Nkarta (NKTX) Research & Development (2019 - 2026)

Nkarta's (NKTX) quarterly Research & Development came in at $25.0 million in Q1 2026, up 3.38% year-on-year from $24.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.16% quarter-over-quarter from $25.3 million in Q4 2025.

Nkarta (NKTX) Research & Development (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nkarta's Research & Development history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $25.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 3.38% year-over-year to $25.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $91.2 million, a 4.63% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $90.4 million, down 6.53% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development retreated to $25.0 million in Q1 2026 per NKTX's latest filing, from $25.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $26.8 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $19.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $23.4 million (2022), against an average of $23.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development surged 55.16% in 2022 and declined 20.01% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $26.8 million in 2022, then declined by 13.12% to $23.3 million in 2023, then dropped by 0.84% to $23.1 million in 2024, then climbed by 9.31% to $25.3 million in 2025, then dropped by 1.16% to $25.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NKTX Research & Development figures stand at $25.0 million (Q1 2026), $25.3 million (Q4 2025), and $20.2 million (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 Nkarta 170.79 Mn 170.79 Mn - 24.99 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 24.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 25.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 20.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 20.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 24.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 23.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 25.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 23.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 25.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 23.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 22.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 25.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 26.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 26.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 23.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 21.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 19.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 17.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 16.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 15.96 Mn