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

AppLovin (APP) has 7 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $94.1 million in Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 58.47% year-over-year to $94.1 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $256.5 million, a 47.97% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $226.5 million, down 10.42% from the prior year.
• Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $94.1 million, up from $71.6 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Research & Development for APP reached as high as $530.1 million in Q4 2022 and fell as low as -$274.0 million in Q4 2023.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $131.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $94.1 million in 2026.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development plunged 151.68% in 2023 and jumped 548.17% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Research & Development stood at $530.1 million in 2022, then plunged by 151.68% to -$274.0 million in 2023, then soared by 94.17% to -$16.0 million in 2024, then soared by 548.17% to $71.6 million in 2025, then soared by 31.37% to $94.1 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $94.1 million in Q1 2026, $71.6 million in Q4 2025, and $43.9 million in Q3 2025.