Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR-A) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR-A) posted Research & Development of -$250.0 million for Q1 2026, up 60.19% sequentially from -$628.0 million in Q3 2025, and down 23.76% YoY from -$327.9 million in Q1 2025.

Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR-A) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$250.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 23.76% year-over-year to -$250.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.5 billion (down 7.9% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.2 billion, up 33.3% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development climbed to -$250.0 million in Q1 2026 per PBR-A's latest filing, from -$628.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at -$154.0 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at -$792.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$309.6 million and a median of -$216.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Research & Development jumped 72.98% in 2023, then tumbled 206.99% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at -$792.0 million in 2022, then surged by 72.98% to -$214.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 1.87% to -$218.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 188.07% to -$628.0 million in 2025, then soared by 60.19% to -$250.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$250.0 million, -$628.0 million, and -$395.0 million for Q1 2026, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro 1,308.33 Bn -5,263.99 Bn 11.34 Bn -250.00 Mn
2 ExxonMobil Holdings 651.52 Bn 649.70 Bn - 126.00 Mn
3 Chevron 382.50 Bn 382.83 Bn 20.34 Bn 205.00 Mn
4 Eni Spa 205.81 Bn 195.97 Bn - -
5 Shell 102.19 Bn 62.32 Bn 30.13 Bn 110.00 Mn
6 Equinor Asa 98.30 Bn 89.04 Bn - -189.00 Mn
7 Suncor Energy 78.77 Bn 76.39 Bn 6.68 Bn 1.27 Bn
8 Imperial Oil 61.22 Bn 60.47 Bn - 2.19 Mn
9 TotalEnergies SE 25.61 Bn -6.11 Bn 18.79 Bn 95.00 Mn
10 Ypf Sociedad Anonima 20.09 Bn 18.40 Bn 1.76 Bn -20.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -250.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -628.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -395.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -202.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -218.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -571.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -376.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -183.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -214.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -186.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -172.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -154.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -792.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -187.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -220.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -206.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -415.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -264.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -117.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -100.00 Mn