Honest Company HNST
NASDAQ HNST
$5.74 -0.21 (-3.61%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Honest Company (HNST) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

Honest Company (HNST) posted Research & Development of $1.7 million for Q2 2026, down 7.52% on a QoQ basis from $1.9 million in Q1 2026, and down 12.14% year-over-year from $2.0 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Honest Company (HNST) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Honest Company has reported Research & Development for 7 years, with the latest figure at $1.7 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 12.14% year-over-year to $1.7 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $7.1 million, a 2.06% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $7.3 million, up 7.24% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $1.7 million for Q2 2026 at Honest Company, down from $1.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $2.1 million in Q1 2022, with the low at $1.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $1.7 million, with a median of $1.7 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development advanced 27.34% in 2022, then slumped 30.39% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $1.4 million in 2022, then increased by 16.48% to $1.6 million in 2023, then rose by 8.76% to $1.7 million in 2024, then rose by 6.94% to $1.8 million in 2025, then dropped by 6.06% to $1.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $1.7 million (Q2 2026), $1.9 million (Q1 2026), and $1.8 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Colgate Palmolive 70.76 Bn 69.72 Bn 3.30 Bn -
2 Kenvue 35.95 Bn 34.84 Bn 2.30 Bn -
3 Kimberly Clark 34.91 Bn 34.08 Bn 1.60 Bn -
4 Bath & Body Works 3.94 Bn 3.15 Bn 692.00 Mn -
5 Prestige Consumer Healthcare 2.94 Bn 2.87 Bn - -
6 Perrigo 2.07 Bn 1.67 Bn 313.90 Mn 129.50 Mn
7 Edgewell Personal Care 1.33 Bn 933.73 Mn 242.50 Mn 13.30 Mn
8 Herbalife 1.30 Bn 935.57 Mn 1.03 Bn -
9 TFA Therapeutics 1.02 Bn 1.02 Bn - -
10 Honest Company 682.25 Mn 576.35 Mn 40.36 Mn 1.72 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 1.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 1.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 1.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 1.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 1.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 2.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 2.09 Mn