Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) reported Research & Development of $23.5 million for Q1 2026, up 16.65% year-over-year from $20.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 5.31% quarter-over-quarter from $24.8 million in Q4 2025.

Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $23.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $23.5 million, up 16.65% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $89.9 million (up 12.8% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $86.5 million, up 8.89% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development retreated to $23.5 million in Q1 2026 per TSEM's latest filing, from $24.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $24.8 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $19.0 million in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $20.8 million and a median of $20.3 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Research & Development fell 9.95% in 2023, then gained 20.5% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $20.7 million in 2022, then increased by 0.69% to $20.8 million in 2023, then retreated by 1.09% to $20.6 million in 2024, then grew by 20.5% to $24.8 million in 2025, then decreased by 5.31% to $23.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows TSEM's Research & Development at $23.5 million in Q1 2026, $24.8 million in Q4 2025, and $22.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 5,119.49 Bn 5,076.01 Bn 61.16 Bn 6.32 Bn
2 Broadcom 1,946.04 Bn 1,926.41 Bn 15.42 Bn 3.00 Bn
3 Micron Technology 1,288.71 Bn 1,274.12 Bn 17.76 Bn 1.25 Bn
4 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 1,080.21 Bn 983.26 Bn 23.77 Bn 2.14 Bn
5 Advanced Micro Devices 879.94 Bn 867.59 Bn 5.42 Bn 2.40 Bn
6 Intel 681.83 Bn 662.64 Bn 5.35 Bn 3.38 Bn
7 Texas Instruments 293.38 Bn 288.27 Bn 2.80 Bn 510.00 Mn
8 Marvell Technology 274.06 Bn 270.21 Bn 1.26 Bn 652.30 Mn
9 Qualcomm 241.64 Bn 231.84 Bn 4.16 Bn 2.46 Bn
10 Tower Semiconductor 166.58 -1.50 Bn 110.95 Mn 23.53 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 23.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 24.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 22.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 19.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 20.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 20.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 19.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 19.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 20.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 20.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 19.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 19.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 20.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 22.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 20.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 20.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 22.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 21.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 21.08 Mn