Airbnb (ABNB) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

Airbnb's (ABNB) quarterly Research & Development came in at $751.0 million in Q1 2026, up 33.39% year-on-year from $563.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 8.75% quarter-over-quarter from $823.0 million in Q4 2025.

Airbnb (ABNB) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Airbnb's Research & Development history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $751.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 33.39% year-over-year to $751.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $2.8 billion, a 29.85% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $2.6 billion, up 25.88% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development retreated to $751.0 million in Q1 2026 per ABNB's latest filing, from $823.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $823.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $345.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $486.0 million (2023), against an average of $509.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 216.78% in 2022 and climbed 4.95% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $408.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 5.88% to $432.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 24.54% to $538.0 million in 2024, then surged by 52.97% to $823.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 8.75% to $751.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ABNB Research & Development figures stand at $751.0 million (Q1 2026), $823.0 million (Q4 2025), and $587.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Booking Holdings 136.54 Bn 120.51 Bn 3.46 Bn 240.00 Mn
2 Royal Caribbean Cruises 86.11 Bn 85.59 Bn 2.21 Bn -
3 Airbnb 82.27 Bn 70.26 Bn 2.10 Bn 751.00 Mn
4 Yatra Online 55.46 Bn 55.47 Bn 10.44 Mn 379,000.00
5 Viking Holdings 44.18 Bn 40.37 Bn 713.43 Mn -
6 Carnival 34.61 Bn 32.38 Bn - -
7 Expedia 31.38 Bn 28.88 Bn 3.05 Bn 324.00 Mn
8 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 8.54 Bn 8.35 Bn 953.34 Mn -
9 MakeMyTrip 5.02 Bn 4.60 Bn 199.14 Mn 42.07 Mn
10 Global Business Travel 4.83 Bn 4.43 Bn 490.00 Mn 126.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 751.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 823.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 587.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 610.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 563.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 538.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 514.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 519.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 475.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 432.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 403.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 486.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 450.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 408.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 384.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 379.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 345.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 128.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 290.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 315.32 Mn