AppLovin (APP) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

AppLovin (APP) has reported Research & Development for 7 consecutive years, with $99.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 112.93% year-over-year to $99.9 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $314.2 million, a 7.26% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $226.5 million, down 39.55% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $99.9 million for Q2 2026 at AppLovin, up from $94.1 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $290.1 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$274.0 million in Q4 2023.
• A 5-year average of $121.5 million and a median of $102.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development tumbled 236.62% in 2023 and soared 138.64% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $200.5 million in 2022, then plunged by 236.62% to -$274.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 138.64% to $105.9 million in 2024, then slumped by 32.33% to $71.6 million in 2025, then surged by 39.46% to $99.9 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $99.9 million (Q2 2026), $94.1 million (Q1 2026), and $71.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.