Niu Technologies (NIU) Research & Development (2017 - 2026)

Niu Technologies (NIU) reported Research & Development of -$6.0 million for Q1 2026, down 45.99% year-over-year from -$11.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 15.35% quarter-over-quarter from -$7.1 million in Q4 2025.

Niu Technologies (NIU) Research & Development (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Niu Technologies (NIU) has 10 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at -$6.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at -$6.0 million, down 45.99% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$25.3 million (down 39.24% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $23.8 million, up 33.53% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development climbed to -$6.0 million in Q1 2026 per NIU's latest filing, from -$7.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at -$4.0 million in Q1 2024 and troughed at -$7.1 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$5.6 million and a median of -$5.7 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development tumbled 68.89% in 2022, then rose 23.59% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at -$5.8 million in 2022, then rose by 14.19% to -$5.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 5.43% to -$5.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 33.86% to -$7.1 million in 2025, then increased by 15.35% to -$6.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NIU's Research & Development at -$6.0 million in Q1 2026, -$7.1 million in Q4 2025, and -$6.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,264.49 Bn 1,219.81 Bn 4.72 Bn 1.95 Bn
2 Toyota Motor 448.54 Bn 321.13 Bn 9.14 Bn -
3 General Motors 74.80 Bn 52.42 Bn 4.32 Bn -
4 Ferrari 71.95 Bn 70.15 Bn 1.09 Bn 278.21 Mn
5 Ford Motor 59.47 Bn 29.01 Bn 7.94 Bn -
6 Rivian Automotive 20.42 Bn 15.62 Bn 119.00 Mn 458.00 Mn
7 China Yuchai International 16.65 Bn 15.59 Bn 317.01 Mn -124.48 Mn
8 VinFast Auto 7.51 Bn 10.51 Bn -15,731.99 Bn -2,869.36 Bn
9 Digital Currency X Technology 5.68 Bn 5.68 Bn - -
10 Niu Technologies 61.70 Mn 61.70 Mn 22.98 Mn -6.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -6.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -7.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -6.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -6.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -4.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -4.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -5.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -5.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -5.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -5.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -5.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -7.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -6.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -6.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -7.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -5.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -4.78 Mn