51Talk Online Education (COE) Research & Development (2015 - 2025)

51Talk Online Education (COE) recorded quarterly Research & Development of -$1.6 million in Q4 2025, down 1.64% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.6 million in Q3 2025, and down 72.24% on a YoY basis from -$5.8 million in Q4 2024.

51Talk Online Education (COE) Research & Development (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

51Talk Online Education's Research & Development history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.6 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Research & Development fell 72.24% year-over-year to -$1.6 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$5.5 million (down 53.09% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $5.5 million, up 53.35% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was -$1.6 million for Q4 2025 at 51Talk Online Education, down from -$1.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of -$435000.0 in Q4 2022 to a low of -$10.1 million in Q2 2021.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged -$2.1 million across 5 years, with a median of -$940500.0 in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Research & Development plunged 284.27% in 2021, then surged 93.05% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at -$2.4 million in 2021, then surged by 81.75% to -$435000.0 in 2022, then sank by 98.62% to -$864000.0 in 2023, then fell by 7.99% to -$933000.0 in 2024, then slumped by 72.24% to -$1.6 million in 2025.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$1.6 million (Q4 2025), -$1.6 million (Q3 2025), and -$1.2 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.49 Bn 7.45 Bn 22.18 Mn -1.61 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.02 Bn 4.86 Bn -16.39 Mn -
3 Graham Holdings 4.93 Bn 3.93 Bn 841.00 Mn -
4 Covista 4.32 Bn 4.32 Bn 276.31 Mn -
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Grand Canyon Education 4.00 Bn 3.75 Bn 244.77 Mn -
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.15 Bn 1.99 Bn 103.97 Mn -
8 Perdoceo Education 2.15 Bn 1.47 Bn 174.68 Mn -
9 Strategic Education 1.74 Bn 1.59 Bn - -
10 Lincoln Educational Services 1.45 Bn 1.43 Bn 120.06 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -1.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -933,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 -839,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 -851,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 -948,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 -864,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 -868,000.00
Jun 30, 2023 -694,000.00
Mar 31, 2023 -662,000.00
Dec 31, 2022 -435,000.00
Sep 30, 2022 -629,000.00
Jun 30, 2022 -700,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 -1.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -2.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -6.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -10.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -8.89 Mn