Eastern R&D Spending Growth & History (EML)
Eastern's r&d spending was $4.1M for fiscal 2025.
View full Eastern company overviewEastern annual r&d spending history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2026-01-03 | $4.1M | −$824,022 | −16.86% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-28 | $4.9M | −$703,859 | −12.59% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $5.6M | $1.4M | +31.86% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $4.2M | $139,812 | +3.41% |
| 2021 | 2022-01-01 | $4.1M | $1.4M | +49.18% |
| 2020 | 2021-01-02 | $2.7M | −$3.3M | −54.36% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-28 | $6.0M | −$926,402 | −13.33% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-29 | $7.0M | $1.3M | +23.62% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-30 | $5.6M | $4.1M | +268.55% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $1.5M | $306,702 | +25.16% |
| 2015 | 2016-01-02 | $1.2M | $139,391 | +12.91% |
| 2014 | 2015-01-03 | $1.1M | $88,271 | +8.90% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-28 | $991,286 | $177,190 | +21.77% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-29 | $814,096 | −$11,682 | −1.41% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $825,778 | $86,527 | +11.70% |
| 2010 | 2011-01-01 | $739,251 | — | — |
Eastern quarterly r&d spending
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-07-04 | $1.0M | $10,972 | +1.06% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-04-04 | $1.0M | −$73,874 | −6.66% |
| Q4 2025 | 2026-01-03 | $927,801 | −$221,481 | −19.27% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-27 | $995,771 | −$82,159 | −7.62% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-28 | $1.0M | −$269,771 | −20.73% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-29 | $1.1M | −$250,611 | −18.43% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-28 | $1.1M | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-28 | $1.1M | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-29 | $1.3M | −$129,623 | −9.06% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-30 | $1.4M | −$41,402 | −2.95% |
| Q3 2023 · Sep 30 | 2023-09-30 | $1.4M | $413,198 | +40.83% |
| Q3 2023 · Sep 28 | 2023-09-28 | $1.4M | $413,198 | +40.83% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-07-01 | $1.4M | $471,746 | +49.17% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-04-01 | $1.4M | $204,191 | +17.06% |
| Q3 2022 · Oct 1 | 2022-10-01 | $1.0M | $49,037 | +5.09% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-07-02 | $959,364 | −$129,016 | −11.85% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-04-02 | $1.2M | $358,183 | +42.70% |
| Q4 2021 | 2022-01-01 | $1.2M | $550,021 | +83.18% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-10-02 | $962,924 | $406,455 | +73.04% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-07-03 | $1.1M | $332,209 | +43.93% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-04-03 | $838,825 | $63,381 | +8.17% |
| Q4 2020 | 2021-01-02 | $661,249 | −$123,314 | −15.72% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-10-03 | $556,469 | −$268,956 | −32.58% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-27 | $756,171 | −$1.4M | −65.23% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-28 | $775,444 | −$1.5M | −65.38% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-28 | $784,563 | −$1.2M | −60.28% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-28 | $825,425 | −$1.2M | −58.83% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-29 | $2.2M | $593,084 | +37.50% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-30 | $2.2M | $850,547 | +61.22% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-29 | $2.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-29 | $2.0M | $156,058 | +8.44% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $1.6M | −$101,590 | −6.04% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $1.4M | — | — |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $1.8M | — | — |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-07-01 | $1.7M | — | — |
Eastern r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Eastern's r&d spending increased from $2.7M to $4.1M, a change of $1.3M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $1.0M.
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
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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