R&D expense · 2011–2025
Semtech R&D expense
$196M+14.9% · FY2025
Semtech (SMTC) reported $196M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +14.9% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252026-01-25 | $196M | +14.9% | Open → |
| FY20242025-01-26 | $171M | −8.3% | Open → |
| FY20232024-01-28 | $186M | +11.7% | Open → |
| FY20222023-01-29 | $167M | +12.9% | Open → |
| FY20212022-01-30 | $148M | +25.9% | Open → |
| FY20202021-01-31 | $118M | +9.5% | Open → |
| FY20192020-01-26 | $107M | −1.5% | Open → |
| FY20182019-01-27 | $109M | +3.8% | Open → |
| FY20172018-01-28 | $105M | +2.5% | Open → |
| FY20162017-01-29 | $103M | −9.9% | Open → |
| FY20152016-01-31 | $114M | −4.7% | Open → |
| FY20142015-01-25 | $119M | −13.1% | Open → |
| FY20132014-01-26 | $137M | +14.5% | Open → |
| FY20122013-01-27 | $120M | +48.9% | Open → |
| FY20112012-01-29 | $80.6M | — | 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 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +6.6%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0000088941-26-000005 · March 23, 2026
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