Arbutus Biopharma (ABUS) Research & Development (2013 - 2026)

Arbutus Biopharma's (ABUS) quarterly Research & Development came in at $4.1 million in Q1 2026, down 54.01% year-on-year from $9.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 17.7% quarter-over-quarter from $5.0 million in Q4 2025.

Arbutus Biopharma (ABUS) Research & Development (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Arbutus Biopharma has disclosed Research & Development across 14 years of filings, most recently posting $4.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $4.1 million, down 54.01% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $20.4 million (down 57.13% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $25.2 million, down 53.29% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $4.1 million for Q1 2026 at Arbutus Biopharma, down from $5.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $22.9 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $4.1 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $15.6 million (2024), against an average of $14.2 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 45.21% in 2022 and slumped 64.65% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Arbutus Biopharma's Research & Development stood at $22.9 million in 2022, then decreased by 23.47% to $17.6 million in 2023, then slumped by 49.84% to $8.8 million in 2024, then sank by 43.18% to $5.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 17.7% to $4.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $4.1 million (Q1 2026), $5.0 million (Q4 2025), and $5.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 925,601.88 Bn 925,601.85 Bn - 4.32 Mn
2 Belite Bio 58,560.00 Bn 58,560.00 Bn - 15.66 Mn
3 Quantum Biopharma 17,284.41 Bn 17,284.40 Bn - 626,092.00
4 Legend Biotech 2,809.00 Bn 2,808.71 Bn 242.10 Mn -101.30 Mn
5 Evaxion A 1,334.43 Bn 1,334.42 Bn - -2.30 Mn
6 Akari Therapeutics 1,312.27 Bn 1,312.26 Bn - 1.46 Mn
7 Psyence Biomedical 212.16 Bn 212.16 Bn - 357,444.00
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 114.83 Bn 107.58 Bn 2.59 Bn 961.60 Mn
9 Abivax 91.96 Bn 91.96 Bn - -58.00 Mn
10 Arbutus Biopharma 882.62 Mn 882.62 Mn - 4.12 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 5.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 5.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 8.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 8.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 14.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 15.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 17.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 20.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 17.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 18.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 22.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 20.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 22.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 18.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 19.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 16.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 15.80 Mn