Duolingo (DUOL) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

Duolingo's Research & Development history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $83.0 million for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 17.88% year-over-year to $83.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $227.2 million, a 502.12% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $306.3 million, up 238.5% from the prior year.
• Research & Development improved to $83.0 million in Q1 2026 per DUOL's latest filing, from $79.6 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $83.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$78.4 million in Q4 2024.
• The 5-year median for Research & Development is $34.2 million (2022), against an average of $27.7 million.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 255.72% in 2022 and slumped 458.97% in 2023, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Research & Development stood at $19.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 458.97% to -$68.3 million in 2023, then dropped by 14.79% to -$78.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 201.46% to $79.6 million in 2025, then gained by 4.3% to $83.0 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest DUOL Research & Development figures stand at $83.0 million (Q1 2026), $79.6 million (Q4 2025), and $35.1 million (Q3 2025).