Ascendis Pharma A (ASND) Research & Development (2014 - 2026)

Ascendis Pharma A's (ASND) quarterly Research & Development came in at -$69.1 million in Q1 2026, up 24.12% year-on-year from -$55.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 24.01% quarter-over-quarter from -$91.0 million in Q4 2025.

Ascendis Pharma A (ASND) Research & Development (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ascendis Pharma A has disclosed Research & Development across 13 years of filings, most recently posting -$69.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at -$69.1 million, up 24.12% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$156.8 million (up 5.94% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $353.4 million, up 7.73% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at -$69.1 million for Q1 2026 at Ascendis Pharma A, up from -$91.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $121.3 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$91.1 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $89.9 million (2024), against an average of $35.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development surged 47.55% in 2022 and sank 218.63% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Ascendis Pharma A's Research & Development stood at $110.8 million in 2022, then slipped by 11.76% to $97.8 million in 2023, then sank by 186.65% to -$84.7 million in 2024, then retreated by 7.36% to -$91.0 million in 2025, then grew by 24.01% to -$69.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$69.1 million (Q1 2026), -$91.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$78.2 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 Ascendis Pharma A 2.75 Bn 2.08 Bn 268.20 Mn -69.13 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -69.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -90.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -78.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 81.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -91.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -84.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -80.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 89.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 76.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 97.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 121.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 114.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 113.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 110.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 98.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 96.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 93.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 75.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 69.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 100.32 Mn