Growth Metrics

Veeco Instruments (VECO) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Veeco Instruments' Research & Development history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at $30.6 million for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 1.21% to $30.6 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $119.6 million, a 3.91% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $119.6 million, down 3.91% from a year prior.
  • Research & Development hit $30.6 million in Q4 2025 for Veeco Instruments, up from $29.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for VECO hit a ceiling of $32.2 million in Q3 2024 and a floor of $21.8 million in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $27.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $28.0 million in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: rose 23.21% in 2022 and later fell 10.02% in 2025.
  • Tracing VECO's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $22.3 million in 2021, then grew by 18.15% to $26.3 million in 2022, then increased by 10.49% to $29.1 million in 2023, then rose by 6.4% to $31.0 million in 2024, then fell by 1.21% to $30.6 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for VECO at $30.6 million in Q4 2025, $29.0 million in Q3 2025, and $31.6 million in Q2 2025.