What is Ambarella's R&D?

Ambarella (AMBA) reported R&D of $58.14M in Q1 2026.

How has Ambarella's R&D changed year-over-year?

Ambarella's R&D decreased by 1.2% year-over-year, from $58.82M to $58.14M.

What is the long-term trend for Ambarella's R&D?

Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Ambarella's R&D has grown at a 9.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $167.34M to $238.52M.

Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.

Ambarella AMBA R&D

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$100.4M+16.9%

Gross profit$58.6M+13.7%

Operating income-$19.4M+24.9%

Net income-$18.1M+25.6%

EPS (diluted)-$0.41+29.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$114.4M-19.0%

Total debt$13.3M+202%

Total equity$605.8M+5.8%

Total assets$794.8M+13.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$25.6M-273%

CapEx$4.0M-13.3%

Free cash flow-$29.6M-389%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.87B+52.1%

Enterprise value$2.77B+58.0%

P/S7.1×+1.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin58.8%-1.5pp

Operating margin-18.8%-6.0pp

Net margin-17.2%-5.5pp

FCF margin4.5%-11.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-11.8%-3.1pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio2.4×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Ambarella in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: Ambarella’s 10-Q, filed June 2, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ambarella's R&D?: Ambarella (AMBA) reported R&D of $58.14M in Q1 2026.
How has Ambarella's R&D changed year-over-year?: Ambarella's R&D decreased by 1.2% year-over-year, from $58.82M to $58.14M.
What is the long-term trend for Ambarella's R&D?: Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Ambarella's R&D has grown at a 9.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $167.34M to $238.52M.
What does R&D mean?: Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.