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.

• In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 17.88% year-over-year to $83.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $318.9 million (up 25.15% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $306.3 million, up 30.19% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $83.0 million for Q1 2026 at Duolingo, up from $79.6 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $83.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $29.8 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $57.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $50.9 million in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development soared 55.96% in 2022, then rose 10.98% in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $44.5 million in 2022, then gained by 13.01% to $50.3 million in 2023, then surged by 32.11% to $66.4 million in 2024, then grew by 19.82% to $79.6 million in 2025, then gained by 4.3% to $83.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $83.0 million (Q1 2026), $79.6 million (Q4 2025), and $82.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.