Beyond Meat BYND
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At close: Sep 9, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Beyond Meat (BYND) posted Research & Development of $4.2 million for Q2 2026, down 19.75% on a QoQ basis from $5.2 million in Q1 2026, and down 27.86% year-over-year from $5.8 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Beyond Meat has reported Research & Development for 9 years, with the latest figure at $4.2 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 27.86% year-over-year to $4.2 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $19.4 million, a 25.69% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $23.2 million, down 17.46% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $4.2 million for Q2 2026 at Beyond Meat, down from $5.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $19.7 million in Q2 2022, with the low at $4.2 million in Q2 2026.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $9.0 million, with a median of $8.1 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development increased 23.57% in 2022, then slumped 45.85% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $13.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 29.22% to $9.2 million in 2023, then decreased by 27.54% to $6.7 million in 2024, then declined by 24.31% to $5.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 17.03% to $4.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $4.2 million (Q2 2026), $5.2 million (Q1 2026), and $5.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Tyson Foods 18.09 Bn 17.46 Bn 921.00 Mn -
2 Jbs 14.47 Bn 11.00 Bn 4.91 Bn -
3 Smithfield Foods 8.65 Bn 7.61 Bn 478.00 Mn -
4 Pilgrims Pride 7.26 Bn 6.88 Bn 339.75 Mn -
5 Seaboard 4.14 Bn 2.95 Bn 221.00 Mn -
6 Cal-Maine Foods 3.50 Bn 3.40 Bn 34.07 Mn -
7 Beyond Meat 202.71 Mn 25.82 Mn 5.87 Mn 4.19 Mn
8 Wing Yip Food Holdings 51.09 Mn -34.29 Mn 10.36 Mn -982,981.00
9 Aquabounty Technologies 5.92 Mn 4.02 Mn - -
10 Nocera 2.82 Mn -1.97 Mn 17,998.00 -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 27, 2026 4.19 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 5.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 5.05 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 4.92 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 5.81 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 7.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 6.67 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 6.13 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 5.49 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 9.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 9.12 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 8.77 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 12.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 13.01 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