What is Comtech Telecommunications's R&D?

Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) reported R&D of $5.22M in Q1 2026.

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

Comtech Telecommunications's R&D increased by 18.0% year-over-year, from $4.43M to $5.22M.

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

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Comtech Telecommunications's R&D has grown at a -22.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $49.15M to $17.41M.

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

Comtech Telecommunications CMTL R&D

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Segments

By segment

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Allerium$3.3M+13.0%

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$106.0M-16.4%

Gross profit$36.1M-7.4%

Operating income-$3.1M-104%

Net income-$3.5M-110%

EPS (diluted)-$0.47+4.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$28.5M+0.2%

Total debt$144.6M-22.3%

Total equity$52.5M-54.5%

Total assets$693.5M-7.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$6.1M—

CapEx$5.4M+121%

Free cash flow$673.0K+521%

Valuation

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Market cap$62.92M-18.0%

Enterprise value$179.02M-23.8%

P/S0.1×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin33%+9.9pp

Operating margin-1.6%-0.8pp

Net margin-7.3%-3.4pp

FCF margin-8.1%-1.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-39.3%-14.7pp

Debt / equity2.8×+1.1×

Current ratio1.6×+0.9×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Comtech Telecommunications in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: Comtech Telecommunications’s 10-Q, filed June 15, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Comtech Telecommunications's R&D?: Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) reported R&D of $5.22M in Q1 2026.
How has Comtech Telecommunications's R&D changed year-over-year?: Comtech Telecommunications's R&D increased by 18.0% year-over-year, from $4.43M to $5.22M.
What is the long-term trend for Comtech Telecommunications's R&D?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Comtech Telecommunications's R&D has grown at a -22.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $49.15M to $17.41M.
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.