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

Planet Labs PBC has disclosed Research & Development across 6 years of filings, most recently posting $33.4 million for Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 44.84% year-over-year to $33.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $117.1 million (up 18.89% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $106.7 million, up 5.69% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $33.4 million for Q2 2026 at Planet Labs PBC, up from $32.2 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $33.4 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at -$76.2 million in Q1 2023.
• The 5-year median for Research & Development is $27.0 million (2022), against an average of $21.5 million.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Research & Development plunged 380.47% in 2023, then jumped 137.29% in 2024.
• Year by year, Research & Development stood at $27.6 million in 2022, then climbed by 19.58% to $33.0 million in 2023, then fell by 23.59% to $25.2 million in 2024, then climbed by 8.37% to $27.3 million in 2025, then rose by 22.3% to $33.4 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $33.4 million in Q2 2026, $32.2 million in Q1 2026, and $27.3 million in Q4 2025.