PDD Holdings (PDD) Research & Development (2017 - 2025)
PDD Holdings' (PDD) quarterly Research & Development came in at -$714.3 million in Q4 2025, down 38.03% year-on-year from -$1.2 billion in Q4 2024, and down 17.37% quarter-over-quarter from -$608.5 million in Q3 2025.
PDD Holdings (PDD) Research & Development (2017 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
PDD Holdings has disclosed Research & Development across 9 years of filings, most recently posting -$714.3 million for Q4 2025.
- Research & Development for Q4 2025 came in at -$714.3 million, down 38.03% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$2.3 billion (down 31.86% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.4 billion, up 36.01% from the prior year.
- Research & Development came in at -$714.3 million for Q4 2025 at PDD Holdings, down from -$608.5 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of -$317.4 million in Q4 2021 to a low of -$714.3 million in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is -$395.3 million (2023), against an average of -$427.1 million.
- Across the five-year window, Research & Development sank 262.77% in 2021 and climbed 13.29% in 2023, its largest moves.
- PDD Holdings' Research & Development stood at -$317.4 million in 2021, then retreated by 9.94% to -$348.9 million in 2022, then fell by 15.62% to -$403.4 million in 2023, then dropped by 28.26% to -$517.5 million in 2024, then tumbled by 38.03% to -$714.3 million in 2025.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$714.3 million (Q4 2025), -$608.5 million (Q3 2025), and -$501.3 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,551.03 Bn | 2,407.94 Bn | 171.21 Bn | 29.57 Bn |
| 2 | Mercadolibre | 82.72 Bn | 77.07 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 699.00 Mn |
| 3 | DoorDash | 72.09 Bn | 67.22 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 398.00 Mn |
| 4 | PDD Holdings | 62.92 Bn | 38.25 Bn | 12.81 Bn | -714.26 Mn |
| 5 | Ebay | 48.30 Bn | 44.44 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 450.00 Mn |
| 6 | Coupang | 34.44 Bn | 34.35 Bn | 2.30 Bn | - |
| 7 | Zkh | 14.36 Bn | 14.36 Bn | 285.30 Mn | -4.25 Mn |
| 8 | Wayfair | 10.72 Bn | 9.65 Bn | 880.00 Mn | - |
| 9 | Maplebear | 10.27 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 738.00 Mn | 164.00 Mn |
| 10 | Chewy | 7.37 Bn | 6.85 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
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 |