Lyft (LYFT) Research & Development (2018 - 2026)

Lyft has reported Research & Development for 9 years, with the latest figure at $320.0 million in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 67.6% year-over-year to $320.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $1.1 billion, a 30.36% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $875.1 million, up 10.92% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $320.0 million for Q2 2026 at Lyft, up from $272.9 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Research & Development was $320.0 million in Q2 2026, with the low at $95.2 million in Q4 2023.
• Average Research & Development over 5 years is $205.0 million, with a median of $199.3 million recorded in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Research & Development plunged 59.43% in 2023, then jumped 164.1% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $234.6 million in 2022, then slumped by 59.43% to $95.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 164.1% to $251.4 million in 2024, then climbed by 2.98% to $258.8 million in 2025, then advanced by 23.62% to $320.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $320.0 million (Q2 2026), $272.9 million (Q1 2026), and $258.8 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.