Sonos R&D Spending Growth & History (SONO)
Sonos's r&d spending was $280.0M for fiscal 2025.
View full Sonos company overviewSonos annual r&d spending history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-27 | $280.0M | −$24.6M | −8.07% |
| 2024 | 2024-09-28 | $304.6M | $3.6M | +1.18% |
| 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $301.0M | $44.9M | +17.54% |
| 2022 | 2022-10-01 | $256.1M | $26.0M | +11.30% |
| 2021 | 2021-10-02 | $230.1M | $15.4M | +7.18% |
| 2020 | 2020-10-03 | $214.7M | $43.5M | +25.41% |
| 2019 | 2019-09-28 | $171.2M | $29.1M | +20.45% |
| 2018 | 2018-09-29 | $142.1M | $17.7M | +14.24% |
| 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $124.4M | $16.7M | +15.47% |
| 2016 | 2016-10-01 | $107.7M | — | — |
Sonos quarterly r&d spending
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2026-06-27 | $67.9M | $8.1M | +13.60% |
| Q2 2026 | 2026-03-28 | $64.1M | −$13.3M | −17.16% |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-12-27 | $59.8M | −$21.1M | −26.07% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-09-27 | $62.0M | −$8.8M | −12.46% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-06-28 | $59.8M | −$14.5M | −19.50% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-03-29 | $77.4M | −$2.9M | −3.61% |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-12-28 | $80.8M | $1.6M | +2.02% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-09-28 | $70.8M | $5.3M | +8.03% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-06-29 | $74.2M | −$3.5M | −4.55% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-03-30 | $80.3M | −$463,000 | −0.57% |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-12-30 | $79.2M | $2.3M | +2.98% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $65.5M | −$1.8M | −2.61% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-07-01 | $77.8M | $15.2M | +24.37% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-04-01 | $80.8M | $15.8M | +24.39% |
| Q1 2023 | 2022-12-31 | $76.9M | $15.6M | +25.45% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-10-01 | $67.3M | $1.5M | +2.26% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-07-02 | $62.5M | $6.9M | +12.49% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-04-02 | $64.9M | $8.6M | +15.22% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-01-01 | $61.3M | $9.0M | +17.16% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-10-02 | $65.8M | $11.0M | +20.08% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-07-03 | $55.6M | −$2.2M | −3.79% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-04-03 | $56.4M | $6.8M | +13.67% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-01-02 | $52.3M | −$180,000 | −0.34% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-10-03 | $54.8M | $5.1M | +10.35% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-06-27 | $57.8M | $13.4M | +30.24% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-03-28 | $49.6M | $9.5M | +23.74% |
| Q1 2020 | 2019-12-28 | $52.5M | $15.4M | +41.60% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-09-28 | $49.6M | — | — |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-06-29 | $44.4M | $8.9M | +25.14% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-03-30 | $40.1M | $4.8M | +13.74% |
| Q1 2019 | 2018-12-29 | $37.1M | $3.6M | +10.64% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $35.4M | $2.1M | +6.29% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $35.2M | — | — |
| Q1 2018 · Dec 30 | 2017-12-30 | $33.5M | — | — |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-07-01 | $33.3M | — | — |
Sonos r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Sonos's r&d spending increased from $214.7M to $280.0M, a change of $65.3M. The latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, shows $67.9M.
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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