Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Research & Development (2017 - 2026)

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) reported Research & Development of $97.0 million for Q1 2026, up 3.19% on a YoY basis from $94.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 4.3% sequentially from $93.0 million in Q4 2025.

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Research & Development (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) has 10 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $97.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 3.19% year-over-year to $97.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $371.0 million (up 5.7% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $368.0 million, up 6.98% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development grew to $97.0 million in Q1 2026, from $93.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $97.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $78.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $85.7 million and a median of $86.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development decreased 17.02% in 2022 and advanced 14.81% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ELAN's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $80.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 1.25% to $79.0 million in 2023, then grew by 2.53% to $81.0 million in 2024, then increased by 14.81% to $93.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 4.3% to $97.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ELAN's Research & Development at $97.0 million in Q1 2026, $93.0 million in Q4 2025, and $89.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Haleon 88.07 Bn 86.20 Bn - -
2 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 35.75 Bn 32.01 Bn 1.97 Bn 696.00 Mn
3 Zoetis 31.84 Bn 29.90 Bn 1.62 Bn 180.00 Mn
4 Takeda Pharmaceutical 27.18 Bn 23.12 Bn 4.39 Bn 7.37 Bn
5 United Therapeutics 23.09 Bn 20.93 Bn 648.10 Mn 138.20 Mn
6 RedHill Biopharma 21.32 Bn 21.32 Bn - -
7 Viatris 19.96 Bn 18.16 Bn 1.16 Bn 248.60 Mn
8 Neurocrine Biosciences 17.66 Bn 16.34 Bn 800.70 Mn 296.20 Mn
9 Elanco Animal Health 12.44 Bn 12.02 Bn 785.00 Mn 97.00 Mn
10 Vireo Growth 10.53 Bn 10.38 Bn 59.30 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 97.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 93.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 89.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 92.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 94.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 81.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 87.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 89.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 87.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 79.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 86.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 81.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 81.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 80.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 78.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 82.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 81.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 92.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 94.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 94.00 Mn