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

Lyft's Research & Development history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $272.9 million for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 49.95% year-over-year to $272.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $460.7 million, a 31.02% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $451.4 million, up 13.69% from the prior year.
• Research & Development grew to $272.9 million in Q1 2026 per LYFT's latest filing, from -$164.8 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $456.0 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$164.8 million in Q4 2025.
• The 5-year median for Research & Development is $176.4 million (2024), against an average of $160.1 million.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 362.98% in 2024 and slumped 275.74% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Research & Development stood at $456.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 95.56% to $20.3 million in 2023, then surged by 362.98% to $93.8 million in 2024, then slumped by 275.74% to -$164.8 million in 2025, then soared by 265.58% to $272.9 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest LYFT Research & Development figures stand at $272.9 million (Q1 2026), -$164.8 million (Q4 2025), and $243.3 million (Q3 2025).