Vuzix (VUZI) Research & Development (2010 - 2025)

Vuzix (VUZI) recorded quarterly Research & Development of $4.5 million in Q4 2025, up 53.71% quarter-over-quarter from $2.9 million in Q3 2025, and up 103.32% on a YoY basis from $2.2 million in Q4 2024.

Vuzix (VUZI) Research & Development (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Vuzix's Research & Development history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.5 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 103.32% year-over-year to $4.5 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $12.6 million (up 30.83% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $12.6 million, up 31.15% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $4.5 million for Q4 2025 at Vuzix, up from $2.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $4.5 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $2.2 million in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $2.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.9 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Research & Development plunged 36.96% in 2024, then jumped 103.32% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $3.3 million in 2021, then decreased by 6.33% to $3.1 million in 2022, then gained by 12.25% to $3.5 million in 2023, then slumped by 36.96% to $2.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 103.32% to $4.5 million in 2025.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $4.5 million (Q4 2025), $2.9 million (Q3 2025), and $2.6 million (Q2 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 Foxx Development Holdings 20.59 Mn 17.40 Mn -1.45 Mn 1.09 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 4.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 2.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 2.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 3.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 3.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 3.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 3.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 3.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 3.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 3.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 2.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 2.21 Mn