R&D expense · 2017–2025
Powerfleet R&D expense
$18.4M+14.3% · FY2025
Powerfleet (AIOT) reported $18.4M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +14.3% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252026-03-31 | $18.4M | +14.3% | Open → |
| FY20242025-03-31 | $16.1M | +91.7% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $8.4M | −1.1% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $8.5M | −25.9% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $11.4M | +7.9% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $10.6M | +24.1% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $8.5M | +24.4% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $6.9M | +51.2% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $4.5M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2017–2025 compound annual growth +19.1%
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CompaniesRanked. (September 25, 2026). Powerfleet R&D expense. CompaniesRanked. https://companiesranked.com/en/company/powerfleet/research-and-development-expenseBibTeX
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001628280-26-043187 · June 15, 2026
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