Valens Semiconductor annual r&d spending
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Valens Semiconductor R&D Spending Growth & History (VLN)
Valens Semiconductor's r&d spending was $42.7M for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $42.7M | $2.2M | +5.39% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $40.5M | −$7.7M | −15.98% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $48.2M | −$10.0M | −17.24% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $58.2M | $11.3M | +24.17% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $46.9M | $2.1M | +4.81% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $44.7M | −$8.0M | −15.14% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $52.7M | — | — |
Valens Semiconductor 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 | $10.1M | −$122,000 | −1.20% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $10.3M | −$296,000 | −2.80% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $11.1M | $1.0M | +9.98% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $10.8M | $494,000 | +4.79% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $10.2M | $237,000 | +2.38% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $10.6M | $445,000 | +4.39% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $10.1M | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $10.3M | −$3.1M | −23.18% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $10.0M | −$2.2M | −18.09% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $10.1M | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $13.4M | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $12.2M | −$2.7M | −18.40% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $14.9M | $3.9M | +36.04% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $11.0M | — | — |
Valens Semiconductor r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Valens Semiconductor's r&d spending decreased from $44.7M to $42.7M, a change of −$2.1M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $10.1M.
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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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