Esperion Therapeutics (ESPR) Research & Development (2012 - 2026)

Esperion Therapeutics (ESPR) posted Research & Development of $9.0 million for Q1 2026, down 35.46% on a QoQ basis from $13.9 million in Q4 2025, and down 28.42% year-over-year from $12.6 million in Q1 2025.

Esperion Therapeutics (ESPR) Research & Development (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Esperion Therapeutics' Research & Development history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $9.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 28.42% year-over-year to $9.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $44.3 million (down 2.44% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $47.9 million, up 3.49% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $9.0 million for Q1 2026 at Esperion Therapeutics, down from $13.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $33.0 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $7.2 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $18.1 million and a median of $14.1 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Research & Development plunged 57.29% — and 2025, when it soared 35.91%.
  • Esperion Therapeutics' Research & Development stood at $33.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 46.29% to $17.7 million in 2023, then plunged by 38.13% to $11.0 million in 2024, then increased by 26.87% to $13.9 million in 2025, then sank by 35.46% to $9.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ESPR's Research & Development at $9.0 million in Q1 2026, $13.9 million in Q4 2025, and $14.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Haleon 87.22 Bn 85.35 Bn - -
2 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 39.60 Bn 35.87 Bn 1.97 Bn 696.00 Mn
3 Zoetis 31.46 Bn 29.52 Bn 1.62 Bn 180.00 Mn
4 Takeda Pharmaceutical 26.49 Bn 22.44 Bn 4.39 Bn 7.37 Bn
5 United Therapeutics 23.03 Bn 20.88 Bn 648.10 Mn 138.20 Mn
6 Universe Pharmaceuticals 23.03 Bn -10.56 Bn - -
7 Viatris 20.90 Bn 19.09 Bn 1.16 Bn 248.60 Mn
8 Neurocrine Biosciences 17.50 Bn 16.19 Bn 800.70 Mn 296.20 Mn
9 Elanco Animal Health 12.33 Bn 11.91 Bn 785.00 Mn 97.00 Mn
10 Esperion Therapeutics 799.30 Mn 643.14 Mn 45.53 Mn 8.99 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 13.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 14.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 12.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 10.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 10.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 11.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 13.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 17.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 14.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 22.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 31.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 33.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 29.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 32.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 24.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 27.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 25.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 25.07 Mn