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

Futu Holdings (FUTU) posted quarterly Research & Development of -$65.1 million for Q4 2025, down 8.96% year-over-year from -$71.5 million in Q4 2024, and up 13.51% quarter-over-quarter from -$75.3 million in Q3 2025.

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

Futu Holdings' Research & Development history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$65.1 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Research & Development fell 8.96% year-over-year to -$65.1 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$254.0 million (down 40.41% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $254.5 million, up 32.33% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 stood at -$65.1 million, up from -$75.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was -$18.0 million in Q1 2023, with the low at -$75.3 million in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is -$38.9 million (2024), against an average of -$40.9 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Research & Development slumped 519.44% in 2021, then soared 54.58% in 2022.
  • Futu Holdings' Research & Development stood at -$43.2 million in 2021, then jumped by 54.58% to -$19.6 million in 2022, then dropped by 19.05% to -$23.4 million in 2023, then tumbled by 155.71% to -$59.7 million in 2024, then declined by 8.96% to -$65.1 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows FUTU's Research & Development at -$65.1 million in Q4 2025, -$75.3 million in Q3 2025, and -$54.7 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Morgan Stanley 338.83 Bn 205.30 Bn - 1.20 Bn
2 Goldman Sachs 316.34 Bn -660.01 Bn - 635.00 Mn
3 Schwab Charles 220.55 Bn 135.80 Bn - -
4 Futu Holdings 121.48 Bn 105.59 Bn 733.58 Mn -65.09 Mn
5 Robinhood Markets 84.07 Bn 66.74 Bn 1.20 Bn 256.00 Mn
6 Iren 68.17 Bn 65.95 Bn 104.86 Mn -
7 ATIF Holdings 45.42 Bn 45.42 Bn - -
8 Interactive Brokers 39.54 Bn -3.28 Bn - -
9 LPL Financial Holdings 28.27 Bn 25.57 Bn - 26.20 Mn
10 Tradeweb Markets 23.53 Bn 22.17 Bn - 41.98 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -65.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -75.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -54.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -59.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -59.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -40.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -43.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -37.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -23.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -27.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -22.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -18.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -19.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -30.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -27.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -36.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -43.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -51.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -48.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -35.32 Mn