LG Display (LPL) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

LG Display (LPL) posted quarterly Research & Development of -$226.0 million for Q1 2026, up 5.87% year-over-year from -$213.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 113.42% quarter-over-quarter from $1.7 billion in Q4 2025.

LG Display (LPL) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

LG Display (LPL) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with -$226.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 5.87% year-over-year to -$226.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $970.0 million (down 5.48% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $975.7 million, down 8.27% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development declined to -$226.0 million in Q1 2026 per LPL's latest filing, from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $1.8 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$281.9 million in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $220.3 million across 5 years, with a median of -$249.3 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Research & Development slipped 7.46% — and 2025, when it gained 12.58%.
  • LG Display's Research & Development stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then rose by 5.36% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then dropped by 1.66% to $1.8 billion in 2024, then dropped by 6.41% to $1.7 billion in 2025, then plunged by 113.42% to -$226.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LPL's Research & Development at -$226.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.7 billion in Q4 2025, and -$246.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Apple 4,539.83 Bn 4,477.43 Bn 54.77 Bn 11.73 Bn
2 Sony 133.13 Bn 119.27 Bn 6.53 Bn -
3 Sonos 1.90 Bn 1.64 Bn 189.31 Mn 67.88 Mn
4 LG Display 1.63 Bn 486.32 Mn 277.60 Mn -225.96 Mn
5 Zepp Health 1.18 Bn -101.97 Bn 19.44 Mn -16.64 Mn
6 Turtle Beach 267.71 Mn 255.39 Mn 11.29 Mn 4.57 Mn
7 Vuzix 199.03 Mn 177.88 Mn 375,000.00 8.59 Mn
8 Universal Electronics 60.07 Mn 30.24 Mn 20.60 Mn 5.45 Mn
9 Axil Brands 38.46 Mn 32.94 Mn 5.04 Mn 3.37 Mn
10 Koss 35.59 Mn 16.74 Mn 1.00 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -225.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.68 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -246.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -241.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -240.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.80 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -281.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -251.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -252.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.83 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -262.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -257.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -274.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.74 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -256.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -249.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -264.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -270.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -258.70 Mn