Telos annual r&d spending
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Telos R&D Spending Growth & History (TLS)
Telos's r&d spending was $7.1M for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $7.1M | −$1.4M | −16.41% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $8.4M | −$3.3M | −28.21% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $11.8M | −$5.2M | −30.49% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $16.9M | −$2.2M | −11.41% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $19.1M | $4.9M | +34.07% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $14.2M | $3.6M | +33.77% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $10.6M | $6.4M | +153.50% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $4.2M | $700,000 | +20.00% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $3.5M | $300,000 | +9.38% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $3.2M | $1.1M | +52.38% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $2.1M | −$100,000 | −4.55% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $2.2M | $500,000 | +29.41% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $1.7M | $500,000 | +41.67% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $1.2M | $200,000 | +20.00% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $1.0M | $200,000 | +25.00% |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $800,000 | — | — |
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $1.3M | −$167,000 | −11.04% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $1.4M | −$214,000 | −13.62% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $2.1M | $671,000 | +47.79% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $1.9M | −$510,000 | −21.17% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $1.5M | $53,000 | +3.63% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $1.6M | −$1.6M | −50.44% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $1.4M | −$2.1M | −59.61% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $2.4M | −$396,000 | −14.12% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $1.5M | −$1.2M | −44.86% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $3.2M | $337,000 | +11.90% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $3.5M | $458,000 | +15.18% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $2.8M | −$1.2M | −29.54% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $2.6M | −$1.8M | −41.06% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $2.8M | −$2.6M | −47.83% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $3.0M | −$1.8M | −37.71% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $4.0M | −$882,000 | −18.14% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $4.5M | −$838,000 | −15.73% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $5.4M | $1.4M | +33.71% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $4.8M | $1.7M | +52.69% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $4.9M | $1.3M | +35.16% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $5.3M | $1.5M | +39.63% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $4.1M | $404,000 | +11.05% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $3.2M | — | — |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $3.6M | — | — |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $3.8M | — | — |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $3.7M | — | — |
Telos r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Telos's r&d spending decreased from $14.2M to $7.1M, a change of −$7.2M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $1.3M.
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.
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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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