Celestica annual r&d spending
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Celestica R&D Spending Growth & History (CLS)
Celestica's r&d spending was $118.2M for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $118.2M | $40.2M | +51.54% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $78.0M | $17.1M | +28.08% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $60.9M | $14.6M | +31.53% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $46.3M | $7.9M | +20.57% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $38.4M | $8.5M | +28.43% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $29.9M | $1.5M | +5.28% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $28.4M | −$400,000 | −1.39% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $28.8M | $2.6M | +9.92% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $26.2M | $1.3M | +5.22% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $24.9M | $1.7M | +7.33% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $23.2M | — | — |
Celestica quarterly r&d spending
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $46.3M | $12.3M | +36.18% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $41.2M | $23.6M | +134.09% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $30.2M | $6.8M | +29.06% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $36.4M | $17.7M | +94.65% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $34.0M | $14.6M | +75.26% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $17.6M | $1.1M | +6.67% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $23.4M | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $18.7M | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $19.4M | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $16.5M | — | — |
Celestica r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Celestica's r&d spending increased from $29.9M to $118.2M, a change of $88.3M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $46.3M.
About the metric
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.
Calculation and source
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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