Symbotic (SYM) Research & Development (2021 - 2026)
Symbotic (SYM) posted Research & Development of $43.78 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 12.0% from $49.73 million a year earlier and down 14.6% from the prior quarter.
Symbotic (SYM) Research & Development (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 27, 2026, Research & Development at Symbotic was $203.12 million, up 6.3% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at $216.01 million, up 24.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Research & Development shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 31.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Symbotic's Research & Development was $173.46 million in FY2024 (-11.1%), $195.04 million in FY2023 (+57.1%), $124.14 million in FY2022 (+69.2%) and $73.39 million in FY2021 (+31.4%).
- Quarterly Research & Development has run from a low of $20.91 million in fiscal Q4 2021 to a high of $80.68 million in fiscal Q2 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development has declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 10.9% over the last seven quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Research & Development in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2025, with growth of 62.1%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2024, with a decline of 16.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Research & Development for the three prior fiscal quarters was $51.28 million (Q2 2026), $43.01 million (Q1 2026) and $65.05 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 340.33 Bn | 312.03 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 616.00 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 195.04 Bn | 189.62 Bn | 3.55 Bn | - |
| 3 | Deere | 171.72 Bn | 139.81 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 567.00 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 152.74 Bn | 149.93 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 227.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.82 Bn | 118.95 Bn | 2.25 Bn | - |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 91.30 Bn | 84.04 Bn | 2.66 Bn | - |
| 7 | 3M | 90.37 Bn | 71.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 304.00 Mn |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 81.71 Bn | 72.33 Bn | 1.23 Bn | - |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.34 Bn | 75.90 Bn | 1.90 Bn | - |
| 10 | Symbotic | 5.34 Bn | -1.48 Bn | 160.91 Mn | 43.78 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 43.78 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 51.28 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 43.01 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 65.05 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 49.73 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 57.96 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 43.28 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 40.13 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 44.72 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 46.46 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 42.14 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 48.85 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 49.67 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 50.74 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 35.14 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 23.36 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 22.18 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 20.91 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 20.93 Mn |
Symbotic Research & Development API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=SYM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "SYM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=SYM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();