Lattice Semiconductor R&D decreased by 4.9% to $50.84M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 22.8%, from $41.39M to $50.84M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), R&D shows an upward trend with a 13.9% CAGR.
Higher spending signals a commitment to innovation and future product launches, whereas significant cuts may indicate a shift toward short-term profitability.
Research and development expenses represent the costs incurred to discover new products, improve existing technologies,...
Highly comparable across pharmaceutical and medical device peers, where R&D intensity is a key metric for long-term valuation.
research_and_development| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $24.07M | $28.77M | $28.77M | $30.23M | $32.56M | $33.61M | $34.82M | $34.78M | $35.99M | $41.95M | $42.05M | $39.79M | $40.59M | $38.73M | $41.40M | $38.58M | $41.39M | $43.53M | $49.63M | $53.43M | $50.84M |
| QoQ Change | — | +19.5% | +0.0% | +5.1% | +7.7% | +3.2% | +3.6% | -0.1% | +3.5% | +16.6% | +0.2% | -5.4% | +2.0% | -4.6% | +6.9% | -6.8% | +7.3% | +5.2% | +14.0% | +7.7% | -4.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +35.3% | +16.8% | +21.0% | +15.1% | +10.5% | +24.8% | +20.8% | +14.4% | +12.8% | -7.7% | -1.5% | -3.0% | +2.0% | +12.4% | +19.9% | +38.5% | +22.8% |