Beyond Meat (BYND) Research & Development (2018 - 2026)

Beyond Meat (BYND) recorded quarterly Research & Development of $5.2 million in Q1 2026, up 4.11% quarter-over-quarter from $5.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 30.05% on a YoY basis from $7.5 million in Q1 2025.

Beyond Meat (BYND) Research & Development (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Beyond Meat's Research & Development history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $5.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 30.05% year-over-year to $5.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $21.0 million (down 18.46% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $23.2 million, down 17.44% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $5.2 million for Q1 2026 at Beyond Meat, up from $5.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $19.7 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $4.9 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $9.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $8.8 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development grew 23.57% in 2022, then tumbled 45.85% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $13.0 million in 2022, then fell by 29.25% to $9.2 million in 2023, then dropped by 27.84% to $6.6 million in 2024, then retreated by 24.28% to $5.0 million in 2025, then gained by 4.11% to $5.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $5.2 million (Q1 2026), $5.0 million (Q4 2025), and $4.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 75,216.52 Bn 75,216.52 Bn - -
2 Kraft Heinz 26.76 Bn 22.68 Bn 2.22 Bn -
3 General Mills 17.79 Bn 17.02 Bn 1.37 Bn -
4 Jbs 13.93 Bn 9.37 Bn 2.32 Bn -
5 Hormel Foods 13.00 Bn 12.16 Bn 518.51 Mn -
6 Mccormick 12.70 Bn 13.10 Bn 708.90 Mn -
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.17 Bn 11.70 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 11.05 Bn 10.99 Bn 827.80 Mn -
9 Smithfield Foods 10.57 Bn 9.49 Bn 511.00 Mn -
10 Beyond Meat 322.97 Mn 127.62 Mn 1.99 Mn 5.22 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 5.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.01 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 4.92 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 5.81 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 7.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 6.62 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 6.13 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 5.49 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 9.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 9.12 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 8.77 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 12.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 12.97 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 13.41 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 16.20 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 19.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 22.34 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 14.86 Mn
Jul 3, 2021 13.82 Mn