PDD Holdings (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 (PDD) Research & Development (2017 - 2025) 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 Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Amazon Com 2,924.97 Bn 2,801.98 Bn 198.88 Bn 62.73 Bn
2 PDD Holdings 506.99 Bn 447.44 Bn 9.83 Bn -714.26 Mn
3 Mercadolibre 97.49 Bn 82.30 Bn 4.16 Bn 1.13 Bn
4 DoorDash 92.70 Bn 87.35 Bn 2.35 Bn 821.00 Mn
5 JD.com 87.54 Bn 58.36 Bn 7.66 Bn -995.00 Mn
6 Sea 78.10 Bn 69.58 Bn 3.15 Bn -1.41 Bn
7 Ebay 47.48 Bn 44.17 Bn 2.30 Bn 697.00 Mn
8 Coupang 29.78 Bn 23.67 Bn 2.49 Bn -
9 Zkh 16.08 Bn 16.08 Bn 51.11 Mn -4.25 Mn
10 Wayfair 13.68 Bn 12.53 Bn 1.05 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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