Aquestive Therapeutics R&D Spending Growth & History (AQST)
Aquestive Therapeutics's r&d spending was $17.2M for fiscal 2025.
View full Aquestive Therapeutics company overviewAquestive Therapeutics annual r&d spending history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $17.2M | −$3.1M | −15.23% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $20.3M | $7.2M | +54.76% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $13.1M | −$4.4M | −25.04% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $17.5M | $434,000 | +2.55% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $17.0M | −$2.8M | −14.28% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $19.9M | −$688,000 | −3.34% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $20.6M | −$2.5M | −10.98% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $23.1M | $979,000 | +4.42% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $22.1M | — | — |
Aquestive Therapeutics quarterly r&d spending
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $4.0M | −$143,000 | −3.48% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $4.2M | −$1.2M | −21.58% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $3.2M | −$1.7M | −35.00% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $4.5M | −$739,000 | −14.03% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $4.1M | −$57,000 | −1.37% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $5.4M | −$571,000 | −9.63% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $4.9M | $2.0M | +70.26% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $5.3M | $2.1M | +64.86% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $4.2M | $689,000 | +19.84% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $5.9M | $2.4M | +67.24% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $2.9M | −$1.4M | −32.49% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $3.2M | −$36,000 | −1.11% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $3.5M | −$1.7M | −33.19% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $3.5M | −$1.2M | −25.69% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $4.3M | −$122,000 | −2.77% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $3.2M | −$1.5M | −31.61% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $5.2M | $936,000 | +21.96% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $4.8M | $1.1M | +30.45% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $4.4M | −$25,000 | −0.56% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $4.7M | −$2.5M | −34.90% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $4.3M | $415,000 | +10.79% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $3.7M | −$695,000 | −15.96% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $4.4M | $1.4M | +44.75% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $7.3M | $2.2M | +43.39% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $3.8M | −$4.3M | −52.80% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $4.4M | $51,000 | +1.19% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $3.1M | −$2.6M | −46.21% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $5.1M | $529,000 | +11.67% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $8.2M | $157,000 | +1.96% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $4.3M | −$598,000 | −12.20% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $5.7M | — | — |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $4.5M | −$1.1M | −20.23% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $8.0M | $3.2M | +65.27% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $4.9M | — | — |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $5.7M | — | — |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | $4.8M | — | — |
Aquestive Therapeutics r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Aquestive Therapeutics's r&d spending decreased from $19.9M to $17.2M, a change of −$2.7M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $4.0M.
What research and development spending means
Research and development (R&D) spending covers the costs of creating and improving products, services, software, technologies, and processes. Higher R&D spending may support future innovation, but the amount alone does not show whether those investments will generate returns.
SEC-reported R&D expense
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