Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) Research & Development (2009 - 2025)

Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) reported Research & Development of $10.9 million for Q4 2025, down 45.06% year-over-year from $19.9 million in Q4 2024, and down 5.07% quarter-over-quarter from $11.5 million in Q3 2025.

Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) Research & Development (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) has 17 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $10.9 million in Q4 2025.

  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 came in at $10.9 million, down 45.06% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $58.7 million (down 37.84% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $58.7 million, down 37.84% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development retreated to $10.9 million in Q4 2025 per BLDP's latest filing, from $11.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $26.6 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at $10.9 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $20.2 million and a median of $20.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Research & Development soared 118.95% in 2021, then sank 51.47% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $19.9 million in 2021, then retreated by 15.92% to $16.7 million in 2022, then surged by 46.4% to $24.5 million in 2023, then slipped by 18.6% to $19.9 million in 2024, then slumped by 45.06% to $10.9 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows BLDP's Research & Development at $10.9 million in Q4 2025, $11.5 million in Q3 2025, and $18.2 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Novonix 395.03 Bn 394.98 Bn - -
2 Vertiv Holdings 110.52 Bn 108.02 Bn 999.70 Mn -
3 Bloom Energy 73.12 Bn 70.66 Bn 225.54 Mn 56.85 Mn
4 nVent Electric 26.38 Bn 26.19 Bn 445.60 Mn 22.70 Mn
5 Hubbell 25.79 Bn 25.28 Bn 505.30 Mn -
6 Advanced Energy Industries 11.69 Bn 11.69 Bn 200.90 Mn 62.40 Mn
7 Ballard Power Systems 11.51 Bn 10.98 Bn 5.64 Mn 10.94 Mn
8 Powell Industries 10.32 Bn 9.77 Bn 87.94 Mn 4.29 Mn
9 Acuity Inc. (De) 9.21 Bn 8.94 Bn 520.40 Mn -
10 EnerSys 8.48 Bn 8.04 Bn 290.87 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 10.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 11.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 18.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 18.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 19.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 23.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 25.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 25.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 24.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 23.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 25.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 24.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 16.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 25.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 26.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 21.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 19.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 16.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 14.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 10.97 Mn