Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) recorded quarterly Research & Development of $336.0 million in Q1 2026, down 5.62% on a QoQ basis from $356.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 1.75% year-over-year from $342.0 million in Q1 2025.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Thermo Fisher Scientific has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $336.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 1.75% year-over-year to $336.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.4 billion (down 0.79% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.4 billion, up 0.5% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development retreated to $336.0 million in Q1 2026, from $356.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $391.0 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at $319.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $348.8 million and a median of $346.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development slipped 16.37% — and 2024, when it increased 14.37%.
  • Tracing TMO's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $391.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 16.37% to $327.0 million in 2023, then grew by 14.37% to $374.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 4.81% to $356.0 million in 2025, then declined by 5.62% to $336.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows TMO's Research & Development at $336.0 million in Q1 2026, $356.0 million in Q4 2025, and $346.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn 96.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 336.00 Mn
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 387.00 Mn
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 65.79 Mn
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 126.00 Mn
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn -
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn 210.70 Mn
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn 240.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn 51.28 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 21.68 Bn 21.59 Bn 942.00 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 336.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 356.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 346.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 352.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 342.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 374.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 346.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 339.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 331.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 327.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 319.00 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 345.00 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 346.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 391.00 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 351.00 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 365.00 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 364.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 392.00 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 351.00 Mn
Jul 3, 2021 343.00 Mn