R&D expense · 2011–2025
Smith & Wesson Brands R&D expense
$10.3M+7.7% · FY2025
Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) reported $10.3M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +7.7% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252026-04-30 | $10.3M | +7.7% | Open → |
| FY20242025-04-30 | $9.6M | +31.8% | Open → |
| FY20232024-04-30 | $7.3M | −3.9% | Open → |
| FY20222023-04-30 | $7.6M | +4.0% | Open → |
| FY20212022-04-30 | $7.3M | −2.9% | Open → |
| FY20202021-04-30 | $7.5M | +1.6% | Open → |
| FY20192020-04-30 | $7.4M | −8.0% | Open → |
| FY20182019-04-30 | $8.0M | −29.5% | Open → |
| FY20172018-04-30 | $11.4M | +11.0% | Open → |
| FY20162017-04-30 | $10.2M | +2.3% | Open → |
| FY20152016-04-30 | $10.0M | +44.1% | Open → |
| FY20142015-04-30 | $6.9M | +22.9% | Open → |
| FY20132014-04-30 | $5.6M | +17.9% | Open → |
| FY20122013-04-30 | $4.8M | +5.4% | Open → |
| FY20112012-04-30 | $4.5M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +6.0%
R&D expense at companies of similar size
Cite this page
Ready-made references for the figures on this page, as published on September 25, 2026.
Wikipedia
{{cite web |title=Smith & Wesson Brands R&D expense |url=https://companiesranked.com/en/company/smith-and-wesson-brands/research-and-development-expense |website=CompaniesRanked |date=2026-09-25 |language=en}}APA 7
CompaniesRanked. (September 25, 2026). Smith & Wesson Brands R&D expense. CompaniesRanked. https://companiesranked.com/en/company/smith-and-wesson-brands/research-and-development-expenseBibTeX
@misc{companiesranked-en-company-smith-and-wesson-brands-research-and-development-expense-2026,
author = {{CompaniesRanked}},
title = {{Smith \& Wesson Brands R\&D expense}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://companiesranked.com/en/company/smith-and-wesson-brands/research-and-development-expense}},
note = {Compiled from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings; data as of 2026-09-25},
urldate = {2026-09-25}
}The filing itself
The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001193125-26-274254 · June 17, 2026
{{cite web |title=Smith & Wesson Brands R&D expense — 10-K (0001193125-26-274254) |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1092796/000119312526274254/swbi-20260430.htm |website=SEC EDGAR |publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |date=2026-06-17}}The figures are rebuilt with every data refresh, so the reference carries the publication date. Add your own access date if your style requires one.