Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) reported Research & Development of $49.9 million for Q1 2026, down 29.61% on a YoY basis from $70.9 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $50.1 million in Q4 2025.

Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings has reported Research & Development for 7 years, with the latest figure at $49.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 29.61% year-over-year to $49.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $222.8 million (down 37.87% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $243.8 million, down 42.51% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $49.9 million, roughly flat from $50.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $323.6 million in Q1 2022, with the low at $49.9 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $138.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $134.2 million in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Research & Development was 457.47% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 81.98% in 2022.
  • Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings' Research & Development stood at $177.5 million in 2022, then plunged by 34.08% to $117.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 34.74% to $76.4 million in 2024, then tumbled by 34.37% to $50.1 million in 2025, then dropped by 0.41% to $49.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $49.9 million (Q1 2026), $50.1 million (Q4 2025), and $69.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 925,601.88 Bn 925,601.85 Bn - 4.32 Mn
2 Belite Bio 58,560.00 Bn 58,560.00 Bn - 15.66 Mn
3 Quantum Biopharma 17,284.41 Bn 17,284.40 Bn - 626,092.00
4 Legend Biotech 2,809.00 Bn 2,808.71 Bn 242.10 Mn -101.30 Mn
5 Evaxion A 1,334.43 Bn 1,334.42 Bn - -2.30 Mn
6 Akari Therapeutics 1,312.27 Bn 1,312.26 Bn - 1.46 Mn
7 Psyence Biomedical 212.16 Bn 212.16 Bn - 357,444.00
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 114.83 Bn 107.58 Bn 2.59 Bn 961.60 Mn
9 Abivax 91.96 Bn 91.96 Bn - -58.00 Mn
10 Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings 546.79 Mn 546.79 Mn 16.38 Mn 49.92 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 49.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 50.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 69.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 53.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 70.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 76.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 77.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 134.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 136.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 117.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 156.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 144.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 162.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 177.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 261.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 290.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 323.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 985.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 53.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 52.03 Mn