Futu Holdings (FUTU) Research & Development (2018 - 2025)

Futu Holdings (FUTU) posted quarterly Research & Development of -$65.1 million for Q4 2025, down 26.57% year-over-year from -$88.6 million in Q4 2024, and up 11.8% on a QoQ basis from -$73.8 million in Q3 2025.

Futu Holdings (FUTU) Research & Development (2018 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Futu Holdings (FUTU) has reported Research & Development for 8 consecutive years, with -$65.1 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Research & Development fell 26.57% year-over-year to -$65.1 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$244.8 million (down 27.7% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $245.2 million, up 27.54% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at -$65.1 million for Q4 2025 at Futu Holdings, up from -$73.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was -$17.7 million in Q1 2021, with the low at -$73.8 million in Q3 2025.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is -$44.0 million, with a median of -$45.6 million recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development tumbled 262.93% in 2021 and increased 5.18% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at -$34.7 million in 2021, then slipped by 23.56% to -$42.9 million in 2022, then dropped by 8.44% to -$46.5 million in 2023, then declined by 10.62% to -$51.4 million in 2024, then dropped by 26.57% to -$65.1 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$65.1 million, -$73.8 million, and -$56.3 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 330.70 Bn 197.17 Bn - 1.15 Bn
2 Goldman Sachs 309.79 Bn -627.76 Bn - 583.00 Mn
3 Schwab Charles 167.21 Bn 122.24 Bn - -
4 Futu Holdings 111.36 Bn 109.19 Bn 733.58 Mn -65.09 Mn
5 Robinhood Markets 97.69 Bn 93.05 Bn 960.00 Mn 241.00 Mn
6 LPL Financial Holdings 23.49 Bn 22.47 Bn - 23.47 Mn
7 Tradeweb Markets 21.59 Bn 20.34 Bn - 39.55 Mn
8 Circle Internet 15.14 Bn 13.62 Bn 35.01 Mn -
9 Iren 14.46 Bn 12.24 Bn 144.76 Mn -
10 Evercore 13.30 Bn 11.58 Bn 1.38 Bn 27.87 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -65.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -73.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -56.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -49.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -51.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -49.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -47.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -42.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -46.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -45.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -46.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -45.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -42.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -39.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -37.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -36.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -34.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -28.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -22.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -17.67 Mn