Universal Electronics (UEIC) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

Universal Electronics' (UEIC) quarterly Research & Development came in at $5.5 million in Q1 2026, down 24.62% year-on-year from $7.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.09% quarter-over-quarter from $5.4 million in Q4 2025.

Universal Electronics (UEIC) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Universal Electronics has disclosed Research & Development across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $5.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $5.5 million, down 24.62% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $24.5 million (down 15.94% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $26.3 million, down 11.62% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $5.5 million for Q1 2026 at Universal Electronics, up from $5.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $8.6 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $5.4 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $7.5 million (2024), against an average of $7.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development advanced 12.52% in 2022 and declined 24.62% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Universal Electronics' Research & Development stood at $8.0 million in 2022, then declined by 15.18% to $6.8 million in 2023, then grew by 3.91% to $7.0 million in 2024, then fell by 23.45% to $5.4 million in 2025, then advanced by 1.09% to $5.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $5.5 million (Q1 2026), $5.4 million (Q4 2025), and $6.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Apple 4,366.25 Bn 4,297.75 Bn 54.78 Bn 11.42 Bn
2 Sonos 1.75 Bn 1.50 Bn 124.65 Mn 64.13 Mn
3 Zepp Health 1.27 Bn 1.16 Bn 34.42 Mn -10.98 Mn
4 Turtle Beach 267.51 Mn 255.19 Mn 11.29 Mn 4.57 Mn
5 Vuzix 257.23 Mn 236.08 Mn 375,000.00 4.51 Mn
6 Sony 114.28 Mn -18.94 Bn 5.96 Bn -
7 UTime 53.53 Mn 52.80 Mn - -
8 Axil Brands 40.77 Mn 35.25 Mn 5.04 Mn -
9 Koss 37.77 Mn 18.91 Mn 1.00 Mn -
10 Universal Electronics - - 20.60 Mn 5.45 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 6.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 7.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 7.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 7.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 7.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 7.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 7.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 8.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 8.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 7.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 8.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 8.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 7.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 7.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 7.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 7.68 Mn