R&D expense · 2011–2025
Tower Semiconductor R&D expense
$86.5M+8.9% · FY2025
Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) reported $86.5M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +8.9% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $86.5M | +8.9% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $79.4M | −0.5% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $79.8M | −4.9% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $83.9M | −1.7% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $85.4M | +9.0% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $78.3M | +3.6% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $75.6M | +3.5% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $73.1M | +8.0% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $67.7M | +7.2% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $63.1M | +2.4% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $61.7M | +19.0% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $51.8M | +56.8% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $33.1M | +6.3% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $31.1M | +24.9% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $24.9M | — | 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 +9.3%
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