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

Lyft (LYFT) recorded quarterly Research & Development of $124.2 million in Q1 2026, up 3.47% quarter-over-quarter from $120.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 10.36% on a YoY basis from $112.5 million in Q1 2025.

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

Lyft's Research & Development history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $124.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 10.36% year-over-year to $124.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $463.1 million (up 13.07% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $451.4 million, up 13.69% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $124.2 million for Q1 2026 at Lyft, up from $120.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $234.6 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $93.8 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $140.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $112.5 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Research & Development sank 59.43% in 2023, then advanced 27.92% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $234.6 million in 2022, then tumbled by 59.43% to $95.2 million in 2023, then decreased by 1.44% to $93.8 million in 2024, then climbed by 27.92% to $120.0 million in 2025, then gained 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 238.14 Bn 220.17 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 166.83 Bn 164.28 Bn - -37.02 Mn
3 Uber Technologies 150.36 Bn 149.32 Bn 11.88 Bn 951.00 Mn
4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn 437.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn 1.63 Bn
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn 508.44 Mn
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn 823.00 Mn
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 1.20 Bn
10 Lyft 5.64 Bn 3.91 Bn 1.38 Bn 124.15 Mn

Historic Data

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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