Growth Metrics

Planet Labs PBC (PL-WT) Research & Development (2021 - 2026)

Planet Labs PBC's Research & Development history spans 5 years, with the latest figure at $27.3 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 8.37% year-over-year to $27.3 million; the TTM value through Oct 2025 reached $97.5 million, down 8.41%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $101.0 million, 13.18% down from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $27.3 million at Planet Labs PBC, up from $24.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $33.0 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $12.1 million in Q2 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $26.7 million (2022), against an average of $25.3 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Research & Development soared 115.07% in 2022 before it decreased 23.59% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $12.4 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 121.99% to $27.6 million in 2022, then rose by 19.58% to $33.0 million in 2023, then fell by 23.59% to $25.2 million in 2024, then rose by 8.37% to $27.3 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PL-WT's Research & Development are $27.3 million (Q4 2025), $24.2 million (Q3 2025), and $23.1 million (Q2 2025).