PDD Holdings Inc. (PDD) Research & Development (2017 - 2025)
PDD Holdings (PDD) posted Research & Development of -$714.3 million for Q4 2025, down 17.37% sequentially from -$608.5 million in Q3 2025, and down 38.03% YoY from -$1.2 billion in Q4 2024.
PDD Holdings Inc. (PDD) Research & Development (2017 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
PDD Holdings (PDD) has 9 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at -$714.3 million in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Research & Development fell 38.03% year-over-year to -$714.3 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$2.3 billion (down 31.86% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.4 billion, up 36.01% from the prior year.
- Research & Development retreated to -$714.3 million in Q4 2025 per PDD's latest filing, from -$608.5 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Research & Development was -$317.4 million in Q4 2021, with the low at -$714.3 million in Q4 2025.
- Average Research & Development over 5 years is -$427.1 million, with a median of -$395.3 million recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Research & Development tumbled 262.77% in 2021 and gained 13.29% in 2023.
- PDD Holdings' Research & Development stood at -$317.4 million in 2021, then dropped by 9.94% to -$348.9 million in 2022, then slipped by 15.62% to -$403.4 million in 2023, then retreated by 28.26% to -$517.5 million in 2024, then plunged by 38.03% to -$714.3 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows PDD's Research & Development at -$714.3 million in Q4 2025, -$608.5 million in Q3 2025, and -$501.3 million in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -714.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -608.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -501.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -493.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -517.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -436.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -400.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -402.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -403.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -390.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -377.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -365.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -348.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -379.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -389.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -420.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -317.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -375.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -360.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -338.65 Mn |