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

Symbotic (SYM) reported Research & Development of $51.3 million for Q1 2026, down 11.52% on a YoY basis from $58.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 19.25% sequentially from $43.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Symbotic (SYM) has 6 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $51.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 11.52% year-over-year to $51.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $205.2 million (up 10.25% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $216.0 million, up 24.53% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development grew to $51.3 million in Q1 2026, from $43.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $80.7 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $40.1 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $50.1 million and a median of $47.7 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development surged 285.4% in 2022 and plunged 39.46% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing SYM's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $50.7 million in 2022, then retreated by 16.94% to $42.1 million in 2023, then rose by 2.69% to $43.3 million in 2024, then retreated by 0.63% to $43.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 19.25% to $51.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SYM's Research & Development at $51.3 million in Q1 2026, $43.0 million in Q4 2025, and $58.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 334.00 Mn
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 211.00 Mn
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn -
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 358.00 Mn
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn -
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn -
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn -
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 180.00 Mn
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn -
10 Symbotic 5.05 Bn 3.04 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 80.68 Mn
Mar 26, 2022 45.54 Mn
Dec 25, 2021 22.18 Mn
Sep 25, 2021 20.91 Mn
Jun 26, 2021 20.93 Mn