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

Honest Company (HNST) recorded quarterly Research & Development of $1.9 million in Q1 2026, up 1.58% quarter-over-quarter from $1.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 0.54% on a YoY basis from $1.9 million in Q1 2025.

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

Honest Company's Research & Development history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 0.54% year-over-year to $1.9 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $7.4 million (up 4.76% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $7.3 million, up 7.24% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $1.9 million for Q1 2026 at Honest Company, up from $1.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $2.1 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $1.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $1.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.7 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development gained 27.34% in 2022, then tumbled 30.39% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $1.4 million in 2022, then grew by 16.48% to $1.6 million in 2023, then increased by 8.76% to $1.7 million in 2024, then increased by 6.94% to $1.8 million in 2025, then rose by 1.58% to $1.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $1.9 million (Q1 2026), $1.8 million (Q4 2025), and $1.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn -
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn -
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn -
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn -
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn -
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn -
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 27.00 Mn
10 Honest Company 384.15 Mn 293.78 Mn 33.27 Mn 1.86 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 2.35 Mn