Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises annual r&d spending
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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises R&D Spending Growth & History (BW)
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's r&d spending was $1.5M for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $1.5M | −$3.7M | −71.62% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $5.1M | −$1.3M | −20.57% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $6.5M | $2.7M | +70.05% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $3.8M | $2.2M | +137.50% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $1.6M | −$2.8M | −63.64% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $4.4M | $1.5M | +51.72% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $2.9M | −$880,000 | −23.28% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $3.8M | −$3.8M | −50.35% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $7.6M | −$1.2M | −13.96% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $8.8M | −$7.7M | −46.51% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $16.5M | −$1.9M | −10.50% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $18.5M | −$2.6M | −12.17% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $21.0M | — | — |
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $619,000 | −$323,000 | −34.29% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $803,000 | $455,000 | +130.75% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | −$144,000 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $303,000 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $942,000 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $348,000 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $609,000 | −$622,000 | −50.53% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $588,000 | −$753,000 | −56.15% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $473,000 | −$146,000 | −23.59% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $1.4M | $527,000 | +63.65% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $1.2M | $521,000 | +73.38% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $1.3M | $598,000 | +80.48% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $619,000 | −$280,000 | −31.15% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $828,000 | $376,000 | +83.19% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $710,000 | −$577,000 | −44.83% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $743,000 | −$399,000 | −34.94% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $899,000 | −$85,000 | −8.64% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $452,000 | −$1.4M | −76.12% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $1.3M | −$1.1M | −47.19% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $1.1M | −$1.2M | −50.35% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $984,000 | $408,000 | +70.83% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $1.9M | −$468,000 | −19.82% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | $2.4M | −$633,000 | −20.62% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | $2.3M | −$542,000 | −19.07% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $576,000 | −$3.5M | −85.90% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $2.4M | −$1.6M | −40.63% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | $3.1M | −$892,000 | −22.51% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | $2.8M | −$1.7M | −37.10% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $4.1M | — | — |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | $4.0M | −$525,000 | −11.66% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | $4.0M | −$319,000 | −7.45% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | $4.5M | — | — |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | $4.5M | — | — |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | $4.3M | — | — |
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's r&d spending decreased from $4.4M to $1.5M, a change of −$2.9M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $619,000.
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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.
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SEC-reported R&D expense
TickerStat standardizes research and development expense reported in company SEC filings, including the software-specific US-GAAP R&D concept when it is the filer’s primary R&D expense line. It is historical company-reported spending, not an estimate or forecast. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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