Hello (MOMO) Research & Development (2013 - 2025)

Hello (MOMO) posted Research & Development of -$31.0 million for Q4 2025, down 20.29% sequentially from -$25.7 million in Q3 2025, and down 1.5% YoY from -$31.4 million in Q4 2024.

Hello (MOMO) Research & Development (2013 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Hello has reported Research & Development for 13 years, with the latest figure at -$31.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 1.5% year-over-year to -$31.0 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$109.4 million (up 2.09% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $195.7 million, up 7.43% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development slipped to -$31.0 million in Q4 2025 per MOMO's latest filing, from -$25.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at -$25.7 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at -$49.6 million in Q4 2021.
  • A 5-year average of -$33.5 million and a median of -$31.8 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Research & Development slipped 18.1% in 2021, then advanced 22.8% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at -$49.6 million in 2021, then increased by 20.28% to -$39.5 million in 2022, then increased by 17.54% to -$32.6 million in 2023, then grew by 6.41% to -$30.5 million in 2024, then retreated by 1.5% to -$31.0 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$31.0 million, -$25.7 million, and -$25.7 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,165.61 Bn 3,736.57 Bn 73.85 Bn 18.22 Bn
2 Meta Platforms 1,523.46 Bn 1,433.20 Bn 49.47 Bn 21.66 Bn
3 Taboola.com 1,141.85 Bn 1,141.71 Bn 139.48 Mn 67.16 Mn
4 Baidu 288.34 Bn 283.85 Bn 1.88 Mn 635.00 Mn
5 Spotify Technology 103.44 Bn 93.20 Bn 1.75 Bn 387.52 Mn
6 Joyy 77.39 Bn 76.50 Bn 205.64 Mn -61.54 Mn
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 -
8 Nebius 50.20 Bn 40.57 Bn 295.20 Mn 67.40 Mn
9 Reddit 30.00 Bn 27.22 Bn 734.60 Mn 231.28 Mn
10 Hello 1.94 Bn 747.09 Mn 137.89 Mn -30.97 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -30.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -25.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -25.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -26.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -30.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -27.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -26.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -26.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -32.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -27.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -29.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -34.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -39.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -34.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -35.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -39.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -49.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -40.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -41.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -43.73 Mn