Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) reported Research & Development of $2.4 million for Q1 2026, down 15.93% year-over-year from $2.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 0.86% quarter-over-quarter from $2.4 million in Q4 2025.

Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) has 17 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $2.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $2.4 million, down 15.93% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $9.8 million (up 4.64% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $9.6 million, up 31.81% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development fell to $2.4 million in Q1 2026 per SWBI's latest filing, from $2.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $3.0 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at $1.7 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $2.1 million and a median of $2.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Research & Development soared 45.71% in 2025, then slipped 15.93% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $1.9 million in 2022, then retreated by 7.76% to $1.7 million in 2023, then rose by 28.83% to $2.2 million in 2024, then rose by 9.55% to $2.4 million in 2025, then fell by 0.86% to $2.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SWBI's Research & Development at $2.4 million in Q1 2026, $2.4 million in Q4 2025, and $3.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 406,069.86
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 440.00 Mn
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 627.00 Mn
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 903.00 Mn
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn -
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn -
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn -
10 Smith & Wesson Brands 636.69 Mn 618.27 Mn 35.59 Mn 2.41 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 2.41 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 2.43 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 3.01 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 1.96 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 2.87 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 2.22 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 2.52 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 1.77 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 1.97 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 1.72 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 1.80 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 1.88 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 2.13 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 1.87 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 1.67 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 1.99 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 1.72 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 1.74 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 1.81 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 1.96 Mn