PDD Holdings PDD
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As of: Sep 1, 2026 · 1:27 PM EDT

PDD Holdings (PDD) Research & Development (2017 - 2026)

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.

Analysis

PDD Holdings (PDD) Research & Development (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

PDD Holdings has reported Research & Development for 9 years, with the latest figure 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 $17.9 billion, up 17.5% 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.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at -$317.4 million in Q4 2021 and troughed at -$714.3 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$427.1 million and a median of -$395.3 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Research & Development sank 262.77% in 2021, then increased 13.29% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at -$317.4 million in 2021, then slipped by 9.94% to -$348.9 million in 2022, then decreased by 15.62% to -$403.4 million in 2023, then fell by 28.26% to -$517.5 million in 2024, then tumbled by 38.03% to -$714.3 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered -$714.3 million, -$608.5 million, and -$501.3 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Amazon Com 2,738.66 Bn 2,615.68 Bn 198.88 Bn 62.73 Bn
2 PDD Holdings 116.88 Bn -48,009.53 Bn 9.45 Bn -673.00 Mn
3 DoorDash 99.21 Bn 93.86 Bn 2.35 Bn 821.00 Mn
4 Mercadolibre 98.87 Bn 83.68 Bn 4.16 Bn 1.13 Bn
5 Sea 68.20 Bn 59.80 Bn 3.55 Bn -1.66 Bn
6 Ebay 47.01 Bn 43.70 Bn 2.30 Bn 697.00 Mn
7 JD.com 39.74 Bn 7.19 Bn 16.50 Bn -2.09 Bn
8 Coupang 28.51 Bn 22.40 Bn 2.49 Bn -
9 Wayfair 12.61 Bn 11.46 Bn 1.05 Bn -
10 Maplebear 11.77 Bn 10.92 Bn 751.00 Mn 233.00 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -673.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -640.00 Mn
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