SWK Holdings annual r&d spending
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SWK Holdings R&D Spending Growth & History (SWKHL)
SWK Holdings's r&d spending was $1.6M for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $1.6M | −$652,000 | −29.60% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $2.2M | −$1.2M | −35.88% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $3.4M | −$3.5M | −50.58% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $7.0M | −$395,000 | −5.38% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $7.3M | $3.1M | +72.14% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $4.3M | $3.1M | +262.93% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $1.2M | — | — |
SWK Holdings quarterly r&d spending
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $1,000 | −$567,000 | −99.82% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $147,000 | −$438,000 | −74.87% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $645,000 | $125,000 | +24.04% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $758,000 | $228,000 | +43.02% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $568,000 | −$34,000 | −5.65% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $585,000 | −$21,000 | −3.47% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $520,000 | −$989,000 | −65.54% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $530,000 | −$189,000 | −26.29% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $602,000 | −$1.2M | −66.16% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $606,000 | −$1.2M | −66.18% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $1.5M | $29,000 | +1.96% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $719,000 | −$1.2M | −62.18% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $1.8M | $9,000 | +0.51% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $1.8M | −$695,000 | −27.95% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $1.5M | −$62,000 | −4.02% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $1.9M | $353,000 | +22.80% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $1.8M | $842,000 | +90.73% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $2.5M | $1.3M | +110.41% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $1.5M | $534,000 | +52.98% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $1.5M | $398,000 | +34.61% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $928,000 | — | — |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $1.2M | $896,000 | +313.29% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $1.0M | — | — |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $1.1M | — | — |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $286,000 | — | — |
SWK Holdings r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, SWK Holdings's r&d spending decreased from $4.3M to $1.6M, a change of −$2.7M. The latest reported quarter, Q4 2025, shows $1,000.
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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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