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

Elanco Animal Health's (ELAN) quarterly Research & Development came in at $97.0 million in Q1 2026, up 3.19% year-on-year from $94.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter from $93.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Elanco Animal Health has disclosed Research & Development across 10 years of filings, most recently posting $97.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $97.0 million, up 3.19% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $371.0 million (up 5.7% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $368.0 million, up 6.98% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $97.0 million for Q1 2026 at Elanco Animal Health, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $86.0 million (2023), against an average of $85.7 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development decreased 17.02% in 2022 and advanced 14.81% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Elanco Animal Health's Research & Development stood at $80.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 1.25% to $79.0 million in 2023, then increased by 2.53% to $81.0 million in 2024, then rose by 14.81% to $93.0 million in 2025, then grew by 4.3% to $97.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $97.0 million (Q1 2026), $93.0 million (Q4 2025), and $89.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 38.34 Bn 34.60 Bn 1.97 Bn 222.00 Mn
2 Zoetis 33.27 Bn 31.33 Bn 1.62 Bn 180.00 Mn
3 United Therapeutics 23.75 Bn 21.60 Bn 648.10 Mn 138.20 Mn
4 Aurora Cannabis 17.11 Bn 17.03 Bn 33.43 Mn 934,363.43
5 Neurocrine Biosciences 16.37 Bn 15.05 Bn 800.70 Mn 296.20 Mn
6 Elanco Animal Health 11.78 Bn 11.35 Bn 785.00 Mn 97.00 Mn
7 Alkermes 7.05 Bn 6.54 Bn -116.06 Mn 103.35 Mn
8 Lantheus Holdings 6.49 Bn 5.99 Bn 230.92 Mn 39.38 Mn
9 Hims & Hers Health 6.19 Bn 5.44 Bn 396.79 Mn 46.94 Mn
10 Liquidia 5.63 Bn 5.40 Bn 121.79 Mn 12.57 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