Jetblue Airways (JBLU) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Jetblue Airways' (JBLU) quarterly Research & Development came in at $72.0 million in Q1 2026, up 2.86% year-on-year from $70.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 10.0% on a QoQ basis from $80.0 million in Q4 2025.

Jetblue Airways (JBLU) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Jetblue Airways (JBLU) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $72.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 2.86% year-over-year to $72.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $306.0 million, a 4.67% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $305.0 million, down 7.01% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $72.0 million, down from $80.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for JBLU reached as high as $87.0 million in Q2 2024 and fell as low as $57.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $77.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $78.0 million in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 147.83% in 2022 and fell 12.64% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $73.0 million in 2022, then gained by 8.22% to $79.0 million in 2023, then rose by 5.06% to $83.0 million in 2024, then fell by 3.61% to $80.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 10.0% to $72.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $72.0 million in Q1 2026, $80.0 million in Q4 2025, and $78.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Latam Airlines 30,864.70 Bn 30,862.03 Bn 1.28 Mn -
2 Ryanair Holdings 61.25 Bn 58.06 Bn - 133.15 Mn
3 Delta Air Lines 56.88 Bn 52.22 Bn 19.07 Bn 726.00 Mn
4 Southwest Airlines 22.25 Bn 18.46 Bn 7.33 Bn -
5 Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V 8.96 Bn 8.14 Bn - 46.00 Mn
6 Copa Holdings 5.70 Bn 4.36 Bn 713.71 Mn 55.60 Mn
7 Alaska Air 5.41 Bn 3.64 Bn 3.20 Bn -
8 Skywest 4.34 Bn 3.74 Bn 1.01 Bn -
9 Jetblue Airways 2.02 Bn 1.61 Bn 1.87 Bn 72.00 Mn
10 Allegiant Travel 1.83 Bn 925.91 Mn 651.87 Mn 28.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 72.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 80.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 78.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 76.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 70.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 83.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 81.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 87.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 77.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 79.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 80.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 82.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 76.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 73.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 81.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 78.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 53.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 60.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 47.00 Mn