Lakefront Biotherapeutics (LKFT) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Lakefront Biotherapeutics (LKFT) posted quarterly Research & Development of -$35.2 million for Q1 2026, up 83.06% year-on-year from -$19.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 103.82% on a QoQ basis from $923.3 million in Q4 2025.

Lakefront Biotherapeutics (LKFT) Research & Development (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lakefront Biotherapeutics (LKFT) has reported Research & Development for 11 consecutive years, with -$35.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 83.06% year-over-year to -$35.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $695.5 million (up 172.47% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $522.8 million, up 36.95% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development slipped to -$35.2 million in Q1 2026 per LKFT's latest filing, from $923.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for LKFT reached as high as $923.3 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as -$386.2 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $128.3 million and a median of -$33.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The largest YoY upside for Research & Development was 182.15% in 2025 against a maximum downside of 155.19% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $426.9 million in 2022, then increased by 8.9% to $464.9 million in 2023, then jumped by 40.45% to $652.9 million in 2024, then jumped by 41.41% to $923.3 million in 2025, then plunged by 103.82% to -$35.2 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$35.2 million, $923.3 million, and -$386.2 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Oculis Holding AG 68,785.72 Bn 68,785.72 Bn - -17.94 Mn
2 Nanobiotix 1,895.57 Bn 1,895.51 Bn - -
3 BeOne Medicines 471.35 Bn 466.56 Bn 1.35 Bn 541.22 Mn
4 NuCana 279.75 Bn 279.75 Bn - -2.31 Mn
5 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 120.24 Bn 113.00 Bn 2.59 Bn 961.60 Mn
6 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 67.80 Bn 59.04 Bn 3.31 Bn 1.54 Bn
7 Belite Bio 62.51 Bn 62.51 Bn - 15.66 Mn
8 Argenx Se 57.38 Bn 57.38 Bn 1.41 Bn 1.37 Bn
9 Revolution Medicines 37.78 Bn 37.78 Bn - 343.97 Mn
10 Lakefront Biotherapeutics 1.85 Bn -1.64 Bn 1.91 Mn -35.23 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -35.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 923.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -386.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 193.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -207.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 652.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -258.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 68.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -81.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 464.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -59.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 426.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -32.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -16.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -16.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -19.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -11.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 489.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -4.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -4.41 Mn