Golar Lng annual r&d spending
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Golar Lng R&D Spending Growth & History (GLNG)
Golar Lng's r&d spending was $19.2M for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $19.2M | $6.9M | +55.83% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $12.3M | −$26.8M | −68.46% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $39.1M | $31.1M | +388.09% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $8.0M | $5.5M | +218.01% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $2.5M | −$6.1M | −70.74% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $8.6M | $3.6M | +72.67% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $5.0M | −$16.7M | −76.99% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $21.7M | $9.4M | +76.30% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $12.3M | $3.6M | +42.10% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $8.7M | — | — |
Golar Lng 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 | $1.8M | −$864,000 | −32.34% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $2.7M | −$647,000 | −19.49% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $3.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $7.1M | $4.0M | +126.63% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $2.7M | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $3.3M | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $3.1M | $1.6M | +109.12% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $1.5M | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $1.3M | $112,000 | +9.60% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $1.2M | $677,000 | +138.16% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $490,000 | −$5.3M | −91.46% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $5.7M | $3.6M | +172.60% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $2.1M | — | — |
Golar Lng r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Golar Lng's r&d spending increased from $8.6M to $19.2M, a change of $10.6M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $1.8M.
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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