Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA) Research & Development (2013 - 2026)

Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA) reported Research & Development of $14.8 million for Q1 2026, up 51.8% year-over-year from $9.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 1380.7% quarter-over-quarter from $1.0 million in Q4 2025.

Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA) Research & Development (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA) has 14 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $14.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $14.8 million, up 51.8% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $41.8 million (up 10.86% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $62.4 million, up 65.62% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development improved to $14.8 million in Q1 2026 per AKBA's latest filing, from $1.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $43.8 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at $1.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $16.6 million and a median of $13.3 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Research & Development soared 767.57% in 2022, then plunged 91.52% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $32.1 million in 2022, then sank by 69.27% to $9.9 million in 2023, then rose by 19.47% to $11.8 million in 2024, then sank by 91.52% to $1.0 million in 2025, then soared by 1380.7% to $14.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AKBA's Research & Development at $14.8 million in Q1 2026, $1.0 million in Q4 2025, and $14.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 39.72 Bn 35.98 Bn 1.97 Bn 222.00 Mn
2 Zoetis 34.61 Bn 32.67 Bn 1.62 Bn 180.00 Mn
3 United Therapeutics 24.07 Bn 21.91 Bn 648.10 Mn 138.20 Mn
4 Aurora Cannabis 16.98 Bn 16.91 Bn 33.43 Mn 934,363.43
5 Neurocrine Biosciences 16.64 Bn 15.32 Bn 800.70 Mn 296.20 Mn
6 Elanco Animal Health 12.19 Bn 11.76 Bn 785.00 Mn 97.00 Mn
7 Alkermes 7.37 Bn 6.86 Bn -116.06 Mn 103.35 Mn
8 Hims & Hers Health 6.62 Bn 5.87 Bn 396.79 Mn 46.94 Mn
9 Lantheus Holdings 6.47 Bn 5.97 Bn 230.92 Mn 39.38 Mn
10 Akebia Therapeutics 243.23 Mn 80.63 Mn 41.25 Mn 14.81 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 14.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 11.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 9.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 11.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 7.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 9.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 13.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 20.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 19.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 32.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 28.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 26.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 43.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 29.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 40.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 3.00 Mn