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

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

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

Niu Technologies has reported Research & Development for 10 years, with the latest figure at -$6.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 45.99% year-over-year to -$6.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$25.3 million (down 39.24% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $23.8 million, up 33.53% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development grew 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.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at -$5.8 million in 2022, then gained by 14.19% to -$5.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 5.43% to -$5.3 million in 2024, then sank by 33.86% to -$7.1 million in 2025, then rose by 15.35% to -$6.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$6.0 million, -$7.1 million, and -$6.1 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Tesla 1,062.42 Bn 1,018.89 Bn 4.75 Bn 2.37 Bn
2 Toyota Motor 248.02 Bn 113.80 Bn 12.27 Bn -
3 Honda Motor 127.13 Bn 92.93 Bn -34.06 Bn 15.60 Bn
4 Ford Motor 81.51 Bn 50.18 Bn 6.08 Bn -
5 General Motors 78.38 Bn 53.66 Bn 7.33 Bn -
6 Li Auto 26.25 Bn 12.80 Bn 262.11 Mn -394.63 Mn
7 Xpeng 23.13 Bn 20.59 Bn 388.90 Mn -421.43 Mn
8 Rivian Automotive 21.08 Bn 15.77 Bn 179.00 Mn 466.00 Mn
9 Stellantis 16.04 Bn -25.41 Bn 5.55 Bn 1.52 Bn
10 Niu Technologies 400.83 Mn 400.83 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