Moderna (MRNA) Research & Development (2018 - 2026)

Moderna's (MRNA) quarterly Research & Development came in at $649.0 million in Q1 2026, down 24.18% year-on-year from $856.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 16.26% on a QoQ basis from $775.0 million in Q4 2025.

Moderna (MRNA) Research & Development (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Moderna (MRNA) has 9 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $649.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 24.18% year-over-year to $649.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $2.9 billion, a 32.54% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $3.1 billion, down 31.06% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $649.0 million, down from $775.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for MRNA reached as high as $1.4 billion in Q4 2023 and fell as low as $554.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $968.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.1 billion in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 104.15% in 2023 and tumbled 42.67% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then increased by 16.1% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then slipped by 20.2% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then slumped by 30.93% to $775.0 million in 2025, then fell by 16.26% to $649.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $649.0 million in Q1 2026, $775.0 million in Q4 2025, and $801.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Oculis Holding AG 68,785.72 Bn 68,785.72 Bn - -17.94 Mn
2 Nanobiotix 1,895.57 Bn 1,895.51 Bn - -
3 BeOne Medicines 471.35 Bn 466.56 Bn 1.35 Bn 541.22 Mn
4 NuCana 279.75 Bn 279.75 Bn - -2.31 Mn
5 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 120.24 Bn 113.00 Bn 2.59 Bn 961.60 Mn
6 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 67.80 Bn 59.04 Bn 3.31 Bn 1.54 Bn
7 Belite Bio 62.51 Bn 62.51 Bn - 15.66 Mn
8 Argenx Se 57.38 Bn 57.38 Bn 1.41 Bn 1.37 Bn
9 Revolution Medicines 37.78 Bn 37.78 Bn - 343.97 Mn
10 Moderna 22.52 Bn 17.32 Bn -566.00 Mn 649.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 649.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 775.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 801.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 700.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 856.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.14 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.41 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.15 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 820.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 710.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 554.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 648.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 521.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 421.00 Mn