dLocal (DLO) Research & Development (2020 - 2025)

dLocal (DLO) posted quarterly Research & Development of -$7.7 million for Q4 2025, down 13.09% YoY from -$8.9 million in Q4 2024, and up 12.77% sequentially from -$8.8 million in Q3 2025.

dLocal (DLO) Research & Development (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

dLocal has disclosed Research & Development across 6 years of filings, most recently posting -$7.7 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Research & Development fell 13.09% year-over-year to -$7.7 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$30.7 million (down 19.83% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$30.7 million, down 19.83% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development advanced to -$7.7 million in Q4 2025, from -$8.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for DLO reached as high as -$520000.0 in Q1 2021 and fell as low as -$8.8 million in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is -$3.2 million (2023), against an average of -$3.9 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development slumped 175.67% — and 2025, when it declined 13.09%.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at -$1.2 million in 2021, then slumped by 39.25% to -$1.6 million in 2022, then slumped by 150.4% to -$4.0 million in 2023, then sank by 69.53% to -$6.8 million in 2024, then decreased by 13.09% to -$7.7 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$7.7 million, -$8.8 million, and -$7.4 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 2.61 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 1.04 Bn
10 dLocal 4.27 Bn 3.55 Bn 115.80 Mn -7.72 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -7.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -8.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -7.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -6.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -6.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -6.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -6.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -5.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -4.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -3.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -2.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -2.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -1.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -596,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 -520,000.00