Symbotic (SYM) Research & Development (2021 - 2026)

Symbotic's (SYM) quarterly Research & Development came in at $51.3 million in Q1 2026, down 11.52% year-on-year from $58.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 19.25% quarter-over-quarter from $43.0 million in Q4 2025.

Symbotic (SYM) Research & Development (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Symbotic has disclosed Research & Development across 6 years of filings, most recently posting $51.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $51.3 million, down 11.52% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $205.2 million (up 10.25% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $216.0 million, up 24.53% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $51.3 million for Q1 2026 at Symbotic, up from $43.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $58.7 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $23.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $46.1 million (2023), against an average of $45.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 128.72% in 2022 and slipped 16.94% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Symbotic's Research & Development stood at $50.7 million in 2022, then decreased by 16.94% to $42.1 million in 2023, then gained by 2.69% to $43.3 million in 2024, then decreased by 0.63% to $43.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 19.25% to $51.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $51.3 million (Q1 2026), $43.0 million (Q4 2025), and $58.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 304.00 Mn
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 211.00 Mn
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn -
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 358.00 Mn
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn -
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn -
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn -
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 180.00 Mn
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn -
10 Symbotic 5.30 Bn 3.64 Bn 149.95 Mn 51.28 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 51.28 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 43.01 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 58.73 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 52.15 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
Sep 30, 2023 45.79 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