Growth Metrics

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

Lyft's quarterly Research & Development came in at $124.2 million in Q1 2026, up 10.36% year-on-year from $112.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.47% quarter-over-quarter from $120.0 million in Q4 2025.

Lyft has reported Research & Development for 9 years, with the latest figure at $124.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 10.36% year-over-year to $124.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $463.1 million (up 13.07% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $451.4 million, up 13.69% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $124.2 million, up from $120.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $234.6 million in Q4 2022, with the low at $93.8 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $140.3 million, with a median of $112.5 million recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development sank 59.43% in 2023 and grew 27.92% in 2025.
  • Tracing LYFT's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $234.6 million in 2022, then slumped by 59.43% to $95.2 million in 2023, then slipped by 1.44% to $93.8 million in 2024, then grew by 27.92% to $120.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 3.47% to $124.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $124.2 million (Q1 2026), $120.0 million (Q4 2025), and $109.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 253.17 Bn 235.20 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Salesforce 171.07 Bn 161.50 Bn 8.69 Bn 1.62 Bn
3 Uber Technologies 147.39 Bn 146.35 Bn 11.88 Bn 951.00 Mn
4 Shopify 134.25 Bn 128.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 437.00 Mn
5 ServiceNow 105.72 Bn 100.54 Bn 2.83 Bn 823.00 Mn
6 Cadence Design Systems 101.64 Bn 100.23 Bn 1.26 Bn 508.44 Mn
7 Adobe 100.35 Bn 93.46 Bn 5.73 Bn 1.11 Bn
8 Automatic Data Processing 90.91 Bn 87.68 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
9 Intuit 88.30 Bn 81.52 Bn 6.77 Bn 840.00 Mn
10 Lyft 5.49 Bn 3.77 Bn 1.38 Bn 124.15 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 124.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 119.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 109.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 109.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 112.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 93.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 104.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 98.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 100.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 95.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 109.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 154.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 196.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 234.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 227.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 201.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 192.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 195.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 226.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 252.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 238.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 215.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 232.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 203.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 258.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 276.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 288.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 309.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 630.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 96.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 77.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 64.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 63.19 Mn