Tower Semiconductor annual r&d spending
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Tower Semiconductor R&D Spending Growth & History (TSEM)
Tower Semiconductor's r&d spending was $86.5M for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $86.5M | $7.1M | +8.89% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $79.4M | −$374,000 | −0.47% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $79.8M | −$4.1M | −4.89% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $83.9M | −$1.5M | −1.73% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $85.4M | $7.1M | +9.02% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $78.3M | $2.7M | +3.63% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $75.6M | $2.5M | +3.46% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $73.1M | $5.4M | +7.96% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $67.7M | $4.5M | +7.18% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $63.1M | $1.5M | +2.38% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $61.7M | $9.8M | +18.96% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $51.8M | $18.8M | +56.79% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $33.1M | $2.0M | +6.34% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $31.1M | $6.2M | +24.94% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $24.9M | $1.0M | +4.23% |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $23.9M | $501,000 | +2.14% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | $23.4M | — | — |
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $23.6M | $4.2M | +21.38% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $23.5M | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $24.9M | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $22.1M | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $19.4M | $424,000 | +2.23% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $19.0M | −$458,000 | −2.35% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $19.5M | −$1.0M | −5.02% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $20.5M | −$600,000 | −2.85% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $21.1M | $1.7M | +8.53% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $19.4M | $612,000 | +3.25% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $18.8M | $639,000 | +3.52% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $18.2M | $1.7M | +10.60% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | $16.4M | $402,000 | +2.51% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | $16.0M | $882,000 | +5.82% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | $15.1M | $986,000 | +6.96% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | $14.2M | $6.8M | +91.48% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | $7.4M | −$186,000 | −2.45% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | $7.6M | $2.1M | +38.94% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | $5.5M | — | — |
Tower Semiconductor r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Tower Semiconductor's r&d spending increased from $78.3M to $86.5M, a change of $8.2M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $23.6M.
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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
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