Novavax (NVAX) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

Novavax (NVAX) recorded quarterly Research & Development of $95.5 million in Q1 2026, up 25.83% quarter-over-quarter from $75.9 million in Q4 2025, and up 7.35% on a YoY basis from $88.9 million in Q1 2025.

Novavax (NVAX) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Novavax's Research & Development history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $95.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 7.35% year-over-year to $95.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $348.9 million (down 9.96% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $342.3 million, down 12.49% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $95.5 million for Q1 2026 at Novavax, up from $75.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $383.5 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $75.9 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $164.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $106.2 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Research & Development tumbled 73.22% in 2022, then rose 12.75% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $257.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 36.13% to $164.7 million in 2023, then tumbled by 36.62% to $104.4 million in 2024, then decreased by 27.31% to $75.9 million in 2025, then climbed by 25.83% to $95.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $95.5 million (Q1 2026), $75.9 million (Q4 2025), and $98.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Alterity Therapeutics 925,601.88 Bn 925,601.85 Bn - 4.32 Mn
2 Belite Bio 58,560.00 Bn 58,560.00 Bn - 15.66 Mn
3 Quantum Biopharma 17,284.41 Bn 17,284.40 Bn - 626,092.00
4 Legend Biotech 2,809.00 Bn 2,808.71 Bn 242.10 Mn -101.30 Mn
5 Evaxion A 1,334.43 Bn 1,334.42 Bn - -2.30 Mn
6 Akari Therapeutics 1,312.27 Bn 1,312.26 Bn - 1.46 Mn
7 Psyence Biomedical 212.16 Bn 212.16 Bn - 357,444.00
8 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 114.83 Bn 107.58 Bn 2.59 Bn 961.60 Mn
9 Abivax 91.96 Bn 91.96 Bn - -58.00 Mn
10 Novavax 1.49 Bn 931.98 Mn 108.82 Mn 95.47 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 95.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 75.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 98.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 79.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 88.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 104.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 87.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 106.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 92.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 164.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 106.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 219.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 247.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 257.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 304.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 289.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 383.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 962.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 408.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 570.69 Mn