-over-year to $3.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $10.9 million (down 20.35% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $623000.0, down 90.87% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development rose to $3.5 million in Q1 2026, from $882000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $8.5 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$648000.0 in Q3 2025.
  • A 3-year average of $2.9 million and a median of $1.6 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Peak annual rise in Research & Development reached 581.64% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 159.29% in 2025.
  • Tracing SPWR's Research & Development over 3 years: stood at $3.1 million in 2024, then slumped by 71.22% to $882000.0 in 2025, then surged by 301.25% to $3.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SPWR's Research & Development at $3.5 million in Q1 2026, $882000.0 in Q4 2025, and -$648000.0 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 First Solar 22.08 Bn 19.65 Bn 486.13 Mn 66.94 Mn
2 Nextpower 15.32 Bn 14.23 Bn 297.38 Mn 43.17 Mn
3 Enphase Energy 4.98 Bn 4.05 Bn 100.39 Mn 48.09 Mn
4 JinkoSolar Holding 3.20 Bn -107.75 Mn 147.66 Mn -33.12 Mn
5 Solaredge Technologies 2.60 Bn 2.04 Bn 68.28 Mn 27.45 Mn
6 Sunrun 2.35 Bn 687.09 Mn 407.49 Mn 178.53 Mn
7 Shoals Technologies 1.55 Bn 1.55 Bn 41.01 Mn -
8 Canadian Solar 925.64 Mn 166.07 Mn 124.40 Mn 21.68 Mn
9 Array Technologies 843.55 Mn 642.85 Mn 63.00 Mn -
10 SunPower 60.05 Mn 58.92 Mn 44.69 Mn 3.54 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 3.54 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 882,000.00
Sep 28, 2025 -648,000.00
Jun 29, 2025 7.16 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 8.52 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 3.07 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 1.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.62 Mn