Twist Bioscience (TWST) Research & Development (2017 - 2026)

Twist Bioscience (TWST) posted quarterly Research & Development of $19.7 million for Q1 2026, down 17.65% YoY from $23.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 14.97% sequentially from $17.1 million in Q4 2025.

Twist Bioscience (TWST) Research & Development (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Twist Bioscience has disclosed Research & Development across 10 years of filings, most recently posting $19.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 17.65% year-over-year to $19.7 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $71.9 million (down 19.07% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $80.3 million, down 11.63% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development improved to $19.7 million in Q1 2026, from $17.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for TWST reached as high as $36.8 million in Q2 2022 and fell as low as $17.0 million in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $23.7 million (2023), against an average of $24.3 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development soared 97.78% — and 2023, when it slumped 33.42%.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $31.2 million in 2022, then retreated by 26.06% to $23.1 million in 2023, then retreated by 7.76% to $21.3 million in 2024, then slipped by 19.6% to $17.1 million in 2025, then gained by 14.97% to $19.7 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $19.7 million, $17.1 million, and $17.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn 96.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 336.00 Mn
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 387.00 Mn
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 65.79 Mn
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn 210.70 Mn
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 126.00 Mn
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn -
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 240.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 51.28 Mn
10 Twist Bioscience 6.31 Bn 6.14 Bn 57.12 Mn 19.70 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 19.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 17.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 17.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 18.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 23.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 21.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 21.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 22.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 24.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 23.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 23.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 24.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 27.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 31.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 29.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 36.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 31.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 22.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 19.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 19.84 Mn